London Wool Sales. Letter No. 8. a Sensitive Start. London, May 8
A journey from the north to the couth of England in the middle part of spring is an experience not be at all depised. One gets so accustomed…
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Farming & the land, 1895
519 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 26
Pumpkins for Butter
ONE of the most valuable crops for feeding cows is that of pumpkins. But the best product of this, as of all others, is when it is made the single effort, and not as a side show in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baby-Farming. the New Zealand Case
NEW Zealand files to hand by the last mail contain some farther particulars regarding the Win ton baby-fanning ease in connection with which Mrs. Dean is under arrest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents Letters, we do not necessarily endorse their opinions.) Farmers' and Selectors' Union
SIR, -- In the present time of trial and disappointment, I think it would be advantageous to the farming community of this district to enter into some co-operative society for their mutual welfare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auckland. Baby Farming
In connection with the baby farming cases, Mrs. Dean has been committed for trial. Her husband was discharged without a stain on his character…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Where Does Farming Pay ?
THE Rev. John Gillespie, in an address on 'American Farming,' delivered before the Dumbartonshire Agricultural Society the other day, replied to the question 'Is American Farming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beet and Butter
IN view of the efforts now being made to establish the sugar beet-growing industry in New South Wales, a paper read by Mr. Clement Van de Velde before the annual conference of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Branding of Cattle
A NEW Brands Bill has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly, which has excited some adverse comments among the pastoralists in some parts of the colony. This bill is the outcome of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hints to Old-fashioned Butter Makers
Don't imagine that because you generally make good butter from your shallow pan setting, this is the best method. So far as quality is concerned it is all right, but as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How to Feed Wheat Without Grinding
Into a kerosene barrel put four bushels of wheat. Bring 20 gallons of water to a boil and pour over the wheat. Cover the barrel with a cloth, let it stand for 24 hours. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Pointers
Beauty is only skin deep, even in a cow. No cow can keep a sweet temper when her owner has a sour one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden Ventilation and Drainage
Ventilation and drainage are great needs of the modern dairy barn, which has been built too close and warm of lata years. Nothing is more injurious than the offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales. Letter No. 9. a Firmer Market. London, May 11, 1895
This large distributing centre has again put on a youthful appearance, and this week a creditable weight of wool has been cleared off the spot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ploughing in Seed Wheat
IN a season like the present, when the weather is so dry and there seems small prospect of sufficient rain falling to meet the requirements of farmers for ploughing and sowing by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stud Sheep Sales. [By Telegraph.] Hobart
ABOUT 2100 merino stud sheep leave here at the end of June for the Sydney annual sales, and nearly 1000 long wools on the 2nd July…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Holding On. [By Telegraph.] Hobart
THE Tasmanian farmers, fearing the effect on the market of the recent extensive exports of potatoes, intend to hold them for the present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] Meeting of Tenant Farmers. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon
A LARGE meeting of tenant farmers, held at Singleton for the purpose of seeking a reduction in their rents, also endorsed a land tax, and expressed a desire to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advance in Wool. [By Cable.] London
THERE has been an active enquiry for wool —merino and combing sorts—since the last series closed, and 2500 bales have been sold at par to ½d. per lb. advance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baby Farming. the New Zealand Cases.—verdicts of Wilful Murder
NEW Zealand files give full details of the Dean baby-farming inquiries, with which that colony has been horrified during the intimated that the woman Minnie Dean…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm Vegetable Garden
After nearly 30 years' experience, I think I can tell how anyone can make good garden soil. A deep, rich, black loam, containing just enough sand to work well, with a light…
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