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  2. The Farm.

    Heat and moisture are the principal requirements for the growth of plants. When growth is rapid, the demand for moisture will be plainly apparent by ...

    Article : 310 words
  3. SCIENTIFIC.

    Mr. C. V. Boys, F.R.S., has recently been describing the improvements he has made in the suspending fibres used in the construction of the most exact scientific apparatus. In ...

    Article : 369 words
  4. CITY VERSUS DAIRY.

    The dairy expert of New South Wales recently lectured on the relative attractions of life in big cities, as opposed to sparsely-settle country ...

    Article : 549 words
  5. THE DAIRY.

    Disposal of the drainage of a [?]tory becomes a somewhat difficult problem on account of the amount of organic matter the water contains. ...

    Article : 914 words
  6. CHILDREN'S COLUMN.

    I have a very good story to tell you this week. Olaf Petersen was never in a hurry. ...

    Article : 377 words
  7. DRESS AND FASHION.

    The lines of the shirt blouse here displayed are especially good, and it shows the back closing so much admired. A one piece yoke that may ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 265 words
  8. POULTRY NOTES.

    CROSS-BRED.—The progeny from two pure breeds, and when naming the cross that of the male bird is mentioned first. Birds bred from a ...

    Article : 784 words
  9. NEW MICROPHONE MEMBRANE.

    The microphone of Messrs Mix and Genost, 14[?] Neuenburgerstrass, Berlin, has late[?] undergone and important improvement. The sound-plate of this [?] consists of a ...

    Article : 286 words
  10. THE PIGEON AND THE OWL.

    There once was a pigeon, as I have heard say, Who wished to be wise: And she thought to herself, I will go to the ...

    Article : 249 words
  11. "GIVING DOWN MILK."

    A cow car[?] her milk from one milking to the next, held firmly in little reservoirs distributed all through the udder. The valves which open and close the ...

    Article : 455 words
  12. CEMENT AND IRON.

    This may be truly called the age of [?] and iron. The use of these [?] in all directions and their merits and usefulness more ...

    Article : 308 words
  13. BENT WOOD FURNITURE.

    The material to be bent, as [?] in Austria, is usually the rod [?] product of the Hungarian forests. In the United States the common beech and birch are [?] ...

    Article : 177 words
  14. THE USE AND ABUSE OF FARM TOOLS.

    Apollos Lone in "Michiagan Farmer". There is no single drain upon the resources of the average farmer like the abuse of the toolse he buys, and it ...

    Article : 603 words
  15. LITTLE GIRLS BEAR PUNISHMENT LIKE MARTYRS.

    The boys and girls who read this narrative of a teacher's mistake will have a good laugh [?] else I have made a bigger mistake than the teacher did. ...

    Article : 495 words
  16. A NEW GUNPOWDER.

    A new gunpowder, the invention of Mr. Hengst, has recently been tested, and the results point to it as a promising substitute for black powder for military and ...

    Article : 142 words
  17. CHARGE OF THE BARGAIN BRIGADE.

    Half a league, half a league. Half a league onward ! Quick to the bargain sale Rushed the Six Hu[?]dred. ...

    Article : 318 words
  18. RIFLE BARRELS.

    The gun barrel having been finished in the ordinary manner is mounted in a lathe so that both its external and internal surfaces run true. A current of earbureted hydrogen ...

    Article : 132 words
  19. NEW HUNGARIAN FORAGE GRASS

    It originated in Russia, and is recommended on account of the manner in which it has stood on the Hungary plains, where the dry, sterile ...

    Article : 215 words
  20. PIG- EATING SOW.

    A correspondent, says the AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, states that he has been greatly troubled with sows eating their pigs at farrowing-time, and wishes to ...

    Article : 226 words
  21. A CEMENT

    for resisting sulphuric acid, even at boiling heat, may be made by melting caoutchouc at a gentle bent, and adding, with constant stirring, from 6 to 8 per cent, of tallow; then ...

    Article : 209 words
  22. TO WHITEN STEPS.

    Dissolve a pound and a half of [?]dered glue in a pint and a half of water over a slow fire. When quite melted, sprinkle in gradually, while ...

    Article : 68 words
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