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  2. Steam Tree Feller.

    This apparatus is intended to supersede the axe. A steam cylinder of small diameter, with a long stroke, is attached to a light wrought-iron frame, upon which it is arranged to pivot on its centre. The pivoting motion is controlled by a hand-wheel turning a worm, which sears into a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 320 words
  3. Scale Insects.

    Washes of lime, sulphur, soft soap, and bluestone have been the principal ingredients used in Australian orchards for the destruction of scale insects, and in most cases with quite as high a degree of success as that attained in the orchards of America with the soda, potash, and resin washes Principally used there. As early as 1887 ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,580 words
  4. Fertilisers for Oats.

    A correspondent asks: 1, What is a good topdressing for a crop of oats which is intended for hay? 2. What is the fertilising influence of a ton of straw? 3. Is kainit a good dressing for ...

    Article : 842 words
  5. Preserving Butter.

    The best method for keeping butter for any length of time is to store it in barrels, under brine, in the granulated form. Now, clean whisky or pork barrels, should be used, filled to within 18 ...

    Article : 172 words
  6. Pig Manure.

    The food of the pig is so very variable in its character that it is well-nigh impossible to obtain anything like an average analysis of its excrements. When the food of the pig is rich, then the ...

    Article : 217 words
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