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  2. Poultry and Pigeon Gossip.

    A POULTRY sale by auction took place at Bradley's on the 13th instant, when some fairly good Houdan's went for 15s each, Brahmas at 21s each, and others at prices ranging up to 12s 6d. ...

    Article : 702 words
  3. Australian Botany.

    In consequence of too space occupied by this lesson. the notes on plants referred to in it as examples of the different kinds of inflore[?] could not conveniently have been given in the same issue, ...

    Article : 2,550 words
  4. Cheese for Pigs.

    MR. Aston, of Cheshire, England, experimented with cheese as pig feed, and sent the following account of his experience to the Chester CHRONICLE:—" I may just say, for the information of my friends and your ...

    Article : 240 words
  5. Prof. Brook's Loud-Speaking Telephone.

    THE accompanying out represents Prof. William B. Brook's loud-speaking, acaustic telephone—a reliable, durable, and excellent instrument for conveying the direct human voice over lines of 50 to 5000 feet in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 294 words
  6. Effect of Cold on Milk.

    THE effects of a low temperature on milk have been carefully examined by M. Eng. Tisserand, who recently communicated his observations to the Academic des Sciences. He found that if cows' milk ...

    Article : 272 words
  7. Sugar from Old Linen Rags.

    IT is difficult, if not impossible, to say where the utilisation of waste substances will end. The EUROPEAN MAIL now learns that a manufactory in Germany is turning out 10001b. of grape sugar a day, ...

    Article : 193 words
  8. Spencer's Improvements in Hansom Cabs.

    THOSE who travel in Hansoms are often annoyed by the difficulty in getting the windows put up or down by the driver, who alone usually has power over them. The vehicle is perfectly adapted to the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 365 words
  9. The Medicinal Value of Pine Seeds.

    UPON this subject a Nevada paper says:—"Pine nuts are now to be found on sale at most of our fruit stands where other nuts are kept. They are a Nevada production, and are thereforo suitable to the ...

    Article : 283 words
  10. Improved Steel Horse Collar.

    WE give herewith an engraving of an improved steel home collar recently patented in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Germany, by Messrs. Fisher and Watson, and is being ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 293 words
  11. Recognition of Agricultural Eminence by Royalty.

    THE honours of State seldom fall upon the shoulders of the devoted agriculturist. It is therefore with feelings of pleasuro that we have learnt, that there is within the ranks of the shorthorn world more than ...

    Article : 379 words
  12. Facts for Farmers.

    To keep sweat potatoes over winter, so as to use them for raising plants in the spring, it is esaential that they should be kept warm and dry; to this end pack them in a barrel of dry sand and keep them in a ...

    Article : 708 words
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