Farm Notes, Harrowing the Wheat Crops
In those districts of the colony, where the wheat, brairds are now showing well above ground, a light harrowing of the surface will prove…
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Farming & the land, 1898
377 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 19
Wheat-showing and Dairying
The idea is prevalent that dairying is only adapted for the moist districts of the colony, where garzing instead of wheat-growing is the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Preserving Butter. Etc
A system of preserving butter, fruit and other perishable produce; has been patented by Mr. Ponting and brought under the notice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Dog Trials
The sheep dog trials at the Sydney sheep show on Saturday were most interesting, though the weather was about as bad as it could be. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stud Sheep Sales
The stud sheep sales were concluded to-day moderate prices only were realised…
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In the whole of the northern districts of Victoria a remarkable and most gratifying improvement with regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying in the States
THE butter king of the world is said to be Obadiah Sands, of Chicago, III. Mr. Sands owns 80 creameries, and controls the output of as many more. These creameries are scattered over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An English Farmer
THE gentleman who is alleged to be the largest farmer in England is appropriately named Farmer. His residence is in Wiltshire, at a place called Little Bedwyn, near Hungerford. He occupies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer and Grazier. Potato Prospects
A VICTORIAN paper reports that even should the next season be a good one the output of potatoes from the early districts is likely to be small. As a compensating advantage, however, good prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Berlin Wool Cozies
Very nice cozies are knitted in doable Berlin wool with large sized needles; two strips are made, half of one colour, say green; and the other half pink; to form he lining; then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles No. 42.-- the Cherry -- Liqueurs-- Varieties -- Other Classifications -- Thb Morello — Grafting and Pruning -- Raising From Seed-- Soil and Climate -- Insects-- Ornamental -- Uses Op Bird Cherry Wood -- the Raspberry -- Varieties-- Whence The- Name Raspberry Flavor—duration Op Growth -- Propagation --Details Op Cultivation
The Cherry.-- Several liqueurs are manufactured from cherries. A large black cherry. (Merise Noir) is used in the composition of the ratifia of Grenoble, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Notes. Overstocking the Pastures
Howevever much truth may be attached to the saying that breaking a pasture makes a man, while making a pasture will break him," there…
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Mr. Baker, of New York State, owns a poultry farm which is probably the largest in the world. It is 1000 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer and Grazier Bacon-curing on Farms
MR. J. LEWIS, at a recent meeting of the Burra branch of the South Australian Bureau of Agriculture read a practical paper, describing an excellent system of bacon-curing for farms. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Prizes Promised
The Minister of Agriculture has decided to offer state prizes for butter with a view of improving that industry, It is intended to hold state…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Condemned Cattle Fund
At a meeting of catile [?]yers there was a great diversity of opinion as to whether the condemned fund was benefical to the cattle trade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 43.-- the Strawberry. -- Flavor -- Climate --Compared with the Rasperry Whence the Name Strawberry-- the Wood Strawberry-- the Alpine-- the Old Scarlet-- the Old Black -- the Old Pine -- Britibh Varieties-- Some Special Features -- Propagation -- Situation-- How to Make a Strawberry Wall
The strawberry received the name fragraria from its delightful flavour. No vegetable production of the colder latitudes, or which can be ripened in those latitudes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Notes. an English Farmer
The gentleman who is alleged to be the largest farmer in England is appropriately named Farmer. His residences is in Wiltshire at a place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying in the States
The butter king of the world is said to he Obadish Sands, of Chicago, Ill. Mr. Sands owns 80 creameries, and controls the output of as many more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelaide. Stud Sheep
The steamer Queen Christina, from New York, has arrived with 196 stud sheep on board for Sydney…
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