Cow Pea as a Crop
THE Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College speaks in terms of praise of Cow pen as a new puke for dry hot districts. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1899
951 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 48
Local News. Dairy Butter
When you want Good Dairy Butter equal to factory, try E. J. HEAD, who always keeps a fresh supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treating Wheat for Smut
Mr. W. Hawken writes: I notice in the January number of the Gazette for the present year a "plan for dressing wheat for smut" from Mr. Dyer, Jerrara. I thought I would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rise in Wool
Says the Melbourne Argus: It is pleasant to have to chronicle that values in connection with Australia's greatest staple have gone up by leaps and bounds, the present wool sales having…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Farm & Garden. COTTON-BUSH
Mrs. A. Macdonald, of Kerrabee, Muswellbrook, inquires whether cotton-bush is a good food for stock, and whether it will do planted in an open paddock where stock can get at it,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New Zealand State Farm
A special correspondent of the Melbourne Argus, writing about the visit of the Victorian Minister of Lands to New Zealand, where he hoped to learn how to deal with the unemployed, says, with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tick and Tuberculosis. Deputation of South Coast Dairymen
A deputation from the South Coast on Wednesday interviewed the Colonial Secretary, and urged that practical dairy farmers should be represented upon the Commission to be appointed to inquire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crop-bound Fowls
Although the hen has no teeth and cannot chew its food, there is the same necessity, and possibly greater, for it to eat slowly that there is for animals that depend on mastication…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local News. Dairy Butter
When you want Good Dairy Butter equal to factory, try E. J. HEAD, who always keeps a fresh supply…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local News. Dairy Butter
When you want Good Dairy Butter equal to factory, try E. J. HEAD, who always keeps a fresh supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Sale at Scone
MESSRS. Corbelt and Simpson announce an important sale of 1500 sheep attheir yards, Scone, on Saturday, next, particulars of which will be found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales
At the London wool sales last week buyers responded in a spirited mauner to the big advance cabled from the other side of the globe and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Association
WE are informed that a meeting of the Committee of the local Farmer's Association is to be held in the School of Arts this (Wednesday) afternoon, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter Dairymen's Association
A VERY successful meeting of the above was held at the School of Arts, Aberdeen on Saturday morning last. There was a large attendance, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Dairy Butter
When you want Good Dairy Butter, equal to factory, try E. J. HEAD, who always keeps a fresh supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales
The following; were the averaged prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named :—Waimate, 8 1/2 d; Coldstream, 12 1/8 d; Boolcarrol, 10 1/4 d Afton, 10d ; Piedmont, 12 1/8 d; Carralumba, 13d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dehorning of Cattle
The operation of dehorning cattle is simplicity itself. The calf is operated upon when about a week old, or just when the horn-buds are beginning to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rules for Butter Making
The dairy inspector at Cornell Agricultural College, Ithaca, N.Y., has set out a list of rules about butter making and ripening cream. He says the practical part of cream ripening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report an follows under data 13th May; Action sales were retained this week alter a, month's interval, 5018 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Association
A SPECIAL meeting of the Committee of the abovenamed Association was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon, for the purpose of…
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