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  2. Stacking with the Horse-Fork.

    THE usual method of this is shown in the accompanying engraving. A pole, at the lower end of which is a stout pointed iron spike long enough to take firm hold upon the ground, is raised and stayed with guy-ropes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 282 words
  3. PRESERVING CAPERS.

    SIR,—You will much oblige by letting me know if the enclosed seeds are those of the true caper? If they are, and you can give me a receipt for preparing them, it would be received with thanks, as they grow very fine up here. ...

    Article : 256 words
  4. Thatching Stacks.

    THERE is no question but that a large portion of the cost of barns and sheds for storing hay and grain might be spared. The idea is current that barns are necessary to protect the gathered crops from damage by the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 986 words
  5. SORGHUM AND PUMPKINS.

    SIR,—If you or any of your various contributors could give me any information respecting the uses of sorghum and its varieties as an article of folder, I should feel grateful. I have a very abundant crop this season, and as the stock find ...

    Article : 786 words
  6. A Cheap and Simple Hay-Press.

    WE herewith give a drawing of a hay-press that may be made at a very moderate cost, and able to bale four tons of hay in a day with the labour of two men. It consists of a frame of hard wood, four feet wide ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 649 words
  7. Facts for Farmers.

    Manure highly for " wheat," so writes a practical farmer. The best time to apply the manure is the year before the wheat is to be raised. It is good policy to draw manure as it is made directly from the stables, ...

    Article : 842 words
  8. PROVIDING FOR DROUGHT.

    SIR,—Having read your leading article of January 19, 1874, I request to say, that, the coarse grasses of New South Wales are very valuable, duriug severe droughts, if mowed and laid in a heap and sprinkled with brine, for a few hours before it is ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. To the Editor,

    SIR,—WILL you he so kind as to inform me how to preserve pencil jam, with honey, without fermenting? And how much honey to the pound of fruit, [First prepare the honey by gently boiling it, with a very ...

    Article : 119 words
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