February 27.—The S.A. Wyandotte Club, at the Price Alfred Hotel. Address by Mr. W. A. E. Smith on breeding and selecting Wyandottes. March 2.—The All-Game Club, at the Builders ...
Article : 48 wordsVery few breeders carry out the culling system rigorously enough, and those who fail in this respect ultimately fail all round as a rule. As it is necessary to retain ...
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Advertising : 52 wordsThese delicious fruits are easily cultivated and can be successfully grown by any one possessing a small garden. A good, heavy loam suits them best, as they ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,908 words"Peg" (Forestville) writes:—"I am forwarding herewith one of our rigs. Will you let me know the name of same and whether it is suitable for dying? If so, what is the process of doing ...
Article : 313 words"G. W. B." (Hindmarsh) writes:—“I have a coprosma hedge which I want to replant, and I am going to plant grape vines in its place. The hedge was planted last year and is doing ...
Article : 118 wordsCOMMENCE your poultry operations by being a specialist in one breed only. SELECT the one that runs to your fancy most ...
Article : 243 words"Craigmillar (Millswood) writes:—“Will you kindly tell me when and how far to cut hydrangeas down, also what soil to put the cuttings in, and oblige?” ...
Article : 84 words"Anxious" (Walkerville) wants to know the way to pickle gherkins (West Indies species), similar to those sold by the majority of our ham shops. ...
Article : 214 words"C. L. M." (Port Pirie) writes:—"Will you kindly let me know of a remedy for my two shrubs, Cassia Grandiflora and Habrothamnus? The flower buds fall off and the leaves dry up ...
Article : 129 wordsPresent—The Mayor (Mr. A. J. Blackwell), Ald. McFarling, Ald. Green, Ald. Menbennett, Cr. Hill, Cr. Ballard, Cr. Allen, Cr. Isley, Cr. Makin, Cr. Christophers, Cr. Sandow, Cr. Leal. ...
Article : 110 words"Glenowie” writes:—“Number of small beetle-like insects are attacking my rambling rose bushes. They have appeared in masses on the timber supporting the wirenetting of the ...
Article : 99 words“Kensington” writes:—“Could you advise me how to destroy the roots of a pepper tree? I have grubbed it up, but some of the roots run into my neighbour’s yard, so I cannot take them ...
Article : 180 wordsAt no time in the year should the drinking vessels receive so much attention as during the present hot weather. Firstly, they should always be kept well ...
Article : 449 words"Clarence Park" writes:—"I shall be glad if you can tell me name of plant, of which I forward leaves and flower herewith. The seed was sent by my soldier son from Egypt. It is ...
Article : 53 words"G. W. B." (Hindmarsh) writes:—"Could you recommend any cure for feather eating? I have a pen of white Leghorns and black Orpingtons, and the whole lot of them seem to indulge ...
Article : 250 wordsMr. H. Kemp, Unley Road, Kingswood, has sent along for trial three packets of vegetable seed—one of parsnip (the Maltese), the All the Year-Round cauliflower, ...
Article : 187 wordsThe white does not seem to be gaining in popular favour recently, perhaps not so much as a result of being less useful as a general purpose fowl then their ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 227 wordsSir—The above heading stands over your leader of February 16. Your summing up of the position is on a par with the talk of our would be politicians. It is a sillvouette. You talk of ...
Article : 597 words"The Fiery Cross, by John Oxenham. (Methuen & Co., Ltd., London). The author calls this “some verse for to-day and to-morrow,” and in a foreward ...
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Article : 43 words"Maximillian" writes:—"My fig tree seems to be a failure. The figs form and do not ripen, but fall off. The tree has any quantity of water. Could you give reason for this and ...
Article : 72 words"E. B. W." (Adelaide) writes:—"What are the most suitable hedges for front and back fences? I do not want coprosma, but would like one that looked beautiful and green, nice ...
Article : 147 wordsSir—I did not intend to take part in this matter, but in the fine replies in Saturday's "Mail" the two things which most struck me in the remarks of ...
Article : 484 words"Frank" (Maylands) writes:—“I should be glad if you could give me the names of the enclosed grapes. Is not the larger bunch Red Prince and the smaller one of the Muscats?” ...
Article : 54 words"Woman" (Cheltenham) writes:—"Enclosed find a few little plants of something which was given to me as New Zealand spinach. I cooked some, but never again. It grows to a height ...
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Advertising : 1,575 words"Biara" (Woodville) writes:—"Knowing that you are the fairy godfather of most gardeners in the vicinity of the city, I am projecting this little missive at you with the hope that you ...
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The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), Sat 23 Feb 1918, Page 13
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