Local News. Armidale Police Court. Friday, July 22. Cattle Stealing
JOSEPH Pike was brought up, on remand, charged with stealing a bullock, the property of Messrs. White Bros. Mr. Mitchell appeared for the prisoner,…
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Farming & the land, 1881
80 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4
Hints for Farmers
Too Much Hay.—Filling a horse's rack with hay, as some persons do, and permitting a constant supply to remain before him, is one of the must probable means of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Deterioration of Merino Sheep on New England
SIR,--Many of your readers will agree with me that the merino sheep of the present day compares very unfavorably with its progenitors of some twenty years ago, both as regards wool and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Yeoman. Destruction Op Seeded Wheat by a Fungus
ONE of the most extraordinary cases oh record of the non-germination of winter wheat is reported to have occurred in Europe. A field of this grain, which had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yeoman. Ploughing. (From the Peairie Farmer.)
THE preparation of the soil for the reception of seed, is the most important of all mechanical operations on the farm, but the time, the desired depth, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Charbon" Disease in Sheep--important Experiments
M. PASTEUR, one of the scientific glories of France, has just made some experiments in connection with his latest researches on that malady dreaded by agriculturists called "charbon," a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Make Soap for Sheep Washing
FOR soft soap dissolve 10 lb. crude potash in two pails of hot water and add 10 lb. of clear grease. Boil until the grease is well cut then put into a barrel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rotation of Crops
THE following fundamental principles have been laid down by scientific and practical farmers:—"1. That every plant supported by the soil exhausts it. 2. That all plants…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local News. Armidale Police Court. Friday, Sept. 2. (The Court opened at 10 a.m.) Cattle Stealing
WILLIAM Gibbs, on remand, was charged with stealing a red bullock, the property of Richard Moore. Mr. Mitchell appeared for the…
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"ONE of the Dairy Maids" writes in the Ohio Farmer: -- " How thankful I am to see the fresh, green grass springing up on the turf-covered ground, not only that it beautifies…
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IN districts where the moisture is sufficient for its growth clover is a wonderful land restorer. In Great Britain the average yield'of wheat is 26 bushels per…
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A GREAT deal has been said, written, but chiefly advertised, respecting the best substitute for milk in the rearing of calves. With your permission I will give your…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yeoman. Ewes and Lambs. (From the Irish Farmer.)
BREEDING ewes are advantageously managed on bare land with hard, sound pasturage, never retaining water on the surface, or embodied within itself. On…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seasonable Hints for Farmers
THE experiences of the season through which we have just passed have served to show the necessity for making a more certain provision for the maintenance of stock during the winter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Yeoman. Regularityin Butter-making
NATURE is uniform in her processes—like Causes produce like effects. The dairyman in anxious to receive the highest price for his butter, but is often careless…
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IT is a fact not generally known (remarks the)Scientific American) that much--it might be said nearly all--of the butler offered for sale in large cities owes its rich golden colour to artificial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bells on Sheep
MR. James S. Grinnell, writing in the Springfield Republican of bells on sheep as a protection against dogs, gives this illustrative experience:--"A good farmer in Leyden, who keeps about a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Trap for Sheep-killing Dogs
THE Lynchbury Virginian describes an ingenious trap devised by a Virginia farmer to capture she killing dogs. Having suffered from the depredations of dogs upon his sheep-fold, he built…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Yeoman. Milk Farming. (From the Australasian.)
THE American Jersey Cattle Club is one of the numerous associations originated during the last few years with the object of advancing the interest of owners of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ostrich Farming
THE subject of ostrich farming has been engaging a good deal of attention in South Australia. Mr. W. Jones, who has lately returned from a visit to the Cape of Good Hope, has…
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