A Hint to Dairymen—salt in Cream
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE tells that Mr. Nuttall, a famous English dairyman, has derived great benefit from mixing a pound of common salt with every lOlbs. of…
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Farming & the land, 1888
280 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 14
Railway Rates for Wheat
JUST before going to press this evening we (Tamworth News) received from Messrs. Levien and Dowel, Ms.L.A., the following telegram — "We interviewed…
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The United States Congress has been petitioned by the wool trade, to increase the rates on wool and woollen goods…
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The farm consists of 112 acres, aud adjacent to it Mr. Burton has 35 acres of laud, which are his own property. I found the farm cropped as follows:--One acre of Swede turnips, 4 acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer & Grazier. Sow Peas
IN Victoria and New Zealand peas have for some years been a standard crop. How much it is valued is well shown by the following paragraph from the Trentham correspondent of the Victorian…
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A stock-raiser reports that he destroys lice on cattle by boiling potatoes until they are thoroughly cooked, then removing the potatoes, allowing the water to boil down to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market. (Mort and Co.)
WE brought forward 4960 bales this week. There was again a large and representative attendance of buyers, who bid with great spirit, and, as a consequence, very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Intelligence. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 19
THE Antwerp wool sales begin on the 23rd January and terminate in the fourth week of January. The total number of bales catalogued amounts to 13,600. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer & Grazier. The Breeding of Horses
To one who has a liking for the business, says a correspondent of the N. E. Homestead, suitable arrangements for the same, having decided that he can invest the needed capital, this business offers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Intelligence. London Wool Market. London
AT the Antwerp wool sales to day an advance took place of 1/2d. to 3/4d. on the November sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine
It will be of some interest to flockmasters to know that very satisfactory progress has been made by the Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company. A workshop for the making of these machines has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelaide Wheat Market
WHEAT is quoted at 3s. l½d. to 3s. 2d. The market is study…
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It would appear that our sheepowners might learn something from their American confreres in the way of increasing the weight of fleeces of merino sheep. When first the merino was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer & Grazier. 80 Bushels of Wheat to the Acre
THE following instructive instance of the value of selection is reported by a correspondent of a country contemporary, who states:--"Mr. W. Bracken, of Wakiti Creek, a short distance from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Market. London, Jan. 27
AT the Antwerp wool sales the market is firm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Intelligence. Melbourne Wool Market. Melbourne
THE Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report:—We offered to-day 1612 bales, mostly scoured wools; competion was active, and full prices were realized without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night
WE (Harrison, Jones, and Devlin) offered to-day 2550 bales. Competition was very spirited for all classes, and prices were well maintained except for inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry Farming
THERE is nothing that will pay a man better for the capital invested than poultry raising, provided he has a good market. A location near a city has the best…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Notes
In England a very fine flavor is imparted to the flesh of fattering turkeys by feeding them, in confinement, with cooked food in which chopped sweet herbs, like parsely, have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rket for Wheat
[?]; at Tenterfield, 3s…
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