AGRICULTURAL education is as essential in Australia as in any other part of the world, and it should not be overlooked that in the United States, where agricultural science has reached its highest stage of development, ...
Article : 527 wordsEVERY tool upon the farm should have its place when not in use. A well arranged tool-house is not only gratifying to the eye, but it also tells a story of forethought, care, and thrift, that all enjoy. Often a ...
Article : 268 wordsTHE quality of milk, that is, the amount of butter it contains, is an important matter, not only to the consumer, but to the producer who converts his milk into butter. The consumer needs to be protected against ...
Article : 575 wordsSLAUGHTERING cattle for domestic purposes on the farm is generally found awkward work as compared with the ease and neatness allowed by the appliances of a modern slaughtering house. When one man does it alone, as ...
Article : 272 wordsAs a rule it is best to begin to wean lambs as soon as they can be tempted to eat—when four or five weeks old. A separate enclosure should be made for them, to which the sheep cannot gain access. This may be an adjoining ...
Article : 206 wordsIF coal ashes are not sifted there is much waste. Sifting is not pleasant work, but with a proper apparatus it may be done with comparative ease. To make a sifter: bore holes near one end of any old barrel, put ...
Article : 168 wordsWHATEVER question may arise with respect to the applicability of the earth-closet system in large cities or towns, there can be no question respecting its utility in many places where no drainage system exists, especially ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 757 wordsMR. J. W. GILLMAN mentions an arrangement of the halter for the easy leading of cattle which are inclined to hang back. He writes: "I learned the method from a young Dane in my employ. I had two cows, neither ...
Article : 161 wordsTHE ease and effectiveness with which oxen work depends largely upon the shape of the yoke. For goodsized oxen—those weighing 1,500 lbs.—the timber for the yoke should be 6 feet long and 12 inches in diameter. ...
Article : 370 wordsANY old barrel, that would otherwise be thrown away, may be put to good use in making a comfortable place for a hen and chickens. Brace the barrel on the two sides with bricks or stones to keep it from rolling; raise ...
Article : 99 wordsOUR illustration (Fig. 15) shews a simple home-made scraper, handy to remove the hair from pigs after scalding. It is merely a piece of a scythe, bent into the form shown in the engraving, with the ends fastened to a ...
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