Wool Market. (Mort and Co.)
THE new clip is arriving in increasing quantities. It is difficult yet to say how the clip will turn out, as a whole, but the lots so far received show signs of a very…
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Farming & the land, 1888
280 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 14
The Farmer & Grazier. Feeding Green Fodder
GREEN fodder should never be used when wet with rain, as it frequently causes bloating, which may be fatal. The supply of fodder should always be a day ahead in the barn, so as to avoid…
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A petition is being signed in Canada asking the British Government to impose a tax on all American wheat imported into the United Kingdom…
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As showing the result of wheat growing in California, Vice-consul Mortimer reports the net returns on a farm of 25,000 acres have been only 7s an acre during the last six years, although…
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The fiour market remains very hrm, with a fairly good demand At the following prices:—Reller flour, £10 to £11 10s., some brands being quoted op to £1115s.;…
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A novel agricultural implement is to be seen at the Canadian Court of the Glasgow International Exhibition which is termed "Mr. Romaine's Steam Farmer," and which the inventor declares…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Grazier. To Tell the Age of Eggs
WE recommend the following process, which has been known for some time but has been forgotten, for finding out the age of eggs and distinguishing those that are fresh from those that are not. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden. How to Take Care of Milk
A dairyman of Scotland, in a lecture before an agricultural conversation gives the following suggestions, which will be found useful by those having the handling of milk on this side…
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Every farmer should have a good supply o nails; but don't think (as some people do) that you have a good supply when you have a pound each of 8d or 10, or a keg of either or…
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At the sale of stud sheep, yesterday, a champion ram bred by Messrs. M'Farland Bros, was sold for 610 guineas, Messrs. Gibson Bros., Tasmania, being…
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Some buyers of very good-looking and well-flavoured butter complain tliat it is too salt; while the maker insists that it has not been oversalted. The same…
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Butter is a very diibcult article to keep, unless a very low, uniform temperature can be secured. Where batter is needed for long keeping, the best way is to make…
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A GENERAL meeting of the members took place in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. There were present--Messrs. C. Legh (president), G. Stevenson, A. W. Chapman, A. A. Mourant, R. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARM & GARDEN. Professor Henry on the Preparation of Ensilage
In Professor Henry's ensilage articles, being published in the Breeders Gazelle, he says that last season he urged that the fodder be wilted before it was put into the silo, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer & Grazier. Grafting
TO ensure success in grafting work bear in mind the following rules laid down by all good authorities:--1. Use a sharp saw and knife. 2. Graft stone fruits very early. 3. Tie well all whip and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Useful Dairy Cattle
Dairy cattle, said Mr. Simmonds, in his recent address to the Dairy Conference at Sandringham (Eng.), must be pre-eminently useful animals; but, looked at from all points, we may obtain…
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A well-known wheat dealer, in an article recently contributed to the Overland Monthly, figures out the profits on 4000 acres of wheat land, which he promises a Missouri farmer…
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The S. F. Chronicle has always strenuously advocated the irrigation or flooding of soil to be devoted, to a wheat crop whenever practicable. "While this may be troublesome…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat and Flour Market. [Sydney.]
THE floor market is firm, buyers operating in trade lines at the following prices:—Roller, £10 10s. to £12; stone, £9 10s. to £11. Wheat is worth 4s. 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market. [Mort and Co.]
THE amount of business done in the local market this week has not been large, but so far as transactions have been made the market may be quoted steady at late…
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