The Rust in Wheat. To the Editor of the Herald
MR. EDITOR,—The letter signed "A Man," published in your last issue calls for a few remarks from a practical farmer. The facts he puts forward as to failure of the crops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1864
55 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 3
Sydney Wool Market
The public sales of wool, &c., were held on Thursday last. Messrs Richardson and Wrench.--70 bales of wool were catalogued, of which 66 were placed at full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm.—notes on the Month
[?]tations ht arone , we have to chronicle a most trying season for the farmer. From the moist state of the soil, consequent upon such heavy rains, it may be suggested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Olive Farm. To the Editor of the Yeoman
SIR,—As our science of agriculture needs extension, and as eternal wheat-growing now fails to remune-rate those cultivators who do lot renovate the older soils annually producing it, I may, perhaps,invite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grain Crops on Virgin Soil. To the Editor of the S. M. Herald
SIR,—In your issue of Friday last, and in the second column, under heading Victoria, I therein see particular mention is made of the great fertility of the soil at Mount Rowan, Ballarat, and that the oats…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flower-farming
THE colonists of South Australia ought to feel much indebted to Mr. Samuel Davenport for the useful letters which he has published in our columns, with a view to increase the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Little Birds, Caterpillars, and Crops
—Everywhere throughout the district the settlers are complaining of the destructive ravages of the caterpillars, which, in countless hosts, swarm over the face of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shall Sheep Be Washed?
WooL undoubtedly needs cleansing before it can be used in the manufactory, but it does not follow that it must be washed while on the sheep's back. There are many…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Foot-rot in Sheep
AN extensive Highland flockmaster applies to us for an unfailing remedy for foot-rot– one of those evils that follow more especially in the wake of improved and high farming,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Market
The wool market was very quiet; inquiries only for immediate requirements. Buyers received an advance on November rates, except in special eases. Some buyers were waiting for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early Recollections of Yass. From the Dairy on a Late Digger
As I am this time to record how schools were first planted in Yass. I have no desire to talk polities, but I cannot refrain from stating, as it appears to me. how miserably some of our great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Influence of Season on the Produce of Wheat
IT is proverbial that the weather exerts a very powerful influence on the produce of our fields. The accounts of the condition of the crops about the time of harvest, which are collected with much care by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Winter Fattening of Cattle
ALTHOUGH the importations of cattle into the kingdom have been unprecedented during the past few yours, still it does not suffice to lower the price to any great extent, or fix it below a remunerating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Farming in 1863
THE great questions that agitate the agricultural mind at home in the present day are all, either directly or indirectly, the result of the repeal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rust in Wheat
THE following correspondence on this subject has appeared in the S. M. Herald. The first letter is from Mr. Thomas S. Mort:-- Having of late become a bit of a farmer, and being of course…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Secret for Farmers
It is worth knowing, that every keeper of cows may cause them to calve during the day time, instead of night or day, as it may happen, causing much watching and want of sleep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm, Garden, and Vineyard. Calendar for May
THE FARM.-- On most soils the recent rains would cause the sowing of wheat, oats, barley, &c., to be deferred; the first favourable opportunity must be taken to push on the sowing of corn crops, &c…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rust in Wheat
THE following correspondence on this subject has appeared in the S. M. Herald. The first letter is from Mr. Thomas S. Mort, as follows:— Having of late become a bit of a farmer, and being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Making and Packing
THINKING it may be of interest to some of your readers, I will give a few ideas of butter-making obtained by making it for years, and while visiting some of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rust in Wheat
THE subjoined is the paper road by Mr. Mitchell at the last meeting of the Horticultural Association, and kindly forwarded to us for publication:—…
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