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New England · Farming & the land
123 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 7
THE subject matter, "Rust in Plants," having had my attention for a series of years, I contributed various articles relating thereto to numerous, agricultural and other journals…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A correspondent writing to the Australasian says: "I have been working on a station between the Murrumbidgee and Darling for a number of years, and finding how the summer dried up all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AFTER having well washed the butler, and care, fully dried it with linen cloth, pack it in earthern jars, with special pains to make it solid, and leave no vacant, spaces. Set the jars in a vessel of water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →These diseases are more frequent on light than on loamy or clay soils; and the earlier kinds of wheat are the least affected. The sporules or seeds of these fungi are very minute, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →We were unable to give more than a brief report of the half-yearly meeting of the Farmers' Union on the 30th inst., at which, in spite of the wet weather, upwards of 20 members mustered, to receive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the committee was held in the Council-room on Saturday afternoon, at which Dr. Wrigley, the president, presided. The Secretary announced that Mr. D. Hogan had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nothing practicable has yet been gained by seeking rust-proof varieties of wheat. The varieties which are in some respects resistant of rust are in proportion inferior in quality. It is satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By deep cultivation the produce of a farm or farm land generally may be largely increased, though the surface remain the same. Twelve inches of tilled soil contain twice as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] a recognised fact that if we would [?] in the best of health, and have them [?] weather, we must supply them re[?] some kind of green food that will, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waldo F. Brown, in the Cultivator and Country Gentleman, strives to impress on every farmhand the importance of saving and safely investing a part of his wages. If he saves £20 the first year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A TABULATED statement relative to the wheat yield of the colony, recently published, shows the returns of the past year to be greatly in excess of the previous one, and the increase in the yield…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE conference of delegates from different colonies which have suffered from the pest of rust in wheat was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday. A committee of the conference, consisting of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is well known how important it is to maintain the blood in a healthful condition :therefore it is apparent how necessary it is to preserve and maintain similar conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CATTLE - BREEDERS might with profit take a lesson from sheep - breeders in the matter of adapting different breeds of cattle to varying soils and pasture. A sheep - breeder intending to commence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tho education which the farmer needs and which is essential to his success in business and happiness is quite within his reach. Education does not consist of abstract…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four or five rows of semi-transparent lines divide the outer from the inner joint. At the upper part of this is a slight circular hollow which is terminated by the leaf of the joint…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following letter has been scut to the Minister of Agriculture for Victoria by Mr. Smith Ellis, of South Yarra " :-- Sir,-- In reply to your letter of the 13th February, I have the honor to inform…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is the same with any matter one introduces to largely benefit others; the fiercest antagonism usually proceeds from those who would derive the greatest benefit. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AN American contemporary calculates that every cow kept for butter will keep a sow and pigs. The skim-milk and buttermilk form a basis for healthy feed, aud if given a run in the pasturr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ENTRIES.--It shall be the duty of the salesman to have a list of the produce, to be sold, posted on a black board outside the saleroom by 10.30 a.m. on the day of sale for the information of the…
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