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Posison in Duck’s Bills. 
It is avery usual for people to keep 
ducks (says W.A. in the “ Journal of 
Agriculture”) in the same yards with 
their chickens, and then to wonder why 
the chickens do not thrive, The chickens 
that are found dead they usually conclude 
have been crushed, because they usually 
present a flattened appearance. It is 
usual for chickens to appear thus when 
they have been dead for an hour <r two, 
and this fact often deceives those who 
find them. In point of fact, ducks should 
not be kept with any other creature, as 
the slime from their bilis is injurious to 
every living thing I have seen a pig at 
death’s door from the fact that the food 
left by the ducks was poured into the pig’s 
trough. A pig has a very strong stomach 
and can digest food that’ would kill a 
chicken, but at the same time even a pig 
cannot thrive if ask to eat from the same 
dish as the ducks. Everything on the 
farm should have a place to itself. I have 
seen sensitive horse turn from his food in 
loathing when the clean sweet-smelling 
cows were chewing their cud near his 
manger. However picturesque the crea- 
tures appear herded together in the yard, 
it is the greatest mistake to keep them so, 
and, above and beyondall, keep the ducks 
to themselves. 
Bacon, 
Asimple rough-and-ready device for 
smoking bacon is sent by a correspondent 
to the New South Wales Department of 
Agriculture. The outfit consists of a 
large hollow log, a case, or cask. If a log 
is used, cut off a piece about four feet in 
length, stand it on end, and drive a few 
nails around the cop, inside, to hang the 
hams and shoulders on; then drive two 
forked sticks into the ground inside the 
log, one on each side: put a stick across, 
resting on the forked sticks, and upon 
this place two hooks—one at each’ end— 
upon which to hang two sides of bacon. 
With an inch auger bore a hole near the 
bottom, and when the pork is hung inside 
cover the top with two or three thick- 
nesses of bagging. If the log is stood 
out of doors, a sheet of iron will be re- 
quired for shelter in case of rain. Having 
everything in readiness, get a cold-blast 
smoker (obtainable at any leading iron- 
monger’s), charge it with dozy—i.e., slow- 
burning smoky wood—and force the 
smoke through the auger hole in the log 
for about five minutes at a time three or 
four times during the day. A plug should 
be placed in the hole after each smoking. 
At the expiration of three or four days, 
the bacon will be nicely browned and 
ready to take out. 
EYOUNG, J., (late with P. Gay ), 
D Furniture and Upholsterer. First- 
Class Workmanship guaranteed. Kindly 
call and inspect our Stock of every des- 
cription of Household Furniture, before 
buying elsewhere. 127 Gouger St. 
‘THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
The Rabbit Pest ina Nutshell 
A Few Facts Worth Considering 
We have received the following circular 
from Mr, W. Rodier, Tambua, Cobar, 
N,S.W. which we publish without com- 
ment :— 
“1 The rabbit are polygamous 
2 Because of being polygamous they 
have become a pest 
3 This polygamy is caused by the spring 
trap and poison cart 
4 It is impossible for them to be a pest 
and at the same time polyandrous 
The spring trap and poison carts kill 
more males than females, this causes the 
rabbits that are not caught to live in a 
polygamous state, because of being poly- 
gamous the females are very much more 
prolific than they otherwise would be and 
produce more females than males Con- 
sequently any thing that kills the males 
increases the pest and acts in the same 
way as the proverbial snowball or the 
notorious chain letter, the longer they are 
continued the greater becomes the volume 
of the rabbits, and that is why the rab- 
bits have spread from Southern Victoria 
well into Queensland and West Australia 
in spite of the hundreds of thousands of 
millions that have been killed or died by 
the droughts The remedy is to make the 
rabbits polyandrous, and to do this only 
such plans as catch the rabbits alive 
should be used, then kill all females and 
liberate males, and for convenience sake 
cut off half the near ear of all males let 
go, so that they will be known if caught a 
second time” 
Look ! . 
Seeds for Present Planting 
FLOWER SEEDS— 
Asters, Zinnia, Portulaca, Sunflowers, 
Cosmos, Phlox, Gomphrena, etc. 
From 3d per pkt.; plants, 4d per doz. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS— 
Trombone Cucumber, Vegetable Marrow, 
Pumpkin, Capsicum, Cape Gooseberry, 
Water Melon, Sweet Melon, etc. 
From 3d per pkt.: plants 6d per pot. 
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS— 
Sorghum, Amber Cane, Planter’s Friend, 
lucerne (varieties). 
Write for samples and prices. 
peas and beans excepted, 
All Poultry Requisites. 
Green Bone, 6d per pkt. 
All seeds post free, 
Chick Meal, 1s-8d per doz. 
Roup Pills, Excelsior Spice, 
etc. 
Plants of all descriptions. Wreaths, Crosses, Pre- 
sentation Bougets. ridal Suites a speciallty. 
HEYNE, POTTER & CO., 
Seedsmen, Nurserymen and 
Florists, 
17 RUNDLE-ST., Adelaide. 
Phone 1076 
May 1, 1907 
Farmers, grou 
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FOR 
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A well-selected stock of Watches and 
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