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  2. THE BANTAM HEN.

    The little Bantam, cute and small, a the loveliest mother of them all; She never fails to incubate, And turn out chicks at a lively rate, ...

    Article : 153 words
  3. SHORT STORY.

    "I really think, John, you ought to have a bar put to the shop-door, said Mrs Heartwell, "there is hardly a day that we don't hear of some burglary." ...

    Article : 2,579 words
  4. FARM AND GARDEN.

    Crops are benefitted by light harrowing should the surface get hard; where this advice is followed the result more than justifies the labor and time given to the ...

    Article : 86 words
  5. OUR YOUNG FOLKS.

    There is a boy who is going to make his way in the world. He entered a large shop, and going up to a man who proved to be the proprietor said to him ...

    Article : 200 words
  6. A DRAMA AT SANDBROOK'S BANK.

    Chilcott's room was dimly lit The shaded-lamp that stood on the writing. table did less to brighten the room than the intermittent firelight reflections that ...

    Article : 2,102 words
  7. MAIZE.

    Maize, like most other plants; gives a better result if sown evenly therefore have the rows as straight as possible; the field by this means is better ventilated, ...

    Article : 140 words
  8. POULTRY YARD.

    Don't in-breed. Don't keep old hens. Cleanliness above all thing. Starting out with too large a [?] ...

    Article : 137 words
  9. Still a Mystery.

    Pekin is rich in remarkable bells. the finest specimens being those which are located in the Bell Tower on the western side of the Tartar City, and the Temple ...

    Article : 134 words
  10. EVERY DAY A LITTLE.

    Every day a little knowledge—one fact in a day. How small is one fact! Only one ! Ten years pass by. Three thousand six hundred and fifty facts are not a ...

    Article : 159 words
  11. ROOT CROPS.

    Root crops of all kinds should be freely sown now. The earlier varieties ought to be making good progress and the general crop in such a season will not have ...

    Article : 235 words
  12. While Silence Reigned.

    Quite recently, while the murder which occurred on the South-Western railway was occupying the public mind, two gentlemen were travelling from ...

    Article : 180 words
  13. HOW AND WHAT TO FEED.

    Add a little salt to the mash. Hot mash should constitute the morning meal. Milk in any form is a good food for ...

    Article : 525 words
  14. LIKE A WATCH TICKING.

    One day, while a little girl (two years old) was being bathed, she felt her heart beating. "I'm purring like Fluffy," (the kitten), ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. CHILDHOOD.

    Romp away! Now's the time to play, When the step is light and the heart is gay, ...

    Article : 68 words
  16. THINNING ONIONS.

    Thin spring sown onions, give the bulbs plenty of room and when thinning do your utmost to preserve the straightness of the rows. Have a portion of ...

    Article : 140 words
  17. Told of Lord Kitchener.

    Much has been said about the austere character of the present Commander-in- Chief in South Africa, but underneath his brusque manner lies hidden a feeling ...

    Article : 175 words
  18. A WORD IN SEASON.

    It is said of a gentle old Quakeress, who [?] that no one else in the family can admisister a needed rebuke with the tact and wit ...

    Article : 210 words
  19. SHADE FOR PIGS.

    Hogs require more shade than any other kind of domestic animal. The thick coating of fat confines the natural heat of the body by its property of non-conduction ...

    Article : 100 words
  20. PHOSPHORIC ACID & POTASH.

    If the farmer grows and sells wheat he should buy and feed an equal weight of bran, when bran is a reasonable price, and carefully save and spread the manure. ...

    Article : 201 words
  21. When It Works Best.

    Research proves that the human mind is at its full power between the ages of forty and sixty. Sir Walter Scott was forty-four when ...

    Article : 442 words
  22. THE ORIGIN OF "CANARD."

    The common meaning of the word now is a hoar. The word originally is a French one, and means "a duck." The present application of the word is ...

    Article : 227 words
  23. ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION.

    Study your machine. Don't be impatient. The wisest doesn't know it all. Improve as you gain experience. ...

    Article : 410 words
  24. COMPLETED PROVERBS.

    "Before you run in double harness, look well to the other horse," but see to it that the other horse doesn't have a chance to look well to you. ...

    Article : 228 words
  25. HORSE AND STABLE HINTS.

    The use and value of farm horses are often seriously impaired by lack of proper stabling. They are crowded in filthy, ...

    Article : 238 words
  26. STATISTICS OF MARRIAGE.

    It appears from well-authenticated statistics that one-seventh part of the women who marry in England do so between the ages of 15 and 20; that rather more than ...

    Article : 146 words
  27. WHEN THE UMBRELLA WEARS OUT.

    We all like to keep our umbrellas in good condition, and to do so is not such an matter as it looks. It is not generally known that though the sale— ...

    Article : 145 words
  28. LAMPS.

    It is impossible to be too particular with lumps. Each month the burners ought to have a thorough cleansing by throwing them into a pan of boiling soap ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. JOTTINGS.

    When harvested, the wheat stubble should be cut high, if the straw is long enough to permit it. This long stubble will return all the soil fertility that it ...

    Article : 264 words
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