266 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JouRNAL. [1 APRUy 1900. 
purpose some sich mechanical arrangement is required as shown in the app® 
ulustration:— 
Hf ( ¥ oe poh aeets 
H : | I ¥ = SS. Lie “a ie 
DS othe, , 
yp ade 
chu ; 
These attachments enable the mill to saw wood, turn grindstone’; 
butter, cut chaff, and perform much other useful work on the farm. ‘dof 
Some years ago, Mr. Gardiner, of Salem, churned his butter by, Ait | 
wind power, and we suspect this is not the only instance of this na for | 
With the very satisfactory increase in the erection of large windmills” 
pumping, there may be this employment of wind power for driving thres 
machines, &c. . 
However, we quite believe that, when happily more peaceful times ® 
prevail, this employment of home-made windmills will have some atten ah 
practical adaptation in some parts. of the country.—Cape Agricultural Sou 
oll 
OVERHEAD NETTING FOR TOMATOES. 
‘REFERRING to an extract from Garden and Field in our last issue 00 ‘omit 
growing, Mr. W. Hobart, Main Range, Toowoomba, writes: I have ee it 
‘tomatoes on overhead netting for years, and I find it the best of many P i the 
have tried. The young stalks must be properly euided and trained throug own 
“meshes and not be allowed to fall back again. When the vines are full But 
‘the top of the netting is a complete mass of fruit and leaves, and all the 
is clean. I make the frame of stout hardwood pegs, 18 inches above 8" 
‘Hardwood battens are nailed on the top, and the wire stretched across 1t- 
‘a framework is easily taken to pieces and put up again where required. 7 
[No doubt many up-to-date farmers have useful little wrinkles of lov 
own which would be valuable to others. It would be well if they woul qolg 
Mr. Hobart’s example, and give their fellowmen the benefit of their know ms 
without waiting for us to publish the experience of southern or 
farmers.—Ed. Q. A. J.] 
HAY FOR SOUTH AFRICA. 
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rom a southern exchange we learn that the ss. “ Hyson” will shortly ef 
Melbourne for Capetown with over 15,000 bags of oats and 24,750 ba woe 
hay. In all probability the hay is oaten, and compressed enormously to allon 
over 1,100 tons dead weight, equal to over 4,000 tons measurement, to be tio! 
in one bottom in addition to over 1,500 tons of oats. We have no infor 
as to the conditions under which this forage was shipped, whether by 00-0P ot 
tion amongst the farmers, by private speculation, or by Government com¥ op 
The latest produce price lists from South Africajquote hay at £11 per oe {0 
‘the coast, and up to £15 per ton inland. An American firm lately offer€ the 
convey hay from the United States to Capetown at £8 per ton freight, DUY jo 
offer was declined by the British Government. It will be seen that, despit® 
‘enormous number of horses with the army already, and an additional 2 
