Farm and Garden. Original Articles
Otaheits Plum — Description of Tree — of Fruit—of Leaves— The Ma[?]—General Description — Usefulness as Food — The Alligator Pear — Description — Delicious…
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663 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 34
An Interesting Sheep Case. a Dispute about a Sale. What is a Dry Ewe?
At the District Court, this morning, before His Honor Judge Rogers, Florence Spry sued Horton Bros. to recover £190, damages for an alleged breach of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Keep Butter Sweet
A farmer's wife writes that after an experience of many years the finds no plan clarity so good as the simple one she always adopts, vis. to wrap the butter in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the Wheat Market. Wheat is quoted at 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Fat Stock Sales
Prime merino wethers to 11s 5d, middling 9, 6d to 10, 3d others from 7s 3d. Prime bull[?] £6 18 [?] £7 15, good £5 5s to [?] 10 others from…
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No.66.—The Bread Fruit—Species—Distribution—Description of Tree—of Bark—Branches—Leaves—Flowers—The Fruit— The Jaca—Compared with Bread Fruit—…
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"I noticed at a show," remarks a Sydney correspondent, "that one sheep judge, before leaving, handed a paper into the committee which set forth the reasons of…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →To Keep Butter Sweet
A farmer’s [?] that after an [?] [?] of many years she [?] no plan [?] so good as the simple one she always [?] to [?] the [?] in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. Wool Sales
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report as follows for the work ending October 29:—Wool.—The offerings this week comprised 25,351 bales and the sales were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Blooming of the Wheat
"The wheat yield is determined very much by the character of the weather at the time of blooming as it emerges from the sheath or shot-blade. Fartllisation takes place before…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheat Prospects in the Riverina
Reports from the various wheat growing centres in Riverina are to the effect that the crops from Albury to Culcairn are very good. Beyond Culcairn the prospects are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Wool Stealing. From the Wools[?]our
At the police court, yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr. J. Witcombe, J.P., William Henry Martin was charged, on remand, with stealing a bale of wool, the property of J. L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Colonial News. Flour and Wheat Market. Sydney
Wheat, 3s. 2f. to 3s. 4d. Flour, £8 10s. to £8 15s. Much interest is taken in Sussex-street in samples of new wheat now forward, It is of…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Farm and [?] Original Articles
No. 66.—The Bread Fruit—Species—Distribution —Description of Tree—of Bark— Branches—Leaves—Flowers—The Fruit— The Jens—Compared with Bread Fruit—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fires in the Ballina District. Homesteads and Crops Swept Away
The most destructive fires ever experienced in the district have taken place during the past few days. It is roughly estimated that 300 acres of cane have been burned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The Dairy. Rich Milk for Cheese
The value of rich milk to the cheesemaker is twofold. In the first place, cheese is chiefly composed of the fat and casein of milk—its two mnst important solids—and moisture…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Horses for the Farm
The best farm horse for the average farmer is the one that will do the most work in the shortest time, and bring the highest pries when put upon the market. There will be no…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Successful Farmer
The conditions of farm life vary so much that no general rule will apply. That which ensures success inn one locality forebodes disaster in another, and the prosperous farmer is the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Now that the hot and dry weather is coming on fast, every precaution should be taken in the way of mulching, which should be seen to at once…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Pasture for Dairy Cows
As dairying becomes more and more a special branch of farming amongst us attention will, or ought to be, devoted to special arrangements to promote the highest success…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Stock Report. Pastoral [?] Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November, 4,1898
THE weather this week has again been variable. Up to Wednesday night is very hot, and culminated in a violent dust storm, after which rain [?] in, and on Thursday morning a [?] of of an inch was registered…
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