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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 18, 22 January 1895, Page 5

, Amongst the New Zealand numbers of various periodicals to/hand noft the least attractive and up to/data is the " Netr Zealand Farmer " for January. 1895. Be-' sides a fall budget rif agricultural, horti-1 cultural, »nd pastoril matter, there is an extension of tha Horiae and Household sup-, plemenb, in keeping with the holiday seaaon, the pages/ being adorned with, numerous, attractive engravings mostly representing pk&eofi of animal life, which ar« always of inbereiii to the young folks of the family circle/. But the mosb striking feature of th^. CA^tßl JB*»r is a^peantiful pictorial siippilement!,' consistitig of »n excellent coloured picture of large eize entitled " A Moment of Suspense."^. The (übie.Cb.-renre*entß a pat,ty 'mi the faattiofa of the last century, within a sumpbuoußly furnished apartment. Upoa the floor w,'a mouse trap, and upon sofas and chairs,/ with their drapery anxiously gathered about them,: are several ladies; awaiting ' the exciting moment, when a gentleman, who is stooping orer the moiue trap, shall set free a possible mouse, or prove thab the trap ia empty. / The picture is well worth framing, and is/given away to the fortunate subscribers to the "Farmer," both old and new. / The number also contains some admirable photo-engravings of pare bred live stock, aad amongst a large number of instructive articles a valuable one on the sprine and summer pruning of vines, by the' Government Viticulturist for South Australia. Altogether, ib is certain that the New Year number of the "Farmer" for 1895 will give ample satisfaction to both old and new subscribers to this raluable periodical.