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  2. SUPPOSED POISONOUS PLANTS AND FUNGOID GROWTHS.

    There are many trees, shrubs, and herbs which are largely used as fodder, especially so during long droughts, though there is much doubt to be cleared up with ...

    Article : 527 words
  3. Sugar Beet Cultivation.

    The selection of good varieties of sugar beet is of the utmost importance if firstclass results are aimed at. In France and Germany a great deal of attention has ...

    Article : 173 words
  4. Filled Cheese.

    This is how an American paper describes filled cheese:—"Well, this is the way a New York commission house dish them up in their weekly circular, and the serving ...

    Article : 325 words
  5. PARASITIC FUNGI.

    There is a far more insidious enemy to contend against in the parasitic fungi, which affect certain grasses and other herbage, not only in the damp coastal districts, but ...

    Article : 202 words
  6. To Make a Hot Bed.

    An ordinary hot bed may be made on any farm with little trouble. First select a good piece of land a little raised above the level of the surrounding land to avoid ...

    Article : 211 words
  7. VARIETIES.

    Figure 1.—White Silesian. This is a well and favorably known German type which has been grown for many years. The skin and flesh are very white. On ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 428 words
  8. BURNING OFF GRASS.

    I have often been asked whether I favor the annual burning off of grasses? Except in three cases, I am decidedly against burning off, for the following reasons:— ...

    Article : 350 words
  9. SEEDS AND SOWING.

    Seed should be obtained from the most reliable sources, and it should be as new as possible. Old seed rarely germinates satisfactorily, and after about six years it ...

    Article : 246 words
  10. Wash for Fruit Trees.

    One of the best and cheapest insecticides is a whitewash made as follows:— Unslaked lime 401b, sulphur 201b, stock salt 151b, water to make 60gal. Place 101b ...

    Article : 185 words
  11. Hen Manure.

    It is a complete manure, that is to say, it is lacking in none of the essential constituents of a complete fertilizer; but, as it contains an excess of nitrogen when ...

    Article : 271 words
  12. RING-BARKING.

    The practice of wholesale and indiscriminate ring-barking, I feel certain, exercises a most injurious effect upon both animals and the herbage which they ...

    Article : 155 words
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    It never pays to overcrowd the pasture or stable with cows. Make the farm larger or the dairy smaller. It ought to be generally known that a ...

    Article : 132 words
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    Sometimes boys and thoughtless hired men enjoy frightening colts and calves in the most cruel manner. This should never be allowed. There is no surer way ...

    Article : 38 words
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    Always have ventilation in the poultry house. Place the ventilators in a position so that the birds will not be in any draught. ...

    Article : 26 words
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