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  2. Ensilage as a Drought Protector.

    The drought, from which the greater portions of New South Wales and Queensland has suffered acutely, has been sufficiently severe to direct attention to any ...

    Article : 2,028 words
  3. The Poultry Yard.

    To provide shade. To renew the nests. To burn the rubbish. To provide wind breaks. ...

    Article : 131 words
  4. Potash as a Fertiliser.

    We believe that the following observations on the functions of potash as a fertilising element, by Professor W. P. Brooks, of the Massachusetts ...

    Article : 408 words
  5. Rainfall and Artificial Manures.

    In his last annual report on the Nelson School of Mines, Mr. W. F. Worley, instructor, makes the following remarks under the head of "Miscellaneous ...

    Article : 506 words
  6. Farm Jottings.

    Making ensilage in a stack is, as has been often explained, a perfectly simple process. At one time it was thought needful to use mechanical ...

    Article : 2,070 words
  7. Green Manuring.

    The practice of green manuring gives a method by which the fertility of the soil may be kept up and even increased without the use of expensive manures or ...

    Article : 613 words
  8. COLLECTING EGGS.

    In every department of life we must necessarily be guided by circumstances, and there are times when we are unable to do what we know ought to be ...

    Article : 328 words
  9. HOW HE CURED JIBBING.

    Upon jibbing horses, a farmer writes that he drove a horse for a load of wood, and when ready to return ho showed himself an aggravating, jib. ...

    Article : 187 words
  10. THE MORNING MEAL.

    During cold weather the first meal in the morning should be given smoking hut. In very bad weather it should also be seasoned with a little common ...

    Article : 114 words
  11. THE MANURING OF RYE GRASS AND CLOVER HAY.

    A number of experiments on the manuring of hay were conducted on seventeen farms in Scotland by the West of Scotland Agricultural ...

    Article : 404 words
  12. Principal Points of a Good Cow.

    A good butter cow in her general form and make up is just as different from the beef cow as the thoroughbred horse is from the agricultural horse. Each is ...

    Article : 520 words
  13. WEEDING OUT THE FLOCK.

    When the number of hens and chickens has reached the maximum of the year, it is well to weed out and select and generally get rid of all unprofitable members ...

    Article : 554 words
  14. THE BORDEAUX MIXTURE.

    The "Indiana Farmer" gives the following account of the origin of the famous Bordeaux mixture: "Years ago an old .Frenchman near Bordeaux, ...

    Article : 211 words
  15. TANNING SKINS.

    If the hair is to be loft on the skins the hides should be soaked in water until they are well softened, and all pieces of flesh and fat should be ...

    Article : 245 words
  16. Physicking a Horse.

    When a dose of physic is ordered a horse, it may be given either in liquid or solid form. First, put the animal in a loose box or stall, and give nothing but ...

    Article : 185 words
  17. SUCCESS IN RURAL LIFE.

    In these intensely practical days we are apt to count the success of a man by the amount of wealth he has accumulated, and to overlook what the ...

    Article : 326 words
  18. GENERAL PURPOSES CATTLE.

    Just as many authorities hold that it is impossible to secure an effective combination of egg-laying and table qualities in the same breed of fowls, so ...

    Article : 133 words
  19. PASSION FRUIT.

    All the species of passion fruit are strong-growing plants, and require a rich soil to bring them to perfection. Manure should be used freely in ...

    Article : 428 words
  20. Mange in Horses.

    Mange is a disease of the skin which destroys the hair and produces intense irritation, accompanied with very small watery blisters, which break and are rubbed into ...

    Article : 160 words
  21. PIGS AND PROFIT.

    Pigs which have a free outrun on grass usually eat so much green stuff that their requirements in the way of other food become very considerably ...

    Article : 341 words
  22. EGGS FOR EARLY CHICKENS.

    When early chickens are desired, either to produce layers or table fowls, it is most important to secure the impregnation of the eggs when first the hens begin to lay. ...

    Article : 400 words
  23. Stable Notes.

    Never yell at a horse as if he were a brute. He is not. He is a sensitive creature. I have heard men shout at their teams so that one knew a half mile away ...

    Article : 205 words
  24. A LITTLE HINT.

    Tommy had been quiet for fully five minutes. He seemed to be engaged with some deep problem. "Papa," he said. ...

    Article : 93 words
  25. POTASH FROM LOG FIRES.

    Much waste of valuable manure allowed by not spreading the ash log fires immediately they are cool enough or at least before it rains; the rain leaches ...

    Article : 166 words
  26. TO MAKE VINEGAR.

    Molasses, 1 quart; yeast, 1 pint; warn rain water, 3 gallons. Put all into a jug or keg, and tie a piece of gauze over the bung to keep out flies ...

    Article : 91 words
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