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plan to keep the wires, whether barbed or plain, tight and unyielding. ‘They 
all start from the bottom of the first post, close to the ground, where they 
have no “purchase”? upon the post to draw it out of position; then pass up 
through staples to their proper positions on the second post, and so on along 
the line. Short pieces of wire are putin between the first and second posts 
where the dotted lines appear. “This is’ a much simpler plan than trying to 
anchor the post, and put the wires on in position at the start.— American 
Agriculturist. 
SERICULTURE IN VICTORIA. 
Our southern neighbour leaves no stone unturned to introduce new industries 
into the colony. ‘The latest move in this direction (although itis not absolutely 
correct to call it a newindustry) is the proposal of the Minister for Agriculture 
to establish a five-acre silk farm at Cheltenham on condition that the Silk 
Culture Association will take charge of the cultivation of the farm and the 
care of the silkworms. 
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SUGAR AND BUTLER AT LISMORE. 
Tur Sydney Stock and Station Journal says that at Lismore one sugar 
mill paid £120,000 last season for suvar-cane and the necessary labour to land 
it at the mill. In addition to sugar-growing the Lismore farmers go in largely 
for dairy farming. In three months 739 tons of butter were shipped from 
Lismore and Byron Bay. 
EXPORT OF MEAT. 
On the subject of the Sydney Stockowners Meat Company’s reconstruction, 
Mr. Francis Bacon, of Dumbie, N.S.W., writes to the Sydney Stock and Station 
Journal as follows:— 
With regard to chilling for export, the directors adopted Mr. 
Fetherstonhaugh’s plan of up-country chilling and freezing hard in 
Sydney, instead of freezing up country or at port. The consensus of 
opinion amongst our most successful men is that it is cheaper and safer to 
freeze mutton hard at once either up-country or at port. John Cooke, 
Robert Richards, and Mr. Benn, the manager at Aberdeen, continue to freeze, 
and we hear of no cases of black-leg or damaged carcasses from their works, 
and, best of all, their results are good. ‘They give us, as producers of mutton, 
as good, if not better, prices for our fat sheep than we can get in any other 
way ; and yet they make it pay them fair dividends and are continuing to | 
make it pay. 
It is nonsense eonsigning meat to large wool firms in London. ‘They are 
unsurpassed in their own business; but in dealing with meat they are forced 
to employ salesmen at Smithfield, and then the trouble begins. I would sooner 
consign to the Colonial Consignment and Distribution Company, or Weddel 
and Co. ‘The same thing applies to butter. 1t is admitted that our Australian 
butter is quite equal to the best Danish, yet it fetches 2s. per cwt. less, simply 
because the Danes manage their business better. 
EXPORT OF GAME AND POULTRY. 
Ture Sydney correspondent of the Brisbane Courier says that since November 
last 15,000 head of poultry have been exported to South Africa and London 
and bearing the Stock Departinent stamp as a guarantee of quality. ‘The 
Board of Exports anticipate that during the coming season 550,000 hares and. 
nearly 60,000 rabbits will be exported. Alderman Rudden, of the firm ot 
Rudden and Sons, produce commission agents, Liverpool, states that if freight 
charges on poultry were reduced, the trade would be largely increased. 
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