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Farming & the land, 1905

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Farm and Field. Action of Warm Water on [?]

The Mountaineer · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 5

It is stated by the Canadian dairy journals that the discovery has been made in Canada that the use of warm water destroys the action of rennet. The…

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Flavor in Butter

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 5

It is the flavor of butter that captures the taste of the consumer. Good flavored butter always commands a ready sale. To obtain flavor strict cleanliness in the…

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Farm and Field

The Mountaineer · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 5

What is a [?]tarter?" The term "starter" when used in connection with buttermaking means a preparation used to assist in the…

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Farm and Field. The Potato Disease in New Zealand

The Mountaineer · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 5

The potato digging season in New Zealand having commenced, the growers are now able to gauge the full extent of the damage that has been caused by…

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Farm and Field. Testing the Cooking Qualities of Potatoes

The Mountaineer · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 5

A cooking - test of various potatoes, grown in England, was held on M[?] at Marke Tay, the object being to [?]certain the effect of keeping upon the…

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Comfortable Homesteads on Farms

The Mountaineer · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 5

"Does a farmer live as comfortably as his means warrant?" asks "Moira," a contributor to the "Sydney Mail." From what has passed under my notice…

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Farm and Field. Influence of Food on Milk

The Mountaineer · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 5

In the instructive article on "The Influence of Food on Milk," which Mr Allan Barns Graham, jun., of Cralgallian, Scotland, contributes to the new volume…

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The Farmers Who Won't Attend Farmers' Meetings

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 5

Professor Massey, of the "Practical Farmer," U.S.A., when addressing a meeting of potato growers, said that "the meeting was made up almost entirely of…

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London Dairy Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 5

The annual dairy show of the British Dairy Farmers' Association takes place in the Royal Agricultural Hall, London, on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th October…

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The Farmhouse Churn

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 5

Churning at a farm is usually the work of the wife or daughter, unless there is a woman who includes it within her list of duties, or where during the slack time…

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Farm and Field. Australian Horses for Export

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 5

The events of the two past years have shown that there is a ready and payable foreign market for our horse stock, provided that the…

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Water in Butter

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 5

At a time like the present, when prominence is being given to the question as to how much, or how little, water should be allowed in butter, it is worthy…

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Farm and Field. Potash and Farm Crops

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 5

The Potash Ash Syndicate 110 Strand, London, England, has issued a very instructive pamphlet compiled by Mr J. J. Willis, superintendent of the…

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How to Develop the Dairying Industry

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 5

"Summarised, the development of the dairying industry in this State depends upon:-- 1. The better selection and…

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Shelter for Cattle

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 5

In a useful paper on "Artificial Shelter for Cattle," read by Mr Wade, County Instructor, before the North Kildare Farming Society, Ireland, a trial…

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Farm and Field. Pasture and Rye Grass

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 5

A leaflet issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture on the laying down of .land to permanent pasture does not give any encouragement to the…

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Farm and Field. Manufacturing Alcohol From Potatoes in Germany

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 5

The manufacture of alcohol from potatoes is an important industry on the Continent of Europe, and more especially, in Germany The extent of the industry…

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Farm and Field. The Value of Rape for Pigs

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 5

Many experiments have been; conducted at one time or other in second in the states and elsewhere with the object of estimating the value of the rape crop for…

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Farm and Field. New Process of Butter-making

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 3

A committee of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has just made public its report no the Taylor process for butter-making It is…

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The Champion Wool Press

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 3

In these days of rapid improvement in all things mechanical, and when different methods are in use to effect the same purpose, he would be a…

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