On the Farms
MAIZE planting, except in a few isolated instances, is now over, and the late rains have enabled our farmers to prosecute that needful operation with expedition…
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Farming & the land, 1886
73 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 4
The Agriculturist and Grazier sSUGAR for Cattle Feeding. (From the produce Markets Review.)
IN this country the practice of giving animals sugar or molasses with their food was commenced after the abolition of the sugar duties in 1874, and has since become…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hereford Cattle in Queensland
THE travelling correspondent of the Queenslander has, in the course of his journeys in the Moreton district, met with a herd of Herefords, which have taken his fancy in spite of prejudice against them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Agriculturist and Grazier Multiplicity of Crops
THE recent blight in the maize crop, though not attendant, as yet with serious consequences, combined with the effects of the late excessive drought, should teach our agriculturists the risk of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C. & N. C. Farmers' Co-operative Assoctation (Limited.)
THE usual half—yearly meeting of the shareholders of this association was held on Friday, in the Theatre Royal. There were about 120 shareholders present. Mr. G. Bailey (Chairman of the Board)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Farm Racing Club Races. Sydney
At these races, held on Saturday, the following wera the results:- FIRST HANDICAP, 7 furlongs,—Bonnie Bee, 8-1, 1; College Boy, 6-12, 2; Binalong, 6st., 3. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Producing Colour in Cattle
THE success of Jacob in producing "ringstraked, spotted, and speckled" has been (says the Queenslander) cast in the shade by a German breeder, one Herr A. Kubelk,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Decrease of Horned Cattle in N. S. Wales
SINCE the year 1875 the number of cattle in this colony have decreased from 3,134,086 head until they now only number, according to official return, 1,335,000. Without entering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ostrich Farming
A VISITOR to the ostrich farm at Gawler, S. A., describes it as a property of 170 acres, on which are 100 adult ostriches enclosed in 26 paddocks surrounded by wire fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Experimental Farming
Now that action is being taken by memorialising the Government for the introduction of model funning, as well us the establishment of a Department of Agriculture, it is hoped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming in Holland
THE Dutch farmor is continually fertilising his farm of 30 or 40 acres, and this process repeated for some centuries, with no crop to drain the substance of the soil except grass,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cattle Market
THERE appears to be a prospect, for a period at least, that cattle must rule at higher rates than for sovoral years past. There are several reasons for this advance,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preserving Butter
One of the chief obstacles to the preservation of butter is the water which it contains, and it can be shown by almost any analyst that an ordinary sample of good butter has in it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society
A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday. Present: Mr. T. G. Hewitt, President (in the chair); Messrs. H. Maurice, S. Kritsch, A. Lipman, w. Boorman,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Condition of the Crops. the Maize
THE severe weather at the beginning of the week proved detrimental to the progress of the late maize, which showed signs of reviving after the showers of a couple of weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Judging Cattle by Points
THE Kansas State Shorthorn Breeders' Association have adopted a scale which they recommend for application at all cattle shows in Kansas. The standard is fixed at 100…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experimental Farming
THE vital importance of this subject to a community like ours is sufficient excuse for repeatedly recurring to it. It will be noticed that several of the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hints for Farm and Garden
No soil in the world is naturally rich enongh to grow continuously garden crops to an advantage and profit. The mineral matter taken from the soil by a 5lb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →—United States Maize Crop
FROM a report just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture we gather the important statements that the product of the 1885 crop of maize is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queensland Maize Crops
THE Toowoomba Chronicle says:— We regret to learn that the hopes that were indulged in at the commencement of the year, of a good yield of maize in this district, will not…
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