A Model Farmer
There is a gardener in the neighbourhood of Cowra who for the last ten years has maintained comfortably a large family, totalling 14 souls, on a 14-aero plot of land…
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Farming & the land, 1907
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Section 2—CATTLE. Durhams
Bull R W Moses 1, John Shell 2 Cow F E Bassingthwaite 1, W R Hindmarsh 2 Devons. Bull Yeo Bros…
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Judge—Mr H Wilson. Steward—Mr A Elliott flutter, private separator only, 51bs Jas Tickner 1, J Murphy 2 Separator or factory butter Barrengarry Dairy…
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Four fat long woolen weathers W Cowley 1 and 2 Four fat long wooled ewes J Dobb 1, J Cunningham 2 Pen of long wooled fat lambs Mrs O Ellsmore 1,…
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Bundle or truss oaten hay C Smith 1, Joseph Parker 2 Bundle or truss meadow hay, 56lbs Prevost Bros 1, C Fraser 2…
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Sir Samuel M'Caughey says his firm now owns 900,000 sheep, which are pastured on 6000 square miles of country in New South Wales and Queensland…
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Messrs Hill, Clark and Coy, Sydney, report:— We brought forward a small catalogue of 850 bales and are able to report a very…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Notes
In the Robertson district, there are 89 dairymen, the number of milking cows being set down at 2533. Despite wholesale poisoning, rabbits are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Influencing the Percentage of Butter Fat
When a cow is in full [?]ailk and full flesh, she will give her normal quantity of milk for at least a limited time, even although the quality and…
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Notwithstanding the dry seasons of late it is very pleasant to see signs of prosperity on some of the farms in the Bob's Range district. A close inspection revealed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dairy. Purchasing a Dairy Cow
In buying a dairy cow one has to depend largely upon judgment, but there are a few points that it is well to look to. It is not always possible to…
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In the discussion concerning the best crosses to use for producing lambs for export and other mutton sheep, which is becoming as live a topic as that relating to…
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An important address was delivered at the last meeting of the Farmers' National Congress, Wisconsin, U.S.A., by Mr L. W. Watkin, who dwelt at length…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heads of Wheat
Mlle. Lideal (a poet): "What a marvellous and beautiful spectacle it is to see the heavy heads of wheat rising and fulling at the caprice of the gentle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meeting of Farmers
Under the auspices of the Robertson A. and H. Society the first of a series of papers was read at the local School of Arts last night by Mr. Frank A. Badgery, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Education in Farming. (Contributed.)
At the recent prize-giving at Hawkesbury Agricultural College the various celebrities who were present drew attention to the valuable work that the institution had effected. During…
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Mr, McCourt must certainly feel gratified now his efforts to induce the Government to purchase the State Farm at Mittagong have been crowned with success, the Minister having notified him that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep. the Shropshire
The Shropshire fattens easily and matures early, the mutton being of a superior quality [?] always finding a ready sale. For hardly [?] if any can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry Farming
A good deal of controversy has at times been critically dealt with over the statement that—poultry farming pays. An illustration in our own district is substantial evidence…
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Mlle. Lideal (a poet): "What a marvellous and beautiful spectacle it is to see the heavy heads of wheat rising and falling at the caprice of the gentle…
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