Dry Farming, or Scientific Soil Culture
Western people have become accustomed to call " The Campbell system of dry-farming" consists simply in the exercise of intelligence, care, patience, and tireless i-…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1906
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The Dairy Cow
How to produce dairy cows so that two essentials and at least some of the secondary desirable characteristics are secused would be an easy matter if the mind could, be…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Farm and Garden. the Brahmas As Farm Fowls
The Light Brahma, which is the largest fowl raised in America (says an exchange), holds the same relation to the poultry industry as the Shorthorn does to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wool and Wheat
During the past week 4771 bales of wool were received at Darling Island, representing an increase on the receipts for the same week last year of 1608 bales. The season's receipts to date are 11,166…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm and Dairy
In the course of a paper by the Hon. John Dryden on the "Prospects' of the Live Stock Industry in Canada" in the "Farmers' Advocate" he remarks that a new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →P.P. Boards. the Sheep Account
IN reference to the circular letter from the Department to the Pastures Protection Boards, asking for the payment of the debit balance, amounting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duckenfield Butter Factory
Mr. Rupert Cradick, son of the late Mr. Cradick, of the Royal Hotel Morpeth, has been appointed tester in the Duckenfield Butter Factory. For some time Mr. Cradick has been attending the dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market. Sydney
Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report:—Russian political troubles are still a serious disturbing factor in European financial circles, and wool prices, in common with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Condemned
Mr. Stephen Murphy, Acting Police Magistrate, who has been appointed to fill the place of Mr. E. A. L, Sharps, P.M., pending his recovery, had before him at the West Maitland Police Court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, August 14Th, 1906. (Before Mr Stephen Murphy, D.s.m.) Neolecting to Brand Sheep
G. R. Freeman, Inspector of Stock, proceeded against Edward Alford, of Birnam Wood, for neglecting to brand about 20 head of sheep, over the age…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hop Crop
Hop prospects are very bad in England in consequence of the dry summer and blight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Hangs Himself [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Martini. cosgreve, a. well-known Bathurst farmer, residing at, Raglan, committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in his stable. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Explosion Farmer Severely Injured
A farmer named C. Scbliebs, residing in the Albury district, has received a severe injury by an extraordinary explosion. He placed a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Price of Butter
Three years have elapsed (says Tuesday's Telegraph) since butter of first class quality was as dear as at present, the wholesale rate being 1s 1d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Market
WINCHCOMBE, Carson and Co., Ltd., report:—There is little alteration in the news from Europe, where business continues very unsettled. In Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Then the Farmer Growled
"Patsy, me boy," said Farmer O'Reilly, sternly, "where"s the donkey and the cart ?" Patsy had just returned from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A White Farm. Every Bird Beast and Building Is White
To own a farm and breed animals of some sort is the ambition of most wealthy men both here and abroad, and there are few millionaires who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unprofitable Farming
The majority of farmers are probably finding, from a by no means pleasant experience, that farming during periods of prolonged dry weather, is by no means a profitable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial. Sydney Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & Co. Report
THERE is little alteration in the news from Europe where business continues very unsettled. In Sydney, however, we continue to do a fair amount of business by private treaty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Farm and Garden. Poultry Breeding
As many poultry breeders know, chicken cholera, is a most fatal disease. It is usually very rapid in its action, and will sometimes destroy a whole flock, within a few days from its first appearance…
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