Loss in Weight of Cattle in Transit
THE Agricultural Department of the Irish Land Commission has issued the following particulars relating to a lot of twelve twenty-two months old Shorthorn cross…
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Farming & the land, 1891
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Why Farmers Should Keep Bees
THE fact that bees are pollen distributors is su[?] reason why a [?] [?] made for them on every farm. If kept for no other purpose than the benefit…
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Ground where celery has been grown is. always suitable for sowing carrots and beet- loot. It should be trenched over. Before sowing the seed make the ground moderately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial Intelligence. London Wool Reports
By Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, from Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, and Co.:—Sales have closed with animation. Fair…
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THERE are several reasons why farmers should keep pigeons—the common pigeons as many as he can get. Usually they may be obtained for little or nothing…
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Young chickens that are just beginning to run about should be fed regularly every day; If the egg shells [?]r fed to the poultry care should always be taken to crush there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farmer & Crazier The Value of Manure
A CONSPICUOUS example of the utility of manures in connection with agricultural operations has been brought under the notice of the Secretary of Agriculture (says the Melbourne Argus.) Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Value of Cattle for Dairying
MR. D. WILSON, the Government expert in dairying, stated in a recent lecture that the returns from cows varied from £3 to £16 per head. Now, this is a startling statement, aud yet it is true, while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Naturalist Wild Sheep
The finest and largest species of Asiatic wild sheep is Marco Polo's sheep (Ovis Poli), found in the Pamir range. It is most remarkable for the enormous size and width of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What a Farmer Should Be
A FARMER should be: A veterinary, so that he may understand and attend to the ailments of his stock. A chemist, that he may study the composition of his soil,…
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Soil for strawberries should be deep, firm, rich and somewhat moist, but not strictly wet. The five varieties of strawberries of best…
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THE half-yearly meeting of the Farmers' Union Association was held at the old Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon last. There were present: Mr. John Moore,…
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A STEADY demand for flour is maintained. Stocks are comparatively light, and as the surpluses in the southern colony are getting into smaller compass, the outlook is…
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The following aphorisms on maple sugar making may he of interest: The early runs make the best sugar. The sap from last year's growth is sweeter…
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A MEETING of the committee was held at the Secretary's office on Thursday afternoon, when the following members were present:--Messrs. C. Legh (chair), H. C. St. Vincent, J. A. Martin, J: Sully,…
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In the results of feeding steers of different ages the following are most interesting. The amount of food consumed is no index of the gain or profitableness. Large gains may be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wheat & Flour Market. (Saturdays Herald.)
WHEAT.—The market remains unaltered. Milling lots nominally quoted, at 5s. per bushel. Flour.—Prices continue steady for…
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A SOUTHERN farmer claims to have discovered the cause of rust in wheat aud its cure. He writes :--" For the last ten years I have noticed the cause of rust in wheat. When wheat shoots…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents' letters. we do not necessarily endorse their contents.) The Butter Factory System
SIR,--I ask the favor of a small space in your columns to offer a few remarks in connection with the failure of the attempt recently made to establish a butter factory in this district, and at the same…
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Do not put up an expensive poultry building because some millionaire sets the I example. If the ducks and geese are picked…
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