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New England · Farming & the land
453 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 23
If ever there was any truth in the statement that ” unity is strength,“ that was demonstrated at the opening of the second series of auctions last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For ground infested with wireworm a dressing of one bushel of gas lime to two rods of ground is held to be strong enough. Strew the lime as evenly and thinly as you…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →OCCASIONALLY a controversy arises on the question whether shrivelled wheat is or is not good to how as seed for a hay or grain crop. Not long ago we (Queenslander) published the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Knowing how suitable some of the land hereabouts is for growing wheat, it is a matter of surprise to me that some of our settlers do not turn their attention in that direction. I can remember…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second week sittings' in Coleman Street Wool Exchange has seen the ueual spectacle of din and noise, coopled with keen competition to get…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Leeds Mercury states that the latest form of unfair and fraudulent competition in agricultural produce is that of adulterating wheat flour with maize flour, and selling the mixture as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OF the lingering diseases that affect our domestic sheep, probably the worst is foot rot, when it attacks a merino ram. When a flock ram is attacked by the disease, he receives the ordinary treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON many farms the most apparent causes of failure are a want of system, wastefulness, and misdirected labour. It doubtless is far more difficult for the farmer to j…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the request of one of our subscribers we publish the following lines, the verses originally appearing in an agricultural journal published in England :--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A WRITER whose views we endorse most fully, says:—"The farmer's son or daughter who has been given a personal interest in the farm will leave it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the wool sales, to-day, the bidding was firm and spirited; bat the prices were unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE learn from an English agricultural journal some interesting facts relating to the Tring herd of dairy cows, probably one of the finest collections of pure Jerseys in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is beeswax a drug? This question has just been answered by Justices Wright and Grantham in the Queen's Bench. They heard the appeal, Fowle v. Fowle, from a decision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In order to afford sheep owners reliable information as to the most suitable British rams to pot to merino ewes for the production of crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the London wool sales yesterday a poor selection was offered, and prices were unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The third series of wool sales opened on Tuesday evening. Prices were irregular at from par to 15 per cent.decline on the closing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →If anything can at all be said of this week's sittings at the Wool Exchange, it must be that of at least a partial move forward. All through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At a Conference with the Victorian Commissioners it was decided that the undercutting in wool rates should not be carried on during the next season beyond the limits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TAKE coal tar two parts and coal oil and grease one part each and mix with a small amount of carbolic acid. Apply with a cloth by moistening the hair and horns of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Agriculture has received a report from England oh a Shipment of New South Wales butter, which was in such a condition as to be almost unsaleable. He is…
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