Farm and Garden
Plant a few carrots for the horses. They are the best succulent food for horses in winter. Holstein cows are the largest producers of…
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Farming & the land, 1894
289 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 15
Shillings In Fowls' Crops
WE have often heard of curious things being found in the crops of domestic fowls, but the most extraordinary instance that has yet come under our notice was brought to light on…
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In an article in THE CABLE, the Rev. S. Carrie says:—I have never known a child to be spoiled for society or usefulness by learning to…
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The wide-awake dairyman keeps his best cows and sells those which do not make him profit. The milk cow should have plenty of good…
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Two thousand five hundred bales of Australian wool sold at an advance of to ¼d to 12d per Ib…
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It is foolish business to plant seeds without testing their germinating power. It is so easily done that there is no excuse for omitting it. Place them between two cloths…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stud Sheep Sales
The annual stud sheep sales opened to-day. The attendance was more than last year. Havilah rams sold from two guineas up to 120 guineas: A. A. Coy's. Warrah stud rams…
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ON Saturday afternoon, in response to an advertisement, there was a very large gathering of farmers and persons interested in the dairying industry, at the old Town…
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PROF. COOKE, of the Vermont Experiment Station, in an address before the Ayrshire Association at its annual meeting in New York, referring to the much disputed question whether a good…
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The annual sheep sales were resumed to-day. A Collaroy Company's two-year-old ram brought 190 guineas, and for 15 others, selected stud rams, a range of 10 to 120…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat versus Potatoes
IT might be imagined that growing potatoes at £2 per ton on the farm, with a yield of five tons to the acre, is a far more profitable occupation than raising wheat with a 15-bushel yield…
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The United States Senate has passed the Tariff Bill. An amendment by Senator Sherman, in favor of a 30 per cent duty on raw wool, was negatived by 37 votes to 32. Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late-planied Crops
The usual reason for delaying the planting of a crop is because the season is backward, a matter which man cannot control, or because the land is Wet, and is slow in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vine Crops in Drills
After several years experience I am well pleased with the method of planting melons, quashes, and cucumbers in drills. With the this plan proves superior to the old system…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. ONIONS
One of the most wholesome vegetables grown is the onion. Yet, strange to say, but few people use it as liberally as they should. Boiled onions used frequently in…
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The total proceeds of the annual stud sheep sales last week amounted tp £36,108. The number of sheep sold was 8478 ; the amount realised being £14,387 over last year's sales…
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OF the composition of wool this chemical estimate has been given:—Carbon, 50 per cent.; hydrogen, seven; nitrogen, 17; oxygen, 21; and sulpher five. While 98…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales. Prices Maintained. London, July 6
THE Colonial wool sales were continued to-day; an inferior selection of wools, chiefly New Zealand clips, being offered. Prices ruling at opening sale were fully…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Garden. the Cucumber and Melon Patch
Both these are classed as tender plants, natives originally of the East Indies and Other tropical countries. Neither can make growth until real hot weather has set in for…
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A private telegram from London states that the wool market is firm and prices unchanged. Protests are arriving in large numbers from…
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