. Australian Garden and Field. The Now Pnrafiold Poultry Station Iiuh been covered with '• KINGS COM PO",—The Idenl Roof C olinR Preparation. A 4S lb till will cover 7'20 sq. feet with two coats—Pri. e 7/6. Olitain- al>le from all hard ware stores or tho Hole agentf. KING «& OO., W A YM O U TH ST 1110 K V. Country Agents wanted, write today for full Pariioulars. tive that the danger be immediate- 1\' counteracted by starting an- other fine out from the point to be protected, in order to run and meet the one approaching. In such a Case there is danger in the ten- dency of the protec
. Australian Garden and Field. The Now Pnrafiold Poultry Station Iiuh been covered with '• KINGS COM PO",—The Idenl Roof C olinR Preparation. A 4S lb till will cover 7'20 sq. feet with two coats—Pri. e 7/6. Olitain- al>le from all hard ware stores or tho Hole agentf. KING «& OO., W A YM O U TH ST 1110 K V. Country Agents wanted, write today for full Pariioulars. tive that the danger be immediate- 1\' counteracted by starting an- other fine out from the point to be protected, in order to run and meet the one approaching. In such a Case there is danger in the ten- dency of the protecting fire strip to run back upon the property sought to be saved. The means of avoiding this is to attach about 8 feet of fencing wire to a. barndoor or large sheet -of galvanised iron, and pull it bv the wire attachment as a drag round the stack yard or crop, while a second hand fol- lows applying fire along its edge. vSav it is a stack yard that is to be protected, then the grass is lighted along the edge of the drag furthest from the point to be pro- tected, bv one man told off to light the grass following the drag as it is steadily drawn along, while another follows in the wake to beat out anv sparks that raav threaten to light the grass in to- wards the stacks, leaving, of course, the other .side to bum outwards to meet the aDproachin<T dang»sr. This expedient has proved effective, not only in our corres- Ii'ondent's own case, but also in others that he is informed of, so that bv its means mrich loss has been prevented, even in the face of a rasfinir fire iie^rine down in full blast u]ion the crops and home- steads. For beatint out the fire, of using branches or wet sacks, the best kinds of fire-beat- ers are made fixing a piece ol bullock hide about p foot sqaiare in the slit end of a wooden handle, and using it on the fire as a gar- Thai Tou ean Hav« Yttur Worn and Di««arded SILVERWARE RE-PLATED and mad* Look Like New hj Seodrng il ke S. WALUS, 78,
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