Facts for Farmers
SINCE the application of blue-stone preparation to seed-wheat in California about fifteen or sixteen years ago, no crop from properly blue-stoned seed has been damaged with…
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Farming & the land, 1871
100 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 5
Worms in Sheep
WE regret to learn that many of the flocks of the South-western and Western interior have suffered serious injury from the prevalence of what is called the intestinal and lung worm…
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THE ploughing match under the auspices of the Agricultural Society is announced to take place on a portion of Douro estate, near Yass, on Monday next, the 10th instant. The judges are…
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ON Tuesday last the second annual exhibition under the auspices of the above-named society was held on the leased ground at North Yass. On Monday, about midnight, rain bosun to fall…
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WE milk sixteen cows—fifteen new milkers, and one farrow. They are a mixture. The native predominates; but there is an infusion of Ayrshire, Durham, and Devon…
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IN explaining how to clear land from large logs, J. S. Stone, in reply to an inquiry recently made, states that the best way to get rid of large logs is to blast them with…
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ENGLAND finds sheep-breeding profitable, but then she goes in for mutton mainly, the wool being only an incident. Cannot our Australian farmers in the settled districts…
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ON Friday last a meeting of the committee of the above society was held at the Court-house, for the purpose of settling all matters connected with the recent exhibition. Those present were, Dr…
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IN a former issue we copied an article from the Mark-Lane Express reviewing Mr. Hamilton's recent paper. We now quote from the Yorkshire and Leeds Intelligencer,…
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IT is a thing not generally known by farmers and gardeners, but it is a fact, that hot water may be employed without injury to plants or trees, for the destruction of the…
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ON next Thursday a meeting will be held at the Court-house, Yass, to inaugurate a society for the prevention of horse and cattle stealing, &c., which we hope to see largely attended. All…
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YESTERDAY, at noon, a meeting was held at the Court-house, Yass, for the purpose of originating a society for the prevention and detection of horse, cattle, and sheep stealing. Amongst…
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[As the publication of a supplement, "The Fireside Companion," will greatly relieve our columns in this page, we intend to devote the additional space thus gained to articles of…
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THE way to raise turkeys, which, if carried out, would be most profitable, is to have hardy sorts. Turkeys do no one good thing on a farm except eating up myriads of insects…
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WRITING at this date twelve mouths ago we had to deplore the excessively wet condition of the soil, which, owing to the copious rainfall of the month of April, was rendered unfit…
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THE way to raise turkeys, which, if carried out, would be most profitable, is to have hardy sorts. Turkeys do no one good thing on a farm except eating up myriads of insects…
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THE position of the agricultural interest is still a matter which claims particular comment from the local press. Tile need of some now industry is now more felt than it has…
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OF hop-growing it cannot be said, as of certain other forms of industry, that it has had to struggle into existence against great opposition, adverse legislation, or even want of support…
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AT a recent meeting of the journal and scientific committee of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Dr. Morris read the following paper, which was thoroughly explained by…
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THOSE who are forward with the preparation of now ground for shrubberies, or for the larger growing pines and deciduous trees, will now find the soil in splendid condition for the…
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