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  2. Cows for the Dairy.

    THE question of the relative value of the different breeds adapted to dairy purposes is of vital importance to any country, but to ours at the present tune it is of special interest. ...

    Article : 1,824 words
  3. A New Fodder Plant.

    A COMMUNICATION has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, enclosing information relative to a new fodder plant, called the screw bean, which it is believed will thrive ...

    Article : 1,013 words
  4. How to Grow an Orange Tree From the Seed.

    To produce an orange tree from the seed three thing are necessary, says an American authority,—sufficier warmth, a pulverized soil, and sufficient moisture Consequently, the following things are to be guarde ...

    Article : 519 words
  5. Pacts for Farmers.

    A practical farmer informs the CRESWICK ADVERTISER, a Victorian newspaper, that he found immanse benefit this season from cocksfoot grass, which afforded good grass for his sheep when the rye grass and ...

    Article : 847 words
  6. HAY FROM NATIVE GRASSES.

    SIR,—The Hon. John Robertson is reported to have made sport in Parliament of a statement of Mr. Macintosh, to the effect that the owners of live stock should make hay from the natural grasses in times of superabundance, to provide ...

    Article : 581 words
  7. Smut in Wheat.

    A CORRESPONDENT of the California Agriculturist claims that the cause or origin of smut in wheat is cracked grains, which have just vitality enough to germinate and grow, hut not enough to mature ...

    Article : 672 words
  8. FOREST OAK TIMBER.

    SIR.—In day's issue of the Town and Country, "Forest Oak" asks wliether forest oak will staud in the ground when used for palings? Although all species of colonial oak are very durable for many purposes when used aboveground ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. To the Editor.

    SIR.—I beg to call your attention to the following parn graph in your Deniliquin correspondent's report:—"At Brookong about sixty Chinamen have been employed taking wie skins off sheep which have died from starvation." Your ...

    Article : 175 words
  10. Agricultural Items.

    Last week there was a good fall of rain at Mudgee, thoroughly saturating the ground and facilitating ploughing. Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Association comes ...

    Article : 634 words
  11. Suerar Growing in New Orleans.

    A CORRESPONDENT witing in January last from Now Orleans to the QUEENSLANDER says:—"Having here so recontly emerged from slavery, our people are just learning how to produce sugar with free labour; and ...

    Article : 428 words
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