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fFARM AND GARDEN. SUBJECTS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURISTS. VteiotM H*dM Resorted to for the Pre : ▼•ntion of gagging in Farm Gates. Methods Suggested for Securing Omt« Posts from Displacement. A very common trouble with farm fates is caused by continued pressure •xerted against the post by the weight Of the gate, producing sagging. The gate then rests on the ground at its latch end, and is dragged over the sur face on opening and shutting. Under this rough treatment they soon wear out. It becomes important therefore to. secure the post from this displacement. Various modes have been resorted to. Country Gentleman calls attention to the following: Very large posts a foot in diameter are used by some, and set ting them four or five feet deep is adopted by others. The mods represented in the first fig ■re employs a bar of timber to connect *'' '^ :'' I!* ''■..' ~ - ■" •»■--_ ---▲ GATE THAT TOX MOT SAO. the two posts, thereby lessening the lia bility to sag; the timber being buried __ a foot or more beneath the hard beaten surface is excluded from the air and does not decay for many years. An even more certain arrangement is •hown in the second figure, where two pieces of timber are buried in such a position that the post cannot be moved out of place without pushing those tim bers lengthwise through the solid earth. If the earth has been beaten around them no force that can be brought to bear can move them endwise through the soil, and they will operate many times more efficiently in holding the posts from sagging to the right than flat •tones placed ridewise, large stones, or sticks of timber with the middle placed against the post. Gates are very properly classed with labor saving implements and machinery by the authority quoted. Some of the fields and inclosures are entered many i j '—'••rj'Sv'KsSSs-"" BETTCNO A GATE POST SECUBELY. times a day. Some entrances on every farm are passed several times a day dur ing most of the year, and with little labor if good self shutting and self fastening gates are provided. If only ten times a day, and for a hundred days, there would be a thousand passings to be made. Helpful Hints Concerning Ronp. P. H. Jacobs, of Hammonton, N. J., gives the following helpful hints in American Rural Home: The best time to handle the disease is when it first makes its appearance, and to prevent its spread the sick birds should be removed from the others. The premises should be thoroughly disinfect ed, and lime freely scattered over the yard, and the houses well sprinkled with a solution of a tablespoonful of carbolic acid in a pailful of water. It has been demonstrated that the germs of roup can be destroyed by quick\ lime and by spirits of turpentine. When * whitewashing it would be well to add a teaspoonf ul of spirita of turpentine to the whitewash. The drinking vessels should be kept scrupulously clean, and the water ba changed twice a day, in each case a tea upoonful of turpentine being added to each gallon of water. With these pre cautions the roup may be kept away. The proper way to treat all diseases by giving medicine is in the drinking water, though if only one or two valuable birds are sick they may be treated by han dling. All fowls will drink, even when they will not eat. Some breeds are more subject to roup than others. Birds with crests, which become water soaked in wet weather, and birds with very tall combs, which become frosted, are liable to roup when they are exposed. Unleached Wood Ashes. Canada unleached wood ashes are usu ally guaranteed to contain 6 per cent, of potash. As stated by the chemist of the New Jersey experiment station in a bul letin recently issued, the average compo sition of eleven samples of ashes previ ously analyzed is: Phosphoric acid, 1.75 per cent.; potash, 5.58 per cent., and lime 33.60 per cent. That ashes are not a uniform product is evident from the variations shown in six other samples by an analysis that ia given. The selling price of five of these samples i? stated in the bulletin at $18, $13.50, $13, $14 and $13.50 per ton, respectively. But two of the samples were as good as the average, nor is the highest selling price attached to the best sample. The amount of plant food elements contained in an average sample of ashes, according to the bulletin referred to, can be bought for about $9 per ton. It ia the general experience, however, that in cer tain soils the agricultural effect of the phosphoric acid, potash and lime is greater in wood aslies than in a propor tionate mixture of the same elements in other forms. This is believed to be due to the special form of combination of the ingredients in ashes, which, in addi tion to their direct benefit, exert a fa vorable mechanical effect upon the soil. TO STAND snd travfl {his Seacon in the Hiodr, M*jfie)d, Mount Somere, W illowby ftnd surrounding dis rictp. THE HIGH-CLABS THOROUQHBEED HORSE, LORD HOPEIOUN 6 ye^ra old. LORD HOPETOUN is ft rich obestnui mending nearly sixteen hands higv ', is will made and chows a lot of qualify. He wst at the stud last season end pioved h m eelf a sure fo»' fi-ver. Lord Hopeioun was raced twice. At hie first attempt he ran third amoogit a large fio'd. The next time he itartedwaa at Biocarton with 11 t 10ib top weight on his baok, and ran creditably. Lord Hopetoun was £O*. by Mt.tsku, by Traduoer out of Speargrass, she teiog the dam of Tus-ock en^ged in the next N^w Zealand Cup. Lord Hopeloun's dam, Chrise mer, ia by Mjntios •, darn by Bluod Eoyal. letwe : Guartnttrs £3 10a for ooe mare, two or more mares as per agreement. Sea- Ron £2 5a pnynhle .lartnry 1,1894 ; grocmage fe« sb, payable firet servioi-, All k»i-p« changing band? iirtt owners Leld liable, aid tobe^d!ot" BTHOMrSANNETT i Q 6Q ftot rietor, Hindi,



DAIEY AND CREAMERY. EXPERIENCE IN FEEDING COTTON SEED TO BUTTER COWS. It Will Not Do, Says a Practical Batter Maker, to Feed Whole Cottonseed to Batter Making Cows—llow He Learned the Fact —Churning. My wife is a fine judge of butter, and I secured as a customer a friend that I knew could not only judge butter but would also speak his mind. Setting in shallow pans, with a thermometer, a rec tangular churn and lever butter worker, I began to get my experience. During the first winter I frequently tried the experiment of using whole cottonseed, mixing with the feed for twelve cows at different times all quantities, from a peck each down to three gallons to the whole hercl. Sometimes I boiled it one hour, sometimes half a day, sometimes fed it raw. Invariably my wife would tell me, "You gave the cows cottonseed yesterday and the butter is spoiled;" in variably my epicurean customer would write, "Your butter is mixed and sticky." I then quit the use of the seed alto gether, using cottonseed meal in its place, being thoroughly satisfied, and worked up a reputation that was Al. Last winter I found my young dairy paying me but little besides my butter's reputation, and I saw ray neighbors feeding almost exclusively .on whole cot tonseed and selling all thulr output, and I concluded that I was "casting pearls before swine." So I brought in another installment of whole cottonseed. Repu tation and oustomers both left in a hurry. Notes came from everywhere: "We can't use your butter any more— sticky, tallowy, oleo," and everything else. I expressed a sample to Hoard's Dairyman. Reply came that the expert thought "it must have been frozen on the route, for something had ruined,it." I hauled the cottonseed out on my poor ground and replaced it with cottonseed meal, and my supply has not been equal to the demand since. I secured a sample of butter from a man that I knew used cottonseed to a considerable extent and sent it to an ex pert through a friend. My friend wrote me: "The expert 'got on his ear'—said you were putting up a job on him; that it was not butter at all." Now if any one doubts any of the above assertions let him feed Ma cowa on whole cottonseed and then express, prepaid, a sample of his butter to the secretary of the board of trade of El gin, Ills., and ask him to tell him what it will class. When I fed much whole cottonseed I used a forty gallon square box churn, raised the cream to 73 degs., and the "cow grease" (it would be a misnomer to call it butter) came in from ten to thirty minutes. I feed cottonseed meal every day in the year, about 2i pounds to the cow. I can find nothing that will take its place in making a beautiful sample of butter. Of course I mix it with other feeds. For natives I use wheat bran. If I had Jerseys I should use corn meal in ita place. I use Curtis' square box churn. Butter generally comes in about twen ty minutes —sometimes as soon as twelve minutes, at others as long as half an hour. We find tha£ we have to begin churn ing at about five degrees higher in win ter than in summer, when cows have plenty of green • food. —Cor. Southern Live Stock Journal. Cows for Winter Dairying. There is trouble in having the cows breed so as to bring them into the dairy in October. In practice, the cows must begin t» calve by Sept. 1, or the last of them will not come into the dairy until i the first of December. Still there will be a few of the cows that will not be "dictated to," and, with the usual re sult, some of the best cows will come in . next season very late and take their place among the summer SD ri-ngers, an.^ often these are sold to go ti> New York or Philadelphia to recruit the city milk dairies there. The money thus received for the springer goes into a western cow that comes in later, the exchange being about an even "swap." Nearly every town has a cow merchant who buys summer milkers of the farmers to go east, and also brings in droves from cen tral and western Ohio and sells to these same fanners. The overplus of these droves is added to the others and a com bined "load" is sent east. In this way the dairyman who is alert to his busi ness is enabled to dispose of cows that do not come in at the right season to ' those who want all-the-year-round dai ries at little if any sacrifice of first cost. —American Agriculturist. Got Caught. A Pueblo milk peddler named Martin S. Smith has been arrested for working the pump handle too vigorously. He used a secret chemical in making milk which was sold to the hotels and res taurants in large quantities. A five gal lon can was filled nine-tenths full of water, in which twelve or fifteen drops of the fluid were placed. This was then itirred up, turning the contents of the can to a light brown color. Two quarts of milk thrown on to the mixture gave it the appearance of the genuine lacteal fluid, including a froth. It could not be detected from the real article by either taste or smell, but in the course of a couple of days assumed a dirty white complexion.—Field and Farm. Dandelions for Cows. A correspondent of The North British Agriculturist states that dandelions in pasture form valuable food for cattle, and especially for dairy cows. Some years ago he had two fields—one with a few and the other with a great many dandelions. It was found that when the cows were put on the field with many of these plants their yield of milk was im proved both in quality and quantity. Since then ho has planted dandelions in fields laid down ia grass in order to im prove the pasture, and the effect has been beneficial. PIAtfCS ! PIANOS !! PIANOS !! C RGANS! ORGANS! ! ORGANS VfOLINS ! VIOLINS ! ! VIOLINS MUSIC! MUSIC!! 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I fHOW TO CARE FOR CLOTHE 3. ' Good Advice to Men Who Wiali to Drcai j Neatly. ' , The average life of a suit of clothes is two years, and the best way to keep it in good shape and condition is to wear it 'on alternate days. Of course it depends altogether on the quality of the material used in a suit of clothes. Good wool cloth will not wear as long as wool with a little cotton in it, but it always has a better appearance and will look better It the end of the period mentioned. Trousers should be pressed at least once a week in order that the baggy ap bearance at the knees can be avoided. The average tailor presses a pair of trousers for twenty-five cents, and with due care and provided they are not worn each day the trousers will look well for two weeks. Some young men press their own clothes or have it done by their home folks. This is a good idea— an economical one—but the tailor can do it better. Clothes, like shoes, should be worn al ternately. They keep their shape better and will last longer. Hanging clothes in cupboards and wardrobes gets them out of shape. It is better to shake them out when changing and after folding them carefully place them in a clothes press, where they will lie flat and not get a chance to sag. The best way to keep clothes in good order ia to use ammoniated water sprin kled on a whisk and give them a good brushinganow and then. A fresh grease spot can be taken out with a hot iron and a piece of blotter or common brown paper, or any paper that is porous. Place the pa per over the spot and apply the hot iron. The grease is absorbed by the paper, and a brush and some ammoniated water will cleanse the spot and put color and tone to the cloth, particularly if it is black. ' How to Prepare s Good lip Salve. Melt equal parts of best oil and white wax, melted in a cup set in hot water. A little alkanet root tied in muslin and put in while the mixture is hot will color it pink. Perfume with oils of bergamot or lavender. How to Make a Cheesecloth Comforter. Prepare the cheesecloth into sheets large enough for the spread. Lay to gether and seam on two sides and one end by hand; then, leaving it wrong Bide out, place the cotton batting evenly over it. Let two people, one at each Bide, beginning at the unsewed end, grasp the cotton and cheesecloth next it with one hand and roll it over, using the other hand to roll the other layer of Cheesecloth. By gradually rolling the parts in opposite directions the cheese cloth will at last be turned right side out, with the wadding smoothly inside. , Bew up the open end, tack the comforter with colored worsted, and it is com plete. How*to Cleanse Old Coins. Red rust can be removed from silver coins by vinegar or lemon juice; green by a solution of ammonia. The rust on copper or brass coins ought not to be disturbed, for one of these coins which cannot be deciphei-ed when rusty may be spoiled by cleaning. How to Make a Convenient Thread Holder. Take an oblong piece of leather an inch wider than a No. 30 spool of thread. Cut a half inch square out of each corner, bo an edge that wide can be turned up all around. Line and bind the leather, and fasten the turned up sides in place. In the shallow tray thus formed lay as many spools of thread as it will hold, from No. 30 to No. 80, say one of each. Eibbon fastened at the proper places, run through the holes and tied, will keep the spools in place. One case for white and one for black thread are convenient. How to Harden Tender Feet. Sponge morning and evening with a preparation made of one tablespoonful of carbonate of soda and a half pint of cold water. How to Test the Purity of the Atmosphere. To find out if there is any carbonic acid gas in a room nearly fill a tumbler With limewater and leave it exposed. The rapidity with which a pellicle forms on its surface and the water becomes cloudy is proportionate to the amount of the carbonic acid gas present. Moist carbonate of lead turns bla^pk when there is sulphureted hydrogen present. How to Make a Mantel Ornament. Take two cow horns of graceful Bhape, gild them and sprinkle wkh bro cades. Tie with pretty ribbon in large bows. Set them on each end of the mantelpiece. How to Play Crambo. Slips of paper are given to each per gon, on one of which a question, on the other a noun is to be written. The slips are dropped into a hat, and every per- Bon draws out one of each kind. The questions are to be answered on paper in rhyme, each one introducing into his answer the noun he has drawn. The rhymes are read last of all and usually cause much fun. How to Allay Swelling from Bruises. Apply a cooling lotion frequently. Tincture of arnica and water is a good rjne; also a mixture of four ounces water and one ounce each spirits of wine and Vinegar. How to Wash China Crape Scarfs. Make a strong lather with boiling water and soap, and when nearly cooled dip the scarf in and wash quickly. Rinse in cold hard water and salt, then in clear water; squeeze and hang in the open air, pinning it to the line to avoid folds. The more rapidly it dries the cleaner it will be. How to Clean Wldte Feathers. Draw the feathers through a thick lather of white soap. Repeat several times, then wash in tepid water, lastly In cold. Dry by the fire, curling as it dries. How to Extinguish a Fire. 'A solution of five ounces of ammonia In a gallon of water will put out a fire. AUCTIONEERS, DHAREBRUKBRS, STOCK AND STATION AGENTS. 9IOIEY TO I/EUD ON APPROVED SECURITIES Al LOWEST CURRENT RA.TES. Farms and Properties from 5O TO 5000 ACBES. Cash Advances made on Wool for ship ment to London, or for Sale in Christ church. 143, HEREFORD STREET, Chrisxchurch. ________ N CANTERBURY for the inonoy, and troo from any exceaa of astringency, COUNTESS Bs,



HOW TO CLEAN FURS. * j Helpful Hluts on the Renovation of Lait Year's Furs. Ermine and sealskin are best cleaned with soft flannel. Rub the fur deli cately against the grain, and When it pas been thoroughly lifted and reversed, ko to speak, dip the**nannei into common (flour and rub lightly any spots that look dark or dirty. Shake the fur well and rub with a clean, dry flannel until the flour is all removed. Sable, chinchilla, squirrel and monkey Mrin may be very nicely cleaned with hot bran. Get a small quantity of bran meal and heat it in the oven until it ia quite warm. Rub stiffly into the fur and leave for a few minutes before shaking to free it from the branf Mink may be cleaned and freshened with warm cornmeal, and, like the other ehort haired furs, may be done without removing the lining. But the long haired furs are. best ripped apart and freed from stuffing and lining. Those who may not care to go to the trouble of taking fur garments apart Will find that the simple remedies de scribed will go a long way toward mak ing the jackets and capes look* clean, even if not ripped apart. Bow to Tell the Course of Air When the Wind Is Still. Set a basin of water outside and throw a redhot coal into it, noticing which way the smoke moves. This resembles the one method used by sailors, who throw a live coal into the sea. If too rough they wet a finger and hold it in the air, noting which part cools first. j How to Make a Futurity Album. This is a gift for only an intimate friend, and for it a small blank book, as nice as you please, but with limp bind ing, is procured. Poems, quotations and sentiments that you know are favorites of the recipient are written on different pages, each being for a special date in the year. Fold the leaves over and mark, "Open on your birthday," "For Christ mas," "For your wedding anniversary," according to what is written on each Some may be inscribed, "For a troubled day," or, "When your mind is merry." If you have a plain bjank book, you can easily replace the cover by one of velvet, plush or vellum. 1 How to Wash Bed Flannel. j Mix a handful of flower in a quart of cold water and boil ten minutes. Add this to warm suds and wash the flannel gently with a rinsing motion. Rinse in (three or four warm waters. How to Make a Worsted Ball for a Child* Prepare two round cardboards 2% fnches in diameter, with small holes in their centers. Wind the cards, laid to gether, with gay worsteds, passing them around the edge of the cards and through the center hole. Continue un til the hole is completely filled and the worsted is thick on the cards, winding loosely at the start, but tighter as you proceed. Cut the wool, slipping one point of . the scissors between the cards land guided by their edge. Slip a string between and tie it tightly to hold the wool. Cut the cards off and trim the ball until round. How to Prevent Cramp. Cramp can be prevented by holding rolled brimstone in the hand. The legs should be rubbed with sweet oil twice a week. How to Reduce Hip Measure. Get up on a box or anything that will raise you a few inches from the floor. Btand firmly on one foot, place.the hands on the hips, stiffen the knee of the other leg and swing the leg from the hip baok t ward and forward without bending at the waist. Reverse the movement every few minutes and if possible continue the exercise an hour each day for two months, and there will be a decided dif ference in your hip measure. How to Make Windows Like Ground Glass. Brush the gldfcs witli a hot solution of Balammoniac. It will evaporate in- Btantly, leaving a beautiful radiated de posit. How to Make a Good Salve. A good salve for burns, scalds, cuts, etc., can be made as follows: Take equal parts of yellow dock and dandelion roots, add a good proportion of celan dine au plantain, extract the juices by Steeping and pressing, strain carefully |md simmer the liquid with sweet cream, £resh butter and mutton tallow. Sim taer together until no appearance of the liquid remains; before it is quite cold put it in boxes. How to Bleach Yellow Linen. ' Linen made yellow by careless wash* Ing can be restored by working it well n water to which has been added a ;lear solution of chloride of lime. Rinse Before and after. How to Clean Japanned Goods. Hot water will cause scaling; therefore iponge the articles with white soap and ukewarm water, then wash clean. Wipe iry, sprinkle flour over them and rub j with, a soft, dry cloth, finishing with a J jailk handkerchief. Rub white spots jjaused by heat with a flannel dipped in iweet oil and then spirits of wine. Such Ipots, however, are hard to remove. j How to Shell Beans Easily. Pour scalding water over the pods, fcfter which the beans will slip out read ily. Apple skins may be removed in this Way. . How to Restore Crape. i Water leaves white spots on crape. iTo restore it lay the spotted places liver old black silk, fastening the crape Smoothly down. Apply ink with a camel's hair brush, wiping any surplus of it off With a bit of the silk. The ink dries at bnce, restoring the black to the crape. - How to Prevent a Deposit in Teakettles. An oyster shell kept in the kettle will kttract all stray particles to itself. How to Test Glycerin. Glycerin is pure if it emits no odor when rubbed on the hands. NOTICE. TDLANS, Specifications, and Estimates JL for any kind of Buildings can be had from Georp ' W\ Andrews, East Belt. Ageat fos. At W. A, P. Clarkson, Architect, A.R.1.8.A., Christchurch. Specimen plans on hand. Charges moderate. Agent for Watters' Celebrated Ranges and Austin and Son's Chimney Pots and Glazed Drain Pipes. Orders taken for Brick, Concrete, and Asphal work 9 51 I^o STAND This Season at Owner's Stable AshbuHon, the STANDARD-BRED TROTTING HORSE, BLACKWOOD ABDALLAH, The sire of the fastest horses in New Zealand, DUNCAN ABDALLAH, and YOUNG NEW STYLE, will stand at the Owner's Stable, Lyndhurst. For torma apply 10 13 MAX FRIEDLA.NDER.



STEPHENS BROS., MABKET HOUSP, T NVITE all lovers of a real Cap of Tea, to drink nonebut J Mandarin and Tiger Blends, ICKNOWLIDMD BY EXPERTS tc ba the BEST AIL ROUND TEAS at the Prices — 2s, 2s 4d, 2s 6d, per pound, Injl, 5, 10, 20, and 40Ibs packages. SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBCJRTON, Stephens Bros., market house. Sole Agents for New Zealand—J. R ATT RAY <fe SON, DTJNEDIN, WHY IS THIS ? FUISDS ARE LOW, CAbH IS SCARCE. rpHESE AR EJ NIBBLES, DON'T MISS THEM Good White Blankets at 10s 6dl Men's Flannelette Shirts Is 9d Heavy White Calico 3£ yard Men's Colonial Tweed Trousers €a lid Slate Silesia 2Jd yard White Honeycomb Quilts at 36 6d Cream Holland 4fd Heavy Twill Flannelettes 3£d Unbleached Table Damask ll£d Cotton Shirting 3sd yard White Table Damask 23 Heavy Forfar 4jd Honeycomb Towels 3 or Is Three Pieces Cretonne 4|d 2yds wide Brown Twill Sheeting lOf d White Twill Sheeting B£d Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose Bjd Men's Leather Shirts 2s9d and Is 41. No seams Men s Colonial Tweed Suits SJ5s 6d ODD LINES CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES ANY PRICE TO CLEAR. MITCHELL & TURNER TANCREO STREET. WOOL REASON 1893-1894 TIT E ARTS PREPARED TO MAKE LIBEEAL CASH ADVANCES Up all WOOL placed in our handa FOR SALE at Ashburton, or for' Ship meat to London or Antwerp. OUR STORKS are vei y suitable for tha proper display of Clips d to us for Sate, they being commodious and well lighted. ALL LOTS, however largo or small, are valuai most carefully prior to c, and no lot is sold under our valuation without the consent of the owner. Vendors can depend upon our obtaining highest pricas for their clips. ALL WOOL remaining unsold at Abhburton will be [properly packed jand daUvorel iato^truck* free" of all charges to the vendor. WOOLPACKS, TWINE COLORED BRANDING OIL ETC., ISUPPLIED AT LOWEST PURR HINT BATES OUR FIRST SALE OF THE SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1893. FrtIEOLA.NbttB KW\H J^M^^ ASHBURTON, -^ ([wJS^Mf HOROLOQIST, DIREO IMPORTEF, /fPXj^L MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF CLOCKS, WATCHES, OPTICAL GOODS, PL^TE, JEWELLR*, AND MATERIALS. ',■ Only High-class Goods kept in Stock. £600 worth of Watches to Belect from. Jewellery and Plate in great variety. A SI intend making extensive Alterations to my business premises at an early f\. date, there will ba a SPECIAL DISOOUN I 1 of TEN per cent given on all CASH Sales of Jewellery, Clocks, and Plate up to January 20, 1894, in order to reduce more quickly the very large Stock now on hand. Just to hand—A parcel of Rotherarn's, World-renowned English Levers. I , A Beautiful Stock of specially imported Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH. IN THE ESTATE OF S. W. ALCORN & CO. IN LIQUIDATION THE STOCK OF Drapery, Dress dJootls, Mantles, millinery, Etc., To Be Sacrificed Regardless of Loss, ! ■ • *Q' I NOW IB THE TIME FOR BARGAINS. _______ THE WINDING UP SALE IS NOW ON AT s w. aloobst & co:s EAST STREET.



Vorlli British and Mercantile INSURANCE COMPANY, Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. AUTHORISED CAPITAL, £3,000,000. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £2,750,000, PAID-UP OAPITAT £6*17,500 TOTAL ASSETS NOW EXCEED £11,000,000 EESULTS FOH 1892:— FIRE DEPARTMENT. NET PREMIUMS, after deducting Re-insurancea >M .„ £1,467,318 12 4 NET LOSSES % Fire, after deducting Re-insurances ... 998,384 1 This embraces not merely all Losses actually ascertained and paid, but a full Estimate of all Clainiß that had arisen prior to December 31. THE FIRE FUNDS, after providing for payment of the Dividend, and irrespective of the Paid-up Capital, are as follows :— Reserve m .« £1,550,000 0 0] Premium Reserve 489,106 4 1 Dividend Reserve 150,000 0 0 Balance Caeried Forward , m 62,447 18 8 £2,1251,554 2 9 ASHBUKTON AGENT— W. FERRIMAHT. See that Substitutes are not imposed upon you—PUSHED FOB GAIN FORD'S SCOUR AND LUNG-WORM MIX [URL By Royal Letters Patent. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINE RIOS, 17* PER GALLON, IN TWO GALLON TINS.^WILL DRENCH fc 32O;SHEBP F.JFERRIMAN, ASHBURTON, PATENTEE & PROPRIETOR. WALTER A. WOOD. TUBULAR STEEL MOWER: HAT RAKE. To Our Farmer Friends. We greet you in 1893 with a finer line of harvesting machines than ever before. our reliable Mowers, Hay Rakes, Reapers and Bind ers LEAD EVERYWHERE. Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company, Send for Annual Catalogue. HARVESTER AITO BINDER. ENCLOSED GEAR RSAPEB, v F. FEREIMAN, LOCAL AGENT. Reapers and Rakes. . WASTE CHOPS. VBvW ' J^^^H^^H^ SC A GOOD MACHINC* 2^fX/^\ , »f r &^J^D j^The most reliable machines the world has ever had WmER A, WOOD MOWING ft REAPING MACHINE CO. I WOOD I WOOD I WOOD I WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowerg Reapers Rakee # CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEIR FAULTLESS QUALITY.  ' F. FEERIMAN".