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New England · Farming & the land
283 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 15
WILLIAM Hogbin and John M'Cully, remanded upon a charge of stealing a roan heifer, the property of Edwin Blaxland, of Marengo, were again brought up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FEW except fanciers will take the pains to keep thoroughbred poultry, which requires a good deal of culling out of inferior specimens, or else the pedigree will be of no avail. This culling should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This is claimed to be a very good method for measuring corn in the ear: Multiply the length, breadth and height of the crib together, which gives its contents in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN breadstuffs there is little doing. There is a moderate enquiry for flour at £8 7s. 6d. to £8 Ida. for country made, and £10 10s. for roller. Wheat 3s. lOd. to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE quantity of wool catalogued at the present series is 105,000 bales, of which 7000 bales have been withdrawn. The demand for France is increasing, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There is a custom that is practised in the Home country that should be more generally followed here, and that is the ploughing stubbles intended for roots as early as possible. Roots always…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wonderful crop of oranges which has been produced in California has led to the manufacture of a new aud nonalcoholic wine from that fruit. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE agricultural reporter in a recent issue of the European mail Writes as follows regarding a new rennet preparation:--" One of the special features of the cheese exhibitions which are being held in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THERE has lately been formed in Dublin an association which has for its object the suppression of traffic in butterine sold as butter, or butter adulterated with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. A. S. Kingsley, of Indionapolis, U.S., has been patting the salt in the churn in the shape of strong brine, instead of working it into the butter afterwards. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOME astonishing results in testing the yield of butter from milk were giveh at a recent meeting of the Gloucestershire Chamber of Agriculture by Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN breadstuffs to-day, business was extremely quiet, and quotations unaltered. The European market was, at date of latest advice, in a state of suspence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Germantown Telegraph says that there are two ways of finding out the age of cattle. In cows rings appear upon the horns which serve as a guide though not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The green aphis is usually destroyed in plant houses by fumigating it with tobacco or tobacco stems. When only a few house plants are to ho rid of them, it may be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS market is without change of any description, although a moderate trade is continued. Sales however are confined to small parcels for ordinary needs with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a meeting recently of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture a speaker said : Years of observation and experiments lead me to the following conclusions: First,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE sheep of the Romney Marsh district of Kentshire, England, are the hardiest of all the long-wool breeds of Great Britain. They are properly an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT our (Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's) fortnightly sale on Monday, we submitted a catalogue of 401 bales, which consisted mainly of oddments and remnants of clips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the wool sales to-day 12,300 bales were offered. Prices are firm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS market has not experienced any change of note. A moderate demand is maintained for flour, which is in good supply, and prices are on a par with those…
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