The Farmer
It is not generally known what yield there should be off shelled corn or cob corn. Mr. Valder of Hawkesbury, give it that 75lbs of cob corn should produce…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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The Farmer
A record price was obtained for sheep at Yass recently, when 10,000 were sold privately at 10s per head. A monster pig, bred by Walker's…
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A doctor named Hogg (Brisbane) secured the best prizes for pigs at the Exhibition last week. Appropriate. At Singleton Show last week were…
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Some enormous cabbages were disposed of on Saturday at Johnston's sale rooms, at id each. They were grown by Mr. B. Conlon…
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N.S.W. has an area of 40,000 acres under fruit trees. A number of merino sheepskins were sold at Maitland last week at the high…
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Mr. I. Christie, of the Lower Porland district, has the earliest melon vines on the Hawkesbury. The seed was imported from America…
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The turkey was first discovered America, and was brought to England in the early part of the 16th century. Since then it has been acclimatised in nearly all…
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THE adjourned half yearly meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon. Present: Messrs J. T. Gosper. B. Hall. N. Hall. W. H. Hull, J. Dickson and A. Berckelman (secretary)…
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Caterpillars are reported to be doing great damage to the crops in some parts of the Gundagai district. Last week the s.s Kent, from New…
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A Melbourne firm is purchasing large quantities of chaff in the Albury district to fill orders for South Africa. A farm of 16 acres, portion of the…
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Out of 136,806 bales offered at the London wool sales 128,825 have been sold. The prices of New Zealand dairy…
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Grey' horses are the longest lived, and cream-coloured ones the most delicate. Most authorities estimate the strength of one horse as equal to that of five men…
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Writing in the October number of the "Agricultural Gazette," Mr. Valder says: "Haymaking will commence this month. Farmers should see that their binders or…
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Caterpillars have been very destructive around Warren and other parts of the colony. Broom millet is selling at £29…
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During this season Victoria has export ed 787 tons of butter to South Africa. Australian rabbit skins are being converted into sealskins for American…
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Reference has often been made to the way in which the present regulations press on the farmers and all consignors of country killed…
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Eggs if boiled for one minute will keep fresh and good for several months. It is understood that the Government will convert the recently acquired stud…
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The farmer who fails to avail himself of all the labor-saving contrivances within his reach and ability to buy, places himself under…
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The output of butter from the New South Wales Creamery at Bega, during the month of October was 64 tons. Large quantities of bananas had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Currency Creek Public School. "Beside yo[?] struggling fence that skirts the way, With orchards, farms, and gardens gay, There, in a public building, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school." GOLDSMITH (adapted)
STAVING in the vicinity of Freeman's Reach recently I chanced to stroll out one day along the Bullridge road. After passing Hand's Crossing at the creek, I struck off to the right on what…
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