Dairy Cleanliness
It is gratifying to notice that many dairymen wash the udders and teats of the cows at every milking time, wiping with clean towels, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1907
213 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 3 of 11
The Dairy. for Worms in Pigs
Dr Peters, of the Nebraska Experiment Station, gives the following directions for treating worms in pigs: Coal creosote, one ounce; water, 99…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Advantages of Mixed Farming
Such was the title of a lecture chosen and delivered on Tuesday evening at the Camden School of Arts, Mr. F. A. Badgery, J.P., of Exeter, being the exponent or lecturer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water for Farmers below the Canal
Mr. F. W. A. Downes M.L.A., informs us that on Thursday last he called upon Mr. F. W. Keele, president of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage with…
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We herewith publish a report of the important address given by Mr F. A. Badgery of Exeter, at a recent meeting of the Camden A, H. & I. Society. We find that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Effect of Food on Milk
The effect of food on milk is an oft-debated point, though difference of opinion frequently arises from ambiguity as to what is really meant. On…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Experiments with Potatoes
Some instructive experiments with potatoes have been carried out this season by Mr L. Watson, of Clareville. New Zealand. The conditions were similar [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Advantages of Mixed Farming. (Continued.)
There is another reason which I think is worthy of notice, and it is that farm life is so much more attractive on a mixed farm than on the one horse show, and we must…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Improving the Dairy Herd
Extracts from a paper read by Mr Primrose M'Connell at the last Dairy Conference, London:- It is not very difficult to point out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Regulating the Weight of Horse Loads
It is highly probable that a good deal of general uncertainty exists as regards the actual hauling powers of horses. Prima f[?]cle, of course, a heavy animal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Industry. It's Founder
Before members of the Australian Historical Society recently a paper was read by Mt. C. T. Burfitt on "John Macarthur, as Founder of the Fine Wool Industry in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The World's Wheat Yield
While the world's wheat crop, according to Beerbohm's compilation, is 433,000,000 quarters, or 10,000,000 more than that of last year, the biggest crop…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairying and Fertility
Any branch of farming which increases the general fertility of the farm land, while paying a living profit, is worth more than another which steadily…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Field. Treating Seed Oats for Smut
Oat smut is one of the worst enemies of the oat crop; it frequently causes losses of 5 or 10 per cent, of the yield. Many do not seem to realise the deadly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dairy Why Keep Unprofitable Cows
The illustration which we reproduce from "Hoard's Dairyman" speaks eloquently of a very unsatisfactory condition of things prevailing amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Supervision
We gather that in the Camden Police district according to the Board of Health return just issued, the following will be of importance to all dairymen. The number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer's Portable Forge
The portable forge illustrated is a light and easily-handled appliance. Its principal advantage is its extreme portability. When a man is sent to perform an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Selection of Breeding Stock
The general principle of heredity is that "like produces like." There are departures from this rule, but it proves true in the majority of instances, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Testing Factory Cream
Paper read by Professor Foster, Michigan Agricultural College, U.S.A., at a recent meeting of the State Dairymen's Association:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breeding of Dairy Cattle
The question of how to breed dairy cattle has been so often discussed and debated that one may well be excused for hesitating at either trying to add something new to…
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