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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1845

21 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Wool Circular

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1845 · page 2

A series of Wool Sales, which commenced on the 11th September, have closed today, consisting of 4,093 bales from Sydney, Port Phillip and Port Adelaide—and…

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"Hawkesbury Courier." Thursday, January 16, 1845. The Crops.—Siloes.— Exportation of Wheat

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1845 · page 2

THE late abundant harvests, which under the blessing of Divine Providence, have, as far as regards quality and quantity, fully answered the most sanguine expectations…

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History & Cultivation of Wheat. (From the Gardener's Chronicle, June 29.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1845 · page 1

IN what country wheat is indigenous is not easily ascertained: all opinions must now rest merely upon conjecture. We read of its cultivation in the earliest…

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To Prevent Smut to Wheat (From the Gardener's Chronicle, June 29.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1845 · page 1

Withe regard to smut, I am fully of opinion that with proper precaution the disease may be got rid of altogether; but with respect to peppercorns I am…

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Gardeners' & Farmers' Calendar January

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1845 · page 4

The Garden.—Sow cabbage; bronli early in the month; cauliflowers, carrots, parships, French beens, cerely. The Orchard—Bud trees…

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To Make Butter

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1845 · page 1

WE have seen varions accounts of butter made in winter from scalded milk, but we have neve[?] put any of them to an experimental test. On Monday we called on Mr. Patten Johnson, of…

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Gardeners' & Farmers' Calendar. January

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1845 · page 4

The Garden,—Sow cabbage; brocoli early in the month; cauliflowers, carrots, parships, French heaus, celery. The Orchard—Bud trees…

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Proper Time to Reap Wheat

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1845 · page 1

THE discussion and remarks in some of your late numbers respecting the best time to harvest wheat as regards its state of ripeness, has recalled to my…

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Dairy Management

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1845 · page 1

Mr. Greaves, of Bakewell, Derbyshire, stated recently to the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society that, having paid a visit, some twenty years…

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Peruvian Sheep

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1845 · page 2

THE following communication from Alexander Gartshore Stirling, Esq., of Craigbarnet, Lennoxtown, in Glasgov, on the naturalization of the Alpaca…

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Advantage of Reaping Wheat Before It Is Ripe

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1845 · page 3

IN the Sydney AUSTRALIAN, of the 29th March, will be found a description of the result which followed the reaping of wheat four, three, two weeks, and one week,…

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Butter Making

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1845 · page 2

WE are in possession of Professor Trail[?] Experiment[?] [?]d [?]nations on the production of Butter:" which we intend, [?] our next three publications, to submit, to…

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Butter Making

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1845 · page 1

THE following are portions of Professor Traill's "Experiments and Observations on the production of Butter," to which we alloded in our last publication:…

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Butter Making. [Continued From Our Last. Series 2. Comparative Quantity of Butter yielded by

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1845 · page 1

No. 1. Sweet cream churned alone. No. 2. Sweet milk and its cream charned together. No. 3. Sour cream churned alone…

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Butter Making. [Concluded.] Series 4

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1845 · page 1

This series was intended to decide on the qualities of the butter obtained by the four processess above detailed, as to keeping fresh. These experiments were…

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From the Gazette. Grose Farm

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1845 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that the paddocks at Grose Farm, will be put up separately to auction, for sale on lease or license for one year, commencing 1st August…

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From the Gazette. Grose Farm

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1845 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, that the paddocks at Grose Farm, will be put up separately to auction, for sale on lease or license for one year, commencing 1st August…

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Farmers' Calendar

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1845 · page 4

THE Flemish proverb has it—"No green food no cattle—no cattle no ma: nure—no manure no corn." Draining, subsoil ploughing, irrigation, augment:…

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Grand Cattle Show of the Penrith and Hawkesbury Agricultural Association

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1845 · page 2

THE first Show of this Association will take place on Thursday next, and as many Visitors are expected from Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, the Hunter River, and other…

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Penrith and Hawkesbury Agricultural Society's Show of Cattle, &c., &c., &c., at Clarendon, This Day

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 4 September 1845 · page 2

It is extremely gratifying to us to observe the preparations that have been making, during the week to give eclat to the proceed ings of the Great Cattle Show and…

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