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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1892, Page 3

Fablic Notces. THE "JTEW rjjTEALAND JJIARMER FOR FEBRUARY Is Now Issued. Contents: THE FARM.-February Month-Seed Farming at Mangere—Toocinite, the New Fodder Plant—Tho Experience of Three New Zealanders in Southern California—An Ingenious Stile (illustrated) —Notes and Gleanings 33 _ 20 English Flax Market -. 3& Live Stock.—Prize Shorthorn Bull—A New Zealand Prize Lincoln Ram (illustrated)— Another New Sheep-shearing Machine — Parasitic Infestation of Lambs—Mutton Cutlets—Treatment of Foot Rot — Salt and Turpentine for Lung-worm 37-38 The Dairy.—Dairying in Waikato— Beginning Dairy Farming 38 Fruit Shipments to London _ .. .. 39 Leech-eating Insects .. .. ... .. 39 An Important Concern.. .. .... 39 New Zealand Produce and the Home Market .. 40 THE GARDEN.—Monthly Reminders for February-A Trial of 'Planet Jr. , Implements (illustrated)— Horticultural Clippings 4142 The Fruitgrower. — The Orchard — Apricot Trees Injured by Paris-green— Small Fruit Culture in Otago—Shop Prices of Fruit—A London Expert on the Fruit Export Trade 42-44 ENTOMOLOGICAL.—A Grub in Stone Fruits—'lnsect Life'— 45 THE POULTRY YARD.-Barren Hens and Infertile Egge — Cull Without Shrinking—How to Treat Sick FowlsLopped Combs — Weight of Asiatic Fowls—Poultry Scratchings .. .. 46 SPECIAL INDUSTRIES.-Drying Figs 47 Terrible Bush Fires 48 EDITORIAL—Disease in Sheep at Tauranga—Packing of New Zealand Hemp —Otago Peninsula Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Snow — Another Champion Ram (illustrated) — Destroyers of the Beautiful—British Exports and Imports of Horses—A LeechEating Bug—The Hessian Fly at Masterton (illustrated)—A New Zealand Pig Breeding Establishment — Colonial Wool Sales—Breeding for Wool in the North 49-52 EDITOR'S LETTER BOX.-The Sheep Disease at Tauranga—Butter Refusing to Come—The Effect of Soil upon Health of Sheep — Bees and Maori Bugs — Tho Points of Jersey Cattle 63 Our Inquiry Department.—Sick Lambs —Comb Foundation—Stack EnsilageUtilising Brine for the Garden—Surface Sowing Fern Land—A Suitable District for a Creamery — Useful LadybirdsDiseased Plum Trees 54 DISTRICT REPORTS.—Waika to-Wai-mate North—Otago Province: Gore— Riverton — Southland — Dunedin — Nelson—Canterbury 54-62 A Professor of Agriculture on Agricultural Teaching 6?. THE APlAßY.—Seasonable Hints for February—New South Wales Bee Notes —Probable Cause of Foul Brood in New Zealand, and its Remedy—Tarakene Apiary—Qualities of the Punic or African Bee—Beekeeping from a Man's Standpoint—Beeological Notes .. .. 62-64 HOME AND HOUSEHOLD.-Poetry: A Deserted Homestead—'Twould Make a Better World—Lctjf) Tokens 66 The Storyteller.—An Awful Alternative .' 66-67 For the Ladies.—Death's Sting—English Fashion Iteme—Fancy Work, Useful and Ornamental (illustrated)— Dress Aids for Mothers—How to Make a pretty Ornament—Our Faßhion Column (illustrated)— Fireside Scraps .. .. 68-69 For the Young Folks.—Telling What the Baby Did—'Who goes There?'—A Soene at School—Wise Monkeys.. .. 70 Children's Post Office 70 The Household. — A Delicious and Simple Drink for the Hot WeatherMedical Notes—Kitchen Recipes .. 72 SUNDAY READING. - 'What Aileth Thee I' .. .. .. 72 THE CHINESE SAY, "When the wind blows your fire, it's useless to tire yourself." About half of your toil can be avoided by tUe use of SAPOLIO. It doesn't make us tired to tell abont tho merits of Sapolio. Thousands of women in the United States thank us every hour of their livea for having told them of Sapolio. Its use saves many -weary hours of toll In house•leaning. Ko. 32.' The Disease GJ-erms or bacilli Are the Triumphs of the Mioroaoope. A large variety of Micresoopes at PEACOCK'S, Shortland-streot. Also. Oraphosoopee, Stereosoopes. Barometers j*nd Thermometers. Jf O T I 0 B. DYEING AND CLEANING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. Colour and Workmanship Guaranteed, j At the CITY OF AUCKLAND DYEING AND CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT, Wellosley-street East, and ALPHA DYE WORKS. Richmond. .Ladies and Gontlemoo waited on by leaving tddroM or sending Poat Card to the above Bddreaa. No other is recognised. STILL DYEING TO LIVE AND LIVING TO DYE. {Established 1864], W. EDO AR. TF THE EYES FEEL TIRED -■- in reading, do not delay getting the assistance of Spectacles. Consult PEACOCK, Optioian, Shortland-street. NT Special attention given to iSttigmatism and Defective Vision. Artificial Eyes of all colours. £<ITY yALUATIONS. FORMS OF OBJECTION TO VALUATIONS MAY BE HAD AT THE "STAR" OFFICE. The Dairy. ■RvTEW ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOCIA. X$ TION. Branch "Creameries : PAPATOITOI. MAKETU. TUAKAU. MAUKU, PUNI. Creamery and Central Factory : PUKEKOIIK. Hkad Office and City Depot : CITY ROLLER MILLS, SHORTLAND-ST. The Association's Butter may be obtained in Wholesale quantities at the Depot, Whortland-st* and retail from all provision dealers. ..... •... WESLEY SPRAGG , . Manaaer.