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  2. PRODUCTION IN VICTORIA.

    A proposal has been made that the unemployed difficulty which prevails at present in Melbourne to a moderate extent shall be partly relieved by sending the out of ...

    Article : 978 words
  3. LAMBS FOR EXPORT.

    "Given the opportunity, make the best use of it." This is the advice of many a stern though kindly-disposed parent to young hopeful. And it is in much the same ...

    Article : 1,929 words
  4. HOME-MADE SCARIFIER.

    The accompanying block shows a novel scarifier, invented By Mr. Alexander Bell, of Bebo, near Texas. It is made from wornout hoes, fastened on to wooden pins, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 83 words
  5. NITROGEN-GATHERING BACTERIA.

    The Department of Agriculture is experimenting with the samples of cultures of nitrogen-gathering bacteria obtained from the Department of Agriculture of the ...

    Article : 462 words
  6. A BARN BASKET.

    The figure shows a home-made basket or box for use in the barn or in gathering crops. It is made of two pieces of light board, 12 in. square, for the ends, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 193 words
  7. PLANTING ROSE CUTTINGS.

    Amateur gardeners often admire beautiful roses, and although they may have one or two standard bushes growing in their gardens have never attempted to increase the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 212 words
  8. A DEARTH OF BROOD MARES.

    Unfortunately for the outlook of the horse-breeder in Australia, the Commonwealth was to a large extent drained of its mares to help in supplying the wants ...

    Article : 921 words
  9. TRAP FOR SHEEP-KILLING DOGS.

    In many places the losses of sheep by dogs are very serious. The contrivance described and illustrated by the Queenslander may be useful. It is made as follows:—In the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 437 words
  10. Horticulture.

    "Fruitgrower."—The following are good grafting-wax recipes:—Resin. 4 or 5 parts; beeswax, 1 part; tallow, 1 part; linseed oil, to 1½ parts, by weight.—Resin, 4 lb.; ...

    Article : 180 words
  11. GARDENING FOR THE WEEK.

    Flower Garden.—One of the most beautiful evergreen climbers suitable more particularly for the shadehouse is Rhyncospernum tricolor—called in the ...

    Article : 898 words
  12. THE FRUIT EXPORT TRADE.

    South Australia, like the eastern States and Tasmania, produces more of certain kinds of fruit than is required for local consumption, and consequently the building up ...

    Article : 976 words
  13. FRENCH HORSE-BREEDING.

    Some details are given in a recent publication about horse-breeding in France, which will be read with interest and envy by Australians who are engaged in that ...

    Article : 227 words
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