Seed Wheat
THE Department of Agriculture has for distribution the seed of several varieties of wheat in small lots to experimenters who make early application. These wheats are those recommended by the…
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Farming & the land, 1893
266 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 14
Farmers' Gardens
There is no better time for the farmer to lay out his work for the coming season than the beginning of the year. The first and most important part of his work, should be…
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Whatever kind of stock be kept, whether horses, cattle, sheep or hogs, to make lots of good manure they should be kept fat, and the richer the feed the better the fertilizer…
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THE signs of the times are pregnant with indications favorable to a wonderful development in the attractiveness of rural life. The university extension idea is evidently to be…
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Weigh your stock periodically and weigh also the food consumed in each period. Then yon may know if yon are feeding profitably. If not, the knowledge will set you at work…
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THE commercial article in the PALL MALL GAZETTE of March 2 contained the following statements and anticipations, the latter, as our…
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The race horse and the dairy cow are special purpose animals. The possibilities in each are inherent, that is to say inherited, but it is just as necessary to fit and train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Commercial Column. the Wool Market. London April 25
PRICES are firmer and competition is keener for medium wools. Belleview clip lias realised 10[?]d., Nellybri and Walhallow 9[?]d. each, Garrawilla and Bundella…
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THE farmer who knows only how to turn a good furrow, prepare the soil for the seed, stop the growth of weeds, and promote the growth of plants (writes " Thistledown" in the…
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There is accumulating evidence that a general error in our agricultural practice is that of too close seeding. Less overcrowding of the plants, and better cultivation and…
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Kaffie corn is deserving of wider cultivation than it has yet attained. It seems well adapted to a large section of the country and is valuable both for forage and grain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Treatment of Lump Jaw or Actinomycosis in Cattle
SOME time ago, when it was known that the disease "lump jaw" existed in the district, the subject attracted considerable attention, more…
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Before sowing his wheat, the Hindoo farmer consults a Brahmin, to fix the auspicious time. This being determined, he appoints a man to do the first sowing, after…
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The lazy dog is pestered moat by the flies. A calf is not valued by the loudness of its bawl…
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Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., at their sale on Wednesday, report: -- A small line of crossbred lamb's wool, marked JAM over Kent Park, from Glen Innes, notwithstanding that crosskreds are out…
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MESSRS. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:—We offered at our usual fortnightly sale held yesterday 529 bales wool, the catalogue being a large one for this the…
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A MARLBOROUGH (New Zealand) contemporary the other day referring to the subject remarks that, with care, sheep-farming, on small places should produce an average of 15s a head. This…
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A GENERAL meeting of the subscribers of the P. and A. Association was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance, [?]he President (Mr. J. F. Utz) being in the chair…
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There seems to be some sort of a connection between the warmth of spring, and the fertility of the eggs. The wild fowl, from which the domestic is supposed to be…
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The tendency of advanced butter making, and of the popular, demand, is towards the finer quality of butter. With refinement of living tastes become more delicate, and…
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