For the Parmer.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 168, 21 July 1908, Page 5

For the Parmer.

The Agricultural Department is ever hunting up information tbat is likely to prove of interest and use to fanners, and it has just issued a num- ; ber of pamphlets, from which is ex-' tracted the following note-* : — I AGItICULTUKE IN" NEW ZEALAND is the title given to a little booklet, • beautifully printed, and. illustrated, meant to serve as an introduction to the would-be settler th New Zealand. ; j It deals with' production and exports, .soil, climate, the division into proj vinces, rtiral industries, State encourj agenient, the land system and social I conditions. | j The plates are exquisite, and por- j trait settlers' homesteads, cultivation of wheat, maize and cocksfoot, sheep j and cattle farming, freezing, dairying, horse breeding, flax, vine and apple I culture, bee and poultry keeping. I FRUIT PRESERVING. y In bottling fruit, if for dessert purposes, should be bottled mature, but not too soft. If for pie fruits or stewing, it should be on the hard side. • PULPING. ' Peaches, apricots, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, plums and greengages are the most suitable for pulping. ' $he method /£& pulping is as follows: Have the .necessary tins quite clean and dj-m^and sterilise tlie inside by burningfS small piece of eulplmr J taper therein for a few seconds (this ( should be attached to a piece of wire aud lowered into the tin). '..■■■' I A small quantity of water should be | placed m the boiler ; the fruit should j then be boiled quickly, keeping stirred ! the whole time until it is .jtopked. Place the tin^geways siMai it rests upe*gon#. ; bottom comer, the ??i1 nI ? Z-^mW kt the Jughest point. Fill the Wmpg fruit into the tin m pOB^P -stated so as to get the tin as full Impossible. Solder down the opening at once while tbe fruit is boiling hot. i POULTRY KEEPING. I Do not attempt to keep half-a-dozen breeds of fowls, as each breed requires a l e $ arate ""», and every additional subdivision adds considerably to the expense and labour. i The best breeds to keep are Orpingtons, Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks and Houdans if heavy, damp soil, but on light dry soil, Minorcas, Leghorns and Houdans. i Raise stock from a few well-chosen birds ; buy these birds from the De partment of Agriculture, or from some other trustworthy breeder who Only breeds from carefully-selected, healthy vigorous stock. I As a general principle, a house 7 feet square, and the same m height, >jnll accommodate 25 fowls; put a j large window m the north-east side. I A hoarded, concrete or asphalt floor • Bhould not be used. A good clay floor raised 6 inches above the surrounding I ground is best