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  3. BACHELOR TAX.

    In the opinion of Mr. J Sharpe, Federal Labour member for the Oxley division of Queensland, it is considered, that the time was never more ...

    Article : 296 words
  4. AIDS TO AGRICULTURE.

    These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under the direction of the Minister (Hon. W. G. Ashford), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land not referred to in ...

    Article : 90 words
  5. THE ORCHARD.

    The tern canker as applied to plant disease has been in use for a long time, but, as in many such cases, the meaning is often somewhat indefinite, and in different countries ...

    Article : 726 words
  6. SHOOTING FATALITY AT MUSWELLBROOK.

    On Wednesday evening last a young man named James Matthews was accidentally shot at the two-mile railway camp near Muswellbrook. He was talken to the ...

    Article : 736 words
  7. A CROP OF GREEN MAIZE.

    I have got an abundance of grass and feed for my cattle, and also a big lot of maize that I put in for green feed, which is doing very well. I should like you to tell me the best ...

    Article : 243 words
  8. HOT BATHS.

    Amusing sidelights on the war and the wonderful way in which the French soldiers have accustomed themselves to french warfare are contained in letters front, writes ...

    Article : 718 words
  9. DUBBO-WERRIS CREEK RAILWAY.

    Over one hundred extra men will be employed on the Dubbo-Werris Creek railway construction works on Monday next. The earthworks are now almost completed to ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. POULTRY.

    A poultry farmer Not far from Sydney quite lately wrote that for three years nearly all his chickens died from what seemed to be a cold in the head. The first year they ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. WINES AND SPIRITS.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) has announced the increase which will be allowed in the wholesale prices of wines and spirits. "I desire," said the Minister, "to make it ...

    Article : 354 words
  12. THE EVILS OF OVERCROWDING.

    The poultry expert's reply was to the effect that in all probability the failure to rear the chickens was due to the system of sleeping them in boxes, where they became ...

    Article : 92 words
  13. ENCOURAGING CHICKS TO ROOST.

    A good method of inducing chickens to take to the roost is to have a frame made the size of the house and cover it with 1-inch mesh wire netting. The frame should be ...

    Article : 218 words
  14. GATHERING THE WALNUT CROP.

    An orchardist who had several walnut trees that are coming into bearing asked the Department at what stage the nuts should be picked and how they should be marketed. ...

    Article : 300 words
  15. WONDERFUL RECOVERY.

    A potent proof of the thorough manner in which Comstock's "Dead Shot' Worm Pellets eradicate thread worms is the statement made by Mrs. Maud Tongue, of Edward-street, Charters ...

    Article : 298 words
  16. THE GARDEN.

    Stocks.—Sow now seeds of these old-time favourites, and to avoid disappointment with the blooms the writer advises growers to sow only the very best strains of stock ...

    Article : 251 words
  17. ENCOURAGING POLLINATION.

    Growers of tomatoes are familiar with the loss of every year of a large number of blossoms that drop off as they wither, and in consequence no fruit is set. Several ...

    Article : 190 words
  18. TOKENS OF GOODWILL.

    Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister of Australia, states that he is pleased with the semi-official part of his visit to New Zealand. He feels that the conference which he has had ...

    Article : 229 words
  19. WOUNDS IN HANDS.

    The town of —, In France, is the scene of hospital work. Here friend and foe receive the same kind treatment, and it was in No. — Hospital that I was able to solve ...

    Article : 253 words
  20. AGRICULTURAL.

    An earlier issue of the "Weekly Notes" referred to potatoes as one of the crops touching which information about the cost of production was collected from managers of ...

    Article : 956 words
  21. DAIRYING.

    In view of the possibility of a shortage of the commercial brands of rennet extract, one of the dairy instructors of the department provides a method of preparing the ...

    Article : 398 words
  22. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

    Cauliflowers.—The best early varieties of these are: Early King, Early London, Early Italian Giant, Non Plus Ultra and Early Eclipse; of the later sorts Autumn ...

    Article : 271 words
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