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  2. FARM NOTES.

    No plant will long survive if the leaves are cut off, hence the way to destroy Canada thistles or other plants that persist in growing is to keep them cut down. ...

    Article : 1,408 words
  3. THE PERIPATETIGS

    There are peripatctici in London. It looks awful in print, I own ; but; fear not—they are neither wild beast, nor obscene fowl, nor do the. ...

    Article : 1,215 words
  4. IRRIGATION.

    Irrigation is the science of supplying moisture for growing plants at the proper time demanded by vegetable life. If the water is put on the plants before they ...

    Article : 304 words
  5. A FAMOUS DETECTIVE

    Mr John Sweeney, who retired last year from the Criminal ' Investigation Department of Scotland Yard has embodied the adventures of a notable career ...

    Article : 867 words
  6. PREPARATION.

    The beekeeper should now commence preparing for the coming season by painting hives and putting all his appliances in order. Nothing further in the ...

    Article : 410 words
  7. BOWLING GREENS.

    The formation of a bowling green entails a great deal more thought and labor than many people imagine. It is useless to expect good results unless the green is ...

    Article : 772 words
  8. DRY RED WINES AND THEIR TREATMENT.

    At the time of first racking, under ordinary circumstances the cellar will contain wines of different grades, characters, colors, etc., owing to the difference in the variety of grape and ...

    Article : 873 words
  9. FERTILISERS FOR THE ORANGE.

    The orange is composed of about 38 per cent potash, 24 per cent lime, 10 per cent phosphoric acid, 8 per cent soda, 8 per cent magnesia, and 3 per cent sulphuric ...

    Article : 458 words
  10. MANURING POTATOES.

    The leaflet on manuring potatoes which has come to hand from the Bangor College of Agriculture is of seasonable interest and educative value (writes ...

    Article : 483 words
  11. BEE MOTH.

    The bee moth is a very troublesome pest, and is often the result of neglect on the part of the apiarist himself. The grubs of this moth are rarely found in a ...

    Article : 205 words
  12. 12,000 SQUANDERED

    In the Bankruptcy Court on 14th June Mr A. H. Vickers, late of Lyric Chambers, Leicester Square. explained how he had rid himself of L12.000. which his ...

    Article : 290 words
  13. TRAPPING RABBITS.

    At a recent meeting of the Johnsburg branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr T. Potter submitted sketches showing the plan of a yard for catching rabits ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 374 words
  14. PREVENTION OF SWINE FEVER.

    A report has just been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture in reference to the immunisation from hog cholera, a disease which is the swine ...

    Article : 579 words
  15. BANK NOTE ROBBERY

    Mr Thomas Holmes, of Shipley, retired to rest on Friday night, June 10th, after having concealed in two volumes in his bookcase bank notes to the value of L1200. ...

    Article : 316 words
  16. A MUSICAL PRODIGY

    The latest musical prodigy to arrive in England is Floriezal von Renter, a fair-haired German boy, aged twelve. He is the protege of "Carmen Sylvia," ...

    Article : 337 words
  17. UTILISING CHEAP POTATOES.

    Potatoes are composed very largely of starch and water, their average compositions being—water, 745 per cent.; starch, 21 per cent.; albumen, cellulose, fat and salt, 4 per cent. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,054 words
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    Family pews were introduced at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Some of these had a table and fire-place, also curtains and window blinds, so as ...

    Article : 134 words
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    In a Glasgow suburban train a young swell was telling a companion of the large number of parties he had been at during the festive season. "I've not ...

    Article : 80 words
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