Farm and Garden, Original Article. Modern Potato Cultivation
IF the land is inclined to be heavy it should be carefully cross ploughed and thoroughly harrowed, using, if necessary, a leveller or fine-tooth…
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Pastoral and Agricultual Society
The monthly meeting of the Committee of the above Society was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Mr W. R. Clarke (President) occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Prospect on the Lachlan
Prodigious efforts are being made by stockowners to save the balance of their live possessions (says the Lachlander), which they will have to depasture over the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Sheep That Eat Rabbits
In some districts in New South Wales the sheep chew dead rabbits voraciously. On the question of stock eating the dead carcases of rabbits, Mr. D. Stewart, of Caragobal, writes…
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When weremember that such apparently dissimilar things as the wool of a sheep, human hair, and finger nails, birds' feathers, and horses' hoofs are all of very similar…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Latest by Telegraph. Wheat Market. Sydney
Wheat, 4s to 4s 1d chickwheat, 4s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
KITCHEN GARDEN.—A good portion of cauliflower and cabbage seed should be sown in order to have a supply on hand for winter planting. Cabbage plants especially should…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Plaint of a Farmer
A Goulburn Valley paper tells the following story :—One often hears of the badly-treated working man, especially how ill housed he is when working for a farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Hillston Farmers Want Relief
At a meeting of the Hillston Farmers' and Settlers' Association on Saturday it was resolved that the Minister for Lands be asked through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Modern Potato Cultivation
IF the land inclined to be heavy it should be carefully cross ploughed and thoroughly barrowed, using if necessary, a leveller or fine-tooth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles Fattening Cattle for Profit
IF cattle have to be purchased for fattening purposes, one should never buy inferior stook at any price but bred, of individual merit, small bone,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open Letter. Shake-system Farming. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)
SIR,—Kindly allow me to contradict a few state [?]ents that have been circulated recently with re[?]rence to the ill-treatment the share farmer receives at the hands of the station owners. From my own…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Officer. Deniliquin Friday Evening April 11, 1902
The weather since the rain a [?] ago has been cool and pleasant, and although the grass has began to show up well rain is again wanted to bring it on properly. Large quantities of feed still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney. Friday, April 11. the Wheat Market
The rise in the price of wheat continues. Several offers to day of 4s 1½d per bushel were refused. THE MURRAY WATER COMMISSION…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sheep-Dog Trial
One of the most interesting articles in the "Windsor" deals with the training of sheep-dugs for competition in the celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Value of Salt for Sheep
The value of salt for sheep is shown by an experiment in France where three lots of animals were fed on hay, straw,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association
The committee of the Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association met yesterday. There were present :—Mr Grant (president) and Messrs A. Mills, R. McFarland, R. Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles ,Fattening Cattle for Profit
IF cattle have to be purchased for fattening purposes, one should never buy inferior stock at any price. but should select cattle that are well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feeding Experiments with Cattle
As a result of a series of experiments conducted at the Pennsylvania experiment station, to determine whether or not the dairy cattle could be fed to best advantage in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Crossing Pure Breed Cattle
There are more than one hundred breeds of cattle, and if they all descended from one parent stock there must have been a vast amount of crossbreeding. This crossing of…
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