Farm Notes
ONE way to "keep the boy on the farm" is to turn the grindstone yourself and let him hold the axe, half the time, anyway. WHEN a now milch cow has her calf taken…
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Farming & the land, 1886
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Farm Notes
A PIECE Of raw hide, four feet long by two and a half inches wide, is fastened to the forefoot below the fetlock, by means of a well padded strap and…
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The first half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held in the Carrington Hull, Albion Park, on Saturday, the 16th inst. There was a largo attendance of shareholders…
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Professor Brown, a gentleman hold in the very highest respect, by the agricultural community of the Province of Ontario, Canada, has recently by actual experience tested three capabilities of three…
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AT a short distance from the railway station at Dunragit is a butter factory, the first of the kind in Scotland. By a light crane the milk is hoisted to the…
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ALUM.—In catarrh of stomach, with vomiting of mucus, three grains of alum may be taken, crushed and in sauce, three times a day. For vomiting of…
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The fifth yearly meeting of the above company was hold in the Temperance Hall, on Friday last. The chairman (D. L. Dymock, Esq.,) opened the proceedings by reading the balance sheet…
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IN the present issue we reprint from the "Lismore Chronicle" a report of the opening of Mr. W. Walmaley's dairy factory, which we have no doubt will be read with…
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THE New York Times tells how the legs of any animal which may be broken by accident can be repaired by the use of wet paper bandages. For large…
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MR. F. SHEPHERD, Of Kingsdale, believing that there was a good opening for a first-class dairy in Goulburn, recently determined to establish one at his…
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The following letter has been handed to us for publication by Mr. Rolton, Forest Ranger for the district, the object of its publication being to draw the attention of farmers and others to the…
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ALTHOUGH the best friends of this colony have to acknowledge that agriculture has made but very little progress within its bounds, even its greatest enemies…
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Knowing your columus are always open to any subject of general information I think it my duty to inform your readers that the general opinion of the dairy…
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FRUIT should be picked when free from rain or dew if intended for packing. SPRINKLE a little sulphur or insect powder over the back and wings of the…
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MR. R. T. BOOTH, in proposing "The land we live in," at the American Independence banquet, on Monday, made the following sensible remark—"There was…
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1. ONLY healthy cows produce good milk. They must never be heated, or in any way misused or unduly excited. 2. Regularity in the time of milking,…
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GENTLEMEN,—The Committee of the Kiama Agricultural and Horticultural Association having had for some time past the above important subject under…
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Mr. J. A. Beatson, secretary to the Wollongong Agricultural Society, had placed at our disposal for publication the following letter on the above subject:—…
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A deputation waited upon the Minister for Lands yesterday, to represent, to the hon. gentleman the commercial depression, which it was alleged was due to the unsatisfactory provisions…
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ANY intelligent dairyman will soon find out that the first requisite of a profitable dairy is a good herd of cows. To secure that he should weed out,…
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