The London Wool Sales. Prices Unaltered. [By Cable.] London
At the wool sales to-day competition was good, and prices were Without alteration…
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Farming & the land, 1896
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Seed for Farmers
Mr A. Dunnieliffe, of the Agricultural Department, attended at the Council Chambers yesterday forenoon and afternoon, and personally received, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broom Corn. (In Two Parts).—part Ii. After Treatment of the CROP.—Continued
These facts should be born in mind, and nothing should be done that would tend to reduce the fibre value. The first step in the gathering of the crop…
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A writer in the Yorkshire Post has the following to say about feeding wheat to pigs :—"It is cheaper than maize weight for weight, and when mixed with maize it gives a better result…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Butter Yield of Cows
The problem as to the influence of the food upon the percentage of butter-fat in the milk of cows is (says Australasian) obviously of practical interest. "Is it possible by varying…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Farm & Garden. Local Farming Notes
The weather during the past week has not been altogether favourable for farmers. The frosts of the previous week were much appreciated, but they were succeeded by…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Dairy Expert
At the recent examinations held in connection with the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Canada, Mr. Ernest Ireland, son of the late Mr. Jesse Ireland, of Newcastle, passed with honours…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →United States Farming
The largest farm in the United States is said to be in the south-west of Louisiana, being 100 miles from north to south, and 25 miles east by west. A syndicate bought it…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Experimental Farms
In connection with the leading article which appeared in our issue of Tuesday concerning the Moonbi Government tobacco plantation and the retirement of the export…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Co Operative Delegates and Australian Butter
The delegates of the Wholesale Co-operative Society of Great Britain visited Warrnambool on Friday, and inspected several of the local butter factories, expressing themselves highly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers and Settlers Association
The farmers' and settlers' conference will open at Wagga on August 11. The business paper is as follows:—1. Consideration of the Lands for Closer Settlement Bill. 2. Leasing or alienation. 3…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming Implements
The falling off last year in the quantity of butter made on farms was about 10,000,000lb., although the increased manufacture of butter in factories will go some way towards…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Farm & Garden. Manuring for Potatoes
In preparing the soil for the potato it is desirable (says Australasian) that it should be stirred deep in autumn or beginning of winter and that as little working of the soil in spring…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farming by Electricity
Israel Hogeland, a Chicago man, has patented a device which will allow a farmer to plough his field, harrow it, put in the seed, and when the crop…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SKETCHER. On a Chinese Silkworm Farm
Every British schoolboy kept or has kept silkworms. A cardboard box and a constant supply of mulberry leaves are, in his estimation, all the requisites for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat-growing in Riverina
Wheat-growing "on the halves" is becoming a very big thing indeed in the Riverina and other parts of the colony. Wool-growing is not so profitable as it used to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Experience with Seed Wheat
That Australian wheat farmers had won much experience concerning the sorts of wheat which best suited their business is (says Rural Australian) borne out by the experiences…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm & Garden. Treatment of Young Chickens
Arrangements are necessary from the commencement of hatching, to keep the chickens of different hens apart, or there will be quarrelling and sudden deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Butter Trade with England
Being questioned yesterday Mr. Jones, one of the English trade delegates now on a visit to Sydney stated that he had given a great deal of attention to the butter export trade. For something like…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Farmers' Conference
The Farmers' Conference opened at Wagga today. when the attendance of delegates was more representative off the farming interests than at any previous gathering. Mr. G. F. Plunkett…
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