State Butter Competitions
MR. Cook, Minister for Agriculture, has received from the judges a statement showing the points gained by each competitor in the above on the day the butter was received, and also the…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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Farm & Garden Original Articles
No. 84: Mahogany (continued)—Spanish Wood—Colors—In the East Indies— Blood Wood—Mahogany Bark—Medicinal Qualities—The Teak tree—Description—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FARM & Garden- Original Articles. No. 36. Plants and Animals (continued)-- Differences in Circulation--Other Dif. ferences--The Rose--Species -- Colors -- Common Species--Early Flowering-- Propagation--Soil--Water -- Propagation by seed--Propagation by layers
In these respects vegetable, bodies closely resemble animals, for if we take some animals low in the scale of organization and compare them with certain simple vegetables…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Butter in England
Writing from London on the 3rd March, a correspondent states that business was then rather better than for the previous week, but there was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Notes. Excellent Maize Crop
Mr. E. R, White, of Merton, recently left at the office of the Muswellbrook 'Chronicle' a sample of maize, which, considering the…
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At present the crops on the Lower Clarence present a magnificent appearance, and the cane fields surpass anything experienced for years past…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thick and Thin Wheat Seeding
SOME interesting contributions on the subject of thick and thin wheat seeding are given in the April number of the N.S.W. AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE…
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WOOL is slightly firmer. The fifth series of sales are announced for September 9 and November 28…
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A PARCEL of scoured wool was sold, yesterday, at 2s. per lb. This is the record price for 29 years…
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No. 85. Magnolia (continued)—The Tulip—, Appearance and uses—Leaves—Buds— Flowers—Wood—Bark-Vegetable Products—Ornamental and Otherwise—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Woman's World. All the reasonings of a man are not worth one sentiment of a woman"—VOLTAIRE. Disguise our bondage as we will,'tis woman, woman rules us stilL—MOORE. Our Farm Homes
IT is a good thing to be able to live at our best, particularly in our homes. Farm firesides are pre-eminently places whereself-culture may receive its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm. Weight of Farm Produce
THE following are the weights regulated by law:—Maize, 56lbs. to bushel Oats, 401bs. to bushel Bran, 201bs. to boshel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARM & Garden. Original Articles. No. 87. The Rose (continued)--Planting in Rows--Pruning--An Improved Method-- Multiplication -- Rosaries -- To produce vigorous roses--Time for pruning and dressing -- Rose Pests -- Preventives-- Fragrance of Roses--Roses used in medicine--Sensitive Plants--Description-- Discussion as to seat of sensibility
The common mode of propagating by layers is to lay down the young shoots of the preceding summer late in autumn, or early in the succeeding spring, when rooted plants…
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Maize piles on fat on the inside of the fowl. It is poor in flash-forming substance. Daring the coming winter, fruit…
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About a quarter of a million busbels of early maize have been shipped from the Clarence up to date, and that portion of the crop is nearly…
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Mr. W. S. Campbell, of the Agricultural Department, says:—"The great mistake this colony made in the matter of batter exportation was…
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THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report as follows:—Although no auctions have been held during the past week there has…
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No. 86. Plants and Animals (continued)—Differences in Circulation—Other Differences—The Rose—Species—colors—Common Species—Early Flowering—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARM & Garden. Original Articles. No. 88. Sensitive Plants (continued) -- Oxygen and other gases--Interdependence of all forms of Life-- The Camphor Tree-- Description-- Leaves--Flowers -- Production and Treatment of Camphor--The Holly--Species--The Common Holly-- Uses--Growth--Timber--The Bark
The cause of this motion gave rise to much discussion among botanists some time since, but after a variety of experiments upon the sensitive plant the results seem to be that the…
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The Sydney Wool Selling Broke s' Association report as follows:-- Woo'.-- Although no auctions have been held during the past week there has been no…
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