Sheep Farming in Scotland
A STRATHSPEY farmer writing on the present agitation in Scotland for a reformation of the land laws, cites the following examples to show the difficulties of…
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Farming & the land, 1882
42 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 3
[?]Man. Farmers. [?] Chronicle)
[?]Crested in agriculture [?] so much, and none [?] good, as those who [?] farmers." They have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Rust in Wheat—can We Check It? (From a New Zealand Paper.)
It is a great pleasure to have assurance from practical men in various parts of the country that they are observant of what transpires concerning rust, and are also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sweet Cream Butter
THE batter made in Denmark is held in high esteem in Europe, on account of its keeping qualities. How it is made is described in a recent number of the MILCH…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local News Armidale Police Court. Saturday, March 11. (Before Messrs. Bray and Allingham.) (The Court opened at 10.45 a.in.) Sheep Stealing
DONALD Stuart v. Sarah Jane Gray. The accused was charged with stealing a sheep, the property of Messrs. G., J., and E. Everett…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Yeoman. Preservation of Butter
THE following excellent paper is from the pen of Professor Alvord in the PRAIRIE FARMER:—"There is no use in attempting a long…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Outlook for Wool
PERHAPS there may be those who think our views of the wool trade somewhat optimistic, but the present condition of the market in wool and woollen goods at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How Thick to Sow Wheat
BETWEEN fifty and sixty years ago when I was a boy my father grew a good deal of wheat on two farms on the borders of the Cotswold hills. When about fifteen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yeoman. Soot in the Garden. (From the Prairi Farmer.)
THOSE who have soot, either of wood or bituminous coal, should carefully save it for use in the garden. It is valuable for the ammonia it contains, and also for its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Best Cow for the Dairy
A cow may yield a great bulk of milk which is a little better than sky-blue; whilst another will give a small pailful which is nearly all cream. There will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →What Manure Loses by Heating. (From the Prairie Farmer.)
IT is not always true that a pile of manure steaming with beat rail smelling strongly is losing ammonia. Ammonia is a very volatile and pungent gas, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gapes. (From the Prairie Farmer.)
TO prevent gapes in chickens keep them free from lice, keep their-coops clean, give an occasional dose of pepper in the soft food, feed cracked corn as soon as they are old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Ye[?] "Restaup[?] Wh[?] for Cattle
[?] says the Town AND COUNTRY) the skill and care devoted to the trade in cattle by the Americans is taken into consideration, their success in the markets of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tape Worms in Sheep
IN your issue of the 18th February, "W. T." says his sheep are dying very fast with tape worms, and requests to be informed of a remedy as a cure. I beg to…
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SHEEP farmers in Australia and New Zealand will be glad to learn of the success of the experiments made the other day by M. Pasteur on the duration of the action…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Selecting Seed Wheat
WE are gratified, says the RURAL NEW YORKER, to see that other journals are beginning to place before their readers the importance of selecting wheat which bears…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yeoman. Sheep Farming. (From the D. D. Gazette.)
FARMING is an industry indispensable in every respect to the community, and as such requires the most careful watching and conduct to make it profitable. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yeoman. the Dairy Cow. (From the Mark Lane Express.)
A LECTURE on "The Dairy Cow" has been delivered at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Hon. G. B. Loring, United States Commissioner of Agriculture, from which,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yeoman. an English Poultry Farm
A CORRESPONDENT of the NATIONAL LIVE STOCK JOURNAL sends the following interesting account of an English poultry form, successfully managed by a Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →What a Practical Farmer Says
A SUCCESSFUL santa Clara farmer lately said to a reporter of the MERCURY:—In many cases the dry seasons are [?] as some farmers would otherwise crop…
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