Rust in Wheat
During the three years I have resided in the Illawarra district I have paid great attention to the above subject, and have arrived at the conclusion that wheat can be grown profitably…
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Farming & the land, 1890
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Clinton's Patent Butter Box
We have received from the patentee (Mr. P. J. Clinton, of Nelligan), a rough drawing of a now kind of butter box, which is claimed to be a vast improvement in every respect upon the old…
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Early sowing and deep ploughing must on no account be neglected. I have seen wheat planted in May and June, which is undoubtedly too late. For a climate like ours I recommend March, but…
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WE (Illawarra Mercury) have received from the patentee (Mr. P. J. Clinton, of Nelligan), a rough drawing of a new kind of butter box, which is claimed to…
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Mr. E. Gibson's sale of dairy stock came off last Thursday at Newtown, as advertised. The weather was favorable, and the attendance of buyers was very fair, but the bidding throughout…
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ANOTHER instance of the increasing popularity of the above named strain of cattle was furnished on Friday last, on which day Messrs. Cole Brothers, of Jamberoo,…
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MR. E. GIBSON'S sale of dairy stock came of last Thursday at Newtown as advertised. The weather was favourable, and the attendance of buyers was very fair, but…
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THE Argus of Tuesday last has the following comments in its editorial columns:— What vitality there is in the farmers'…
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Members of Victorian Farmers' Unions have to sign the following "Covenant":—"I do hereby declare iny intention to combine for the purpose of promoting the farming…
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The attempt now being made (says the Age) to get up a freetrade movement amongst the farmers would hardly be worthy of notice but for its affording an opportunity for a little…
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IN a report just issued, Mr. Inglis, the Consul at Copenhagen, who has already published an interesting report on dairy farms in Denmark, describes a new…
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A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Melbourne Daily Telegraph as follows regarding the cause of rust in wheat, and the remedy:—Little light appears to…
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The eleventh half-yearly meeting of the above company was held in the Carrington Hall Albion Park, last Saturday, at 2 p.m. The [?] with the several officers, visitors in co[?]…
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THE following is an extract from a letter of the San Francisco correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald:—"It may be mentioned, as evidence that the farmers are…
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The eleventh half-yearly meeting of the above company was held in the Carrington Hall, Albion Park, last Saturday, at 2 p.m. The directors, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Manure. Every Farmer and Gardener His Own Analyst
Knowing your columns to be ever open for publication of matters of interest and benefit to the public, and always ready to assist and educate the people through your journal, I…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Mr. Dow on Friday completed as agreement with Mr. Smith Ellis for a trial of his specific for rust in wheat. Under this…
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GOULBURN, Friday.—Mr. Samuel Young president of the Namurkah group of the Victorian Farmers Protection Association, and Mr. J. M'Lean, who…
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The third point to be considered is the mechanical condition of the soil and its sweetness. If a soil is too heavy, it might be rendered lighter by liming; if it is too loose…
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Of the method of estimating the manure requirements of a soil by means of the test plots, little need be said ; but a brief illustration of this method may not be uninteresting…
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