Straying Cattle
The straying cattle nuisance is in full swing again. One of the most beautiful small gardens in the town, where dahlias, chrysanthemums and other large…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blue Mountains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1911
30 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Irrigation Farms
The recent interview between the Under-Secretary for Agriculture (Mr H. C. L. Anderson) and the irrigating farmers of the Wentworth irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Sowing
Expecting early rains, farmers have been sowing largo areas of wheat. The danger of this practice lies in their being enough moisture in the soil to germinate the seed, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fodder Crops
The time seems opportune to direct the attention of farmers to the necessity of planting fodder crops, and for their subsequent conservation, as a provision for stock feed during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kind of Crops for Fodder
At the Berry Stud Farm a trial was made of four varieties of maize obtained from America. These were Marlbro' Prolific, Cocke's Prolific, Funk's Yellow Dent, and Boone County…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farmer. Breeding Heifers Too Young
The farmer who breeds a heifer at less than two years of age evidently does so in order to begin realizing a profit from her as early as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer. Bones for Fertilisation
At the present time the importations of bones into Great Britain are about 40,000 tons a year, and a further quantity of about 50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer's View
Radical Agent: That was a fine speech our candidate made on agricultural questions, wasn't it? Unimpressed Farmer: T'wasn't bad…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Machine for the Farm
A tillage machine, treating the soil in the same manner as can be accomplished with a shovel and hoe, has been devised in Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer. Seedless Watermelons
"The arrival in Chicago of a carload of seedless watermelons marks progress," says an American journal. "By all means let us have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Child Swallows Brooch and Is Fed with Wool
When a child swallows a brooch, pin, or other object which might penetrate the intestines, it should be fed with an absorbent wool…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farmer. Milk-giving Cows
Naturally cows vary very much in their condition. Some have a constant disposition to leanness, others are disposed to put on fat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer. Abolishing the Middleman
It looks as if America, as in many other things, will be the first in the field with a real system of co-operative agriculture, says an English…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Yankee" Grubbing Wheat Land
Mr H. Ross, one of the Department's Inspectors, in a report, says that Yankee grubbing is largely practiced in the Southern districts. Grubbing in this way means…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. Five Points of a Dairy Cow
The five points to be observed in selecting a good dairy cow are:— 1st. Large body and especially middle piece, indicating a capacity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harrowing Growing Crops
Harrow all the wheat and oat crops if they are not too high. It makes a wonderful difference in the growth, and helps to conserve moisture…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General Work on the Farm
Mr R. N. Makin, the Departments' In spector, writing from the South Coast, makes some observations concerning general work on the farm at this season…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. Danish Treatment of the Cow
The million dairy cows of Denmark are confined almost exclusively to two breeds—the Danish red of Zealand and the islands, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer. Variation in Test
There are at least two conditions [?]ich will cause a cow's milk to vary considerably in percentage of fat, and they are as follows: When a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Butter
Good butter should be neither too pale nor too deep a yellow, but a rich primrose. It should be firm, waxy, mild, yet sweet in flavour,…
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