The Management of Dairy Cows
In has long been understood by [?] [?] that good [?] must be continued, without [?] of the highest [?] would be [?]…
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Farming & the land, 1886
218 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 11
Farm, Household, &c
Rice Bread.--Half a pint of corn meal, half a pint of cold boiled rice, well mashed ; one egg beaten light. Stir seleratus into sour milk until it foams, use enough of the milk to make good batter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer & Grazier. Thistle Roots
IT may not be generally known (says the Leader) that the roots of some species of thistle and other allied plants are noxious when eaten raw by either man or beast. It would be well for farmers to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lecture. Scientific Farming
In connection with the Board of Technical Education, Mr. James Harold delivered an interesting lecture on 'Scientific Farming' on Thursday evening, in the large hall of the School of Arte, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm, Field, & GARDEN. Weight of Farm Produce
The following are the weights regulated by law:—Maize, 56lbs. to bushel Oats, 401bs. to bushel Bran, 201bs. to bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter for the Farm
Here are some of the butter maxims laid down by R. G. Fuller in a prize essay for the Prairie Farmer:-" Keep cows away from weedy and low, wild pastures. Have a good portion of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Grazier. How Long Will Hens Lay ?
WE often read of hens that lay 200 eggs a year; but such statements do more harm than good by inducing the inexperienced to believe such to be a fast. Anyone who is familiar at all with poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Too True of Many Farmers
It is not flattering to their skill as farmers, but it is none the less true, that the cattle of very many farmers make nearly or quite all their growth, and certainly all their net gain in weight, during, say,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Colonial College and Training Farm
Some time ago (writes a London correspondent of the Otago Witness) I referred to the project for establishing a colonial college and training farm for lads and young men who intend to emigrate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Grand Pastoral Event
The grand change which has come over this country during the last few weeks, with respect to the rains, and aloe with regard to the recovery of the wool market, had its sequel in the satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improvement in Sheep Breeding
THE annual sheep fairs in Sydney and Melbourne are events which naturally are of great interest to the pastoral community, as they enable flock owners to compare the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer & Grazier. To Measure Haystacks
IN measuring haystacks, the general rule is as follows :--To the height of the eaves from the bottom of the stack in yards add hall the height from the eaves to the top; multiply the sum by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Going Up
Private sales of wool have been made in London at an advance of 1d. over the July sales. In Antwerp also sales have been made, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →System in Dairying
THE number of farmers who have been convinced that dairying is a profitable business is legion, yet so far as systematic methods are concerned the dairy business…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm, Field, & GARDEN. Weight of Farm Produce
THE following are the weights regulated by law:—Maize, [?] to bushel Oats, [?] to bushel [?] to bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer & Grazier. Planting Wheat with Corn
AN Italian has hit upon a plan of sowing wheat, each seed being inserted in a seed of maize. Result : A yield four times greater than that of the ordinary seed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney Wool Trade
It is satisfactory in every way to find that the fullest preparations have been made in Sydney in all directions to meet the wool trade of the coming season, and we believe that, matters will turn out in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Duty on Farm Produce
The Minister for Works told the farmers of the Hume, last Saturday, that he had always been, and was still, in favour of a duty on imported produce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm, Field, & GARDEN. [?]ght of Farm Produ[?]
THE following are the [?] regulated by [?].—M[?] [?] to b[?]l [?], [?] to b[?]l [?] [?] to b[?]l…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fattening Sheep
A correspondent writes us (Home and Farm) as follows : "I send you my idea as to the best age for fattening sheep. I have found after about eight years experience, that sheep will fatten most…
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