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  2. The Poultry Yard

    In hatching out chickens by artificial means, it is essential first of all, to procure a reliable machine. Many consider the hot-water machines to be ...

    Article : 609 words
  3. The Man on the Land

    It is now nearly two years (states the English "Farmer and Stockbreeder") since the farmers of the parish of North Cadbury, in ...

    Article : 465 words
  4. Sundry Smiles

    Three well-known barristers, whom we will call Smith, Jones and Brown, were chatting together one evening in the smoking room of their club. The ...

    Article : 84 words
  5. Maize Growing.

    There is one class of plant that attracts the eye in the field and seems to invite selection—those tall, vigorous individuals that are to be found ...

    Article : 1,163 words
  6. SELLING PICS BY LIVE WEIGHT.

    A contributor to an English exchange asks:—"When will farmers learn wisdom and unite together to force the auctioneers to sell by live ...

    Article : 444 words
  7. REARING CALVES.

    One of the most necessary branches of [?]ng to be undertaken at the present time (remark the "Live Stock Journal"), is that of hearing calves ...

    Article : 424 words
  8. HIS ART VALUE.

    The managers of a certain newspaper that publishes a great many pictures found it necessary to cut expenses. They dismissed a special writer ...

    Article : 122 words
  9. SAFE SEED.

    The United States Secretary of Agriculture has issued a [?]ing to farmers regarding the rape seed that is being placed on the market this year. ...

    Article : 313 words
  10. EXPLAINED.

    "Why are you raising the price of milk a penny?" asked the housewife grimly. "Well, you know." returned the ...

    Article : 50 words
  11. THE BLACKSMITH'S CHOICE.

    A certain blacksmith, although an expert at his trade, was quite ignorant of surgical methods. When he sprained his wrist one afternoon he hurried ...

    Article : 116 words
  12. THE RED POLL RECORD.

    The world's record for a Red Poll cow, held by Muria, of the Government held at the Wer[?] Research Farm, has been beaten in America. ...

    Article : 275 words
  13. WARM PIC FEED.

    Opinions differ as to the relative efficiency of slop feeding and dry feeding. Disregarding the matter of efficiency some pig raisers prefer slop ...

    Article : 173 words
  14. UNDERSTOOD THEM.

    Applicant—"No, ma'am, I could not work where there's children." Madam—"But we advertised for a girl who understood children." ...

    Article : 36 words
  15. CLEAN UTENSILS.

    Emphasising the necessity for a full supply of boiling water and steam in all places where milk is handled, a British expert slates that the cleansing ...

    Article : 382 words
  16. NO MORE.

    A well-known, shipowner tells the following story:— "Whenever I see a toothpick I think of a dinner that was given in Rome ...

    Article : 117 words
  17. LIME FOR LAND.

    A report published by the Zdinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture contains the results of experiments with lime and waste ...

    Article : 357 words
  18. A SPRAY MIXER.

    Did you ever try to mix dry sulphur or arsenate of lead paste with water then you know the difficulties of the job, writes a contributor to the ...

    Article : 376 words
  19. ALARM CLOCK AND PUMP.

    On a firm in Western New York State it is frequently necessary to shut off a gasoline engine pump late at night. The pump is situated more ...

    Article : 345 words
  20. LUCERNE-FED PIGS.

    Missouri is producing more and more lucerne-fed pigs. Kansas City, St. Louis, St. Joseph and other markets that receive pigs from Missouri ...

    Article : 243 words
  21. SCOTTISH CADDIE.

    "All over Scotland," observed a well-known golfer, "the Sabbath is respected in a most remarkable way. Golfing one day in the autumn on the ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. DRY ENOUGH.

    A famous Scottish minister is very fond of telling the following story against himself. He had some way to walk from his manse to the kirk ...

    Article : 102 words
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