Contents: THE FARM.—March Month-Different Ways of Planting Potatoes—Clover Hoots and Subsoils—Sundry Matters (illustrated) — The Question 01' the fixation of-vKree Nitrogen—Eradicat ing Sweet Brians—Noted and Glean ings 113-116 The Dairy , .—Tho Dairy Tests at the World's Fair—Churninf? — A British 'View oi the Colonial Dairy Produce Trade—Dairy Skimmings .. .. 117-113 Live Stock.—Dead and Live Weight l*'roni Block Tusk Results—Prize Wai kato Lincoln Sheep (illustrated)-— Pleuro-Pneuuionia—Wciyh-Rridge v. Guesswork in Estimating Carcase Weight 118-119 Rural Economy 120 THE GARDEN.—Monthly Reminders '.'or March—About Onions— Harvest ing and Curing Onions for Keeping— Cucumbers and Melons Crossing- Horticultural Clippings 121-122 The Feoit-Grower.-—Lemon Culture in Italy—Tho Orchard 122-125 Entomological. — The Leceh-cating BlljJ—Red Spider—' Insect Life ' .. 124 THE POULTRY YARD.—Deceitful Ap pearances — Proposed Xcw Zealand Poultry Clnb—Principles of Breeding -The Indian Game Fowl—Poultry Scratchings .. .. .. .. .. 126 The Mangatawhiri Valley 127-128 EDITORIAL.—Working Farmers and i;be Now Taxation Scheme—The Fruit Export Business— The Small Bird Nuisance in the South .. ... .. 129-130 jVj [SCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.—FaI- Iow Crops—Parasitic Disease in Sheep 130-131 Something About Shearers (illustrated) 132-133 Mutton Cutlets 133 Another Supposed Local Sheep Disease 133 EDITOR'S LETTER BOX—Tho Com bination Pig—Kaphidia—Surface-sow ing! Fern Land—Potato Moths—llom noys v. Lincolns —District for Dairy Factory—Dairy Returns 131 Ouk Inquiry Department. — Separ ated Skim Milk—Surface-sowiiif!; , li'eru Land—Berry Cultivation—Sick Fowls 131 Auckland Annual Shoep Fairs .. .. 134 Pnccs of Store Sheep 136 Parasitic Disease in Shoep 136 D.STRICT lIKPORTS.-Xo.picr— Wel lington Province: Wanfcamii, Mars terton—Otago Province: Gore—Nel son Province—Canterbury Province: South—Auckland Province: Waiiuato North, Bay oC Plenty, Wairoa South, Waikato, wh.angaroi—Southland .. 136-142 Canterbury Grain Harvest .. .. 142 ! THM API All V.-Seasonable Hints for March—The Improved Self-hlver (il lustrated) — Bee Notes .from New South Wales—Death of a Beekeeper 143-144 Ltjttkbs from Beekbepeks, — Ques tions from a Young Beekeeper.. .. 144 S tecial Sofctlomonta in Hawko's Kay .. 144 HOME AND HOUSEHOLD.—Pootry: The Angel and the Child—Good-night —Obscure Martyrs—Song of a Sailor's Wife 145 The Storyteller. — The Burglar's Blunder ■■ llis Wedded Wife .. .. 145-147 For the Ladies. —The Work Corner (illustrated)-Our Fashion Column (il lustrated)— She Caught, a Pickpocket —The Cure of a Sewing Machine—To Mend Woollen Dresses — Fireside Scraps 147-148 For the Young Folks.—The Flower Queen's Fall—How the Donkey Was Beaten—The Omnibus Driver's Pet— A Seven Month's Bioyclo Ride — A Perilous Leap 149-150 Children's Post Office 150 The Household. 