A Talk to Farm Boys
Farmer boys, you need not envy the young men who stand behind the counters of the city shops. You need not envy the young men who are making ready to take the places of the great army of…
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Farming & the land, 1887
283 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 15
The Farmer & Grazier. The Value of Honey
AT the Industrial Exhibition on the 18th of August, Mr. I: Hopkins; the well-known bee-master of Matamata; delivered an interesting lecture on the subject, "The Value of Honey as Food and…
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SIR,--Since the general annual meeting of the Glen Innes Land League takes place next Saturday, and at which the question of amalgamating a Farmers' Union with the existing Land League will be…
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THERE is little or nothing doing in this mmrket; values are nominal for prime milling wheat, inferior for chickfeed from 2s. 8d. to 3s. per bushel…
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WOOL arrivals 11,600 bales. The market is firm…
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WE held our usually fortnightly sales of small lots on Monday, cataloguing 108 bales. The catalogue was not attractive, being all made up of small lines. The…
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WE brought forward a catalogue of 175 bales of wool at our fortnightly sales this week. There was a good demand at prices which show very little margin as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer & Grazier. Waste Bones for Trees and Tines
THE bones of fish, fowls, and the large and small pieces of bone which are purchased with beefsteak and mutton, constitute the very best food for fruit trees and grape vines, if the fragments are…
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Frenso Republican makes some interesting observations on the subject of ploughing, a function generally neglected in the irrigated portions of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farmer & Grazier. Waste Bones for Trees and Vines
THE bones of fish, fowls, and the large and small pieces of bone which are purchased with beefsteak end mutton, constitute the very best food for fruit trees and grape vines, if the fragments are…
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THERE is little business doing in this market. We quote prime milling wheat, 3s. 9d. to 3s. 10d., and inferior qualities for poultry feed from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d…
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WHEN breeding sheep for wool, start with thoroughbred or even grade ewes as large in size as they can be had, of good length and thickness in wool, neither too coarse…
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KITCHEN GARDEN. —Continue to sow the crops recommended for last month, and hoe up peas, beans, and potatoes. Beet, onions, salsify, scorzonera, carrots, parsnips, peas, and French beans may be sown…
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THE progress of the London sales during the week has been marked by fluctuations in values, and the general tendency has been in a downward direction. Superior…
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NEW JERSEY farmers cut their hay by moonlight, in order to avoid the intense heat of the day. A DROUGHT prevails all over Europe and…
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AN experienced authority asserts that he has increased by 5 per cent the yield of milk from cows (and this his neighbors admit) by attending to the following simple rules:--Never worry the…
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THERE is little business doing in this market. We quote prime milling wheat, 3s. 9d. to 3s. 10d., and inferior qualities for poultry feed from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. per…
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WE held our fortnightly sale to-day (Monday), submitting a catologue of 73 bales. The class of wool offered was not of a kind to induce spirited bidding, and this,…
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The practice of dehorning cattle is increasing in nearly all parts of the world, especially among English speaking peoples. It is contended by those in favor of the practice that cattle feed…
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MOST AND CO. —In the absence of auction sales, and in view of the unsatisfactory nature of latest English news it is impossible yet to give definite quotations as to…
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