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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2483, 9 June 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

Practical Hints to Farmers

Beware of too much land. Ten acres, with all facilities for the best cultivation, will yield better returns than 10,000 acres without brains, labour and capital to correspond. In all farm buildings and fences, study utility, harmony and elegance. Build substantially and in accordance with your means. Have all your live stock of a good quality, suited to the locality and to the needs of your farm. Keep no unprofitable stock. Use the same judgment in procuring seeds, not neglecting flower seeds. Study the catalogues and choose carefully. Keep a good variety of the best farming implements; always havo thera in thorough working order, and keep well oiled and sheltered when not in use. Do not rely upon travelling - agents for seeds, plants, stock, tools or fertilisers, but consult the advertising columns of the best agricultural periodicals. A very important item on the farm is proper food. It should be abundant, varied and suitable. Apply this item to the laud, to the live stock, and to the household. Feed tlie land with the best fertilisers you can obtain suited to your own particular soil, always remembering that much of tho very best for all purposes should be procured on tho farm. Peed the live stock well at all times with regularity and cleanliness, and especially at critical seasons of the year or periods of life. Above all, feed the household well with as much variety as possible, considering a liberal allowance of good fruit indispensable.