Cattle Driving in Ireland
Twenty five persons have been arrested near Clonmel, charged with cattle driving…
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Farming & the land, 1909
1,455 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 73
Wheat Breeding
Wheat improvment may be done in two ways (says the West Australian "Journal of Agriculture,") the first and most generally followed is by simple selection…
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Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—Notwithstanding the holiday season, a large number of buyers are in the city ready and anxious to purchase any wools passed in at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reafforestation on the Farm
Many farmers in the coastal districts have denuded their holdings of nearly every stick of timber which they originally contained (says the "Queenslander.") In some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Would-be Farmer. Manchester Boys Longing for Australia
By the last mail Dr. Arthur, the president of the Immigration League of Australia, received the following amusing, if somewhat pathetic, letter from a lad in Manchester…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
Southern Riverina is in a dangerous condition owing to dry herbage. In many parts no fire-breaks have been made. The first experimental farm on the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Dairy Cow
There is a distinct personality about the dairy cow possessed by no other animal. She is a class by herself. She is both a necessity because of her…
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Mr. J. M. B. Connor, Victorian Government' Dairy Supervisor, writes:— Hand-in-hand with the selection and breeding of dairy cows is the question of proper…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Keeping Pigs on the Farm
With regard to the pig-keeping business, Mr. Smith, the Victorian pig expert, has a ward to say about the housing accommodation. To him it has always seemed cruel to sty up pigs in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →JUDGlNG Dairy Cattle
The main feature on judging dairy cattle from the farmer's standpoint is that the dairy cow should represent a perfect working machine that will convert cheap…
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Dalgety and Company. Ltd., report:— The short holiday period in the wool trade has now practically terminated, as on January 4th sales will he resumed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Notes Forthe Farm and Dairy the Dual Purpose Cow
Tho old adage that "a breed of live stock is just what the breeder makes them." was verified at a recent Central Counties Dairy Show in England, when a Hereford cow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Developing Dairy Heifers
After considering the question of breeding from good producing ancestry (says an exchange) the next step in improving the individuality of the herd is the feeding and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmehs Burnt Out. Wagga
A serious outbreak of fire occurred at Malebo yesterday, 2000 acres of grass and much fencing being destroyed. Mr. J. G. Fletcher lost 1800 acres of grass and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Humane Cattle-Killing
It appears that, in spite of much initial opposition on the part of Scotch cattle killers of the poleaxe style, a now device has been introduced in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market
Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—The market re opened on a firm basis on Monday, thus fully realising our ant cipations as to the beneficial effect cables as to the statistical position would have upon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Founding of Australia's Wool Industry
We have received a copy of the second edition of the "History of the Founding of Wool Industry of Australia," by Charles T. Burfitt. The author in his dedication…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales. Dalget and Co. Report
The short holiday period in the wool ade has now practically terminated on January 4th sales will be [?]ssumed in the Sydney market. There…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage to Crops
Extensive damage was done to perishable crops by the scorching and blistering heat of Sunday and Monday. Tomatoes and cucumbers suffered a good deal of damage, as also did some other crops, in…
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