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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
September 1, 1908 
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ENTERPRISE TOBACCO 
Aromatic Gold Bar, 5s. 6d. lb. Dark, 5s. Ib. 
 Nothing(better to be had, 
FULL 
WEIGHT 
Enterprise Twist 
Tobacco, 3s. 3d lb 
Enterprise Pocket Pieces, 3s. 3d. lb 
BEHIGH CLASS TOBACCO. 
ss ks 4 
The Old-Established Lines cannot be beat. 
Sold Everywhere. 
Sole Agent for the Commonwealth — 
N. SOLOMONS, 44 and 48 Arcade, Adelaide. 
Frequently a calf may start out well, 
but may not develop rapidly unless care- 
fully watched. 
If gas lime is used it should be applied 
at least two months before the sowing of 
the seed. 1t should not be applied to 
grass land. 
Few farmers allow for the depreciation 
of the soil. The accumulating overdraft 
owing io the soil will sooner or later 
have to be repaid. 
Several farmers in the Euroa district 
(Victoria) have been experimenting ‘on a 
very cheap and apparently effective way 
of combating the rabbit pest. The plan 
consists of, placing an old newspaper in 
‘the mouth of the burrow, and then st»p- 
ping the hole with earth. The rakbit, 
being a very timid animal, is frightened 
by the rustling of the paper and dies in 
the burrow. while rabbits attempting to 
reopen the whole from the outside are 
scared away by the same cause, 
Tne re- 
sults obtained so far have been completely 
succesful, and many landholders are now 
giving it a triat. The plan has every- 
thing to recommend it in the way of 
cheapness and simplicity. 
A new plant has been discovered in 
Brazil, which, according to the United 
States Consul at Rio Janeiro, may 
revolutionize the linen industry of the 
world. Samples have been received at 
Washington, and experiments have 
reached a point where it is stated without 
question that the fibre is a success, and 
that its influence will be felt in the 
fabric world. The plant is virtually a 
weed, growing from 12ft to 18ft high 
in four or five months, and resembles the 
hemp in general appearance. It 1s hardy, 
requires no cultivation, and matures so 
rapidly that three crops can be grown 
ina year. The fibre runs generally into 
three grades—the first of which corres- 
ponds tu the best linen, the second to 
coarse linen, and the third to European 
hemp From the fibre of the plant, 
therefore, come both fine linen and 
coarse rope. The residue of the plant is 
suitable for the manufacture of fine 
writing paper. 
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The rain’s a tidy parlor-maid 
She dusts with care each separate 
blade 
And the high walls of the skies, 
And Mother Natnre, too, is wise, 
And often has a cleaning day : 
To wash the dust and dirt away. 
On the carpets of the fields, 
Well her broom of storm she wields; 
On her furniture of trees 
The feather duster of the breeze. 
Then she’s ready, when that’s done, 
For her company, the sun. 
