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  2. CULTIVATOR AND GRAZIER

    The onion is a most important esculent, considered either from a culinary or from a medicinal point of view. It enters very largely into daily consumption, and the uses to which it is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 463 words
  3. SOWING.

    To produce large-sized onions the seed should bo sown in prepared beds in April, and when the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant them carefully in rows two feet apart and nine ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 305 words
  4. The Olive.

    The olive, as is well known, is a delicious fruit when properly pickled, and has a good market value. There are various modes of pickling 'the fruit. Subjoined are a few of the methods adopted In ...

    Article : 1,722 words
  5. CULTIVATION.

    Onion seed takes a long time to germinate, but if the land is well tilled weeds will not appear much sooner than the seedling onions, or, at least, not so plentifully as to choke the crop. ...

    Article : 234 words
  6. Hog Cholera and Its Prevention.

    There diseases being due to germs, cannot exist without the germs being present. They are taken into the body with, the food, water, and air. Tthe closer animals come in contact, the greater the ...

    Article : 373 words
  7. SITUATION AND SOIL.

    Onions can be grown over a greater portion of New South Wales at some seasons ot the year. Those that are grown in the hot north coast districts, however, would not be likely to keep ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 410 words
  8. GATHERING THE CROP.

    When the foliage begins to flag and turn yellow and the stems to bend it is a sign that they have performed their part as regards the growth of the plant, and tho first dry day should be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 409 words
  9. Weight and yield of Eggs.

    An ingenious statistician in England has drawn up a table to show how many eggs the various kinds of domestic fowls lay per annum, and how many eggs go to a pound. ...

    Article : 216 words
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