Farmers and Settlers
"The Farmers and Settlers' Association is becoming a power in the land. Ere long the hard-working, slow thinking producer will be looked up to as…
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Farming & the land, 1899
539 stories in New England's papers · page 17 of 27
The Farmer and Crazier. The £6000 Carnation
THE carnation that recently in America cost £6000, is now in England, not, of course, the original plant, but cutting from it, which have been fetching £10 and £12 a piece, Mr. Pierpoint…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Successful Farming Co-operation
IN the issue of the Co-operator, Sydney, of the 30th June last, Mr. William Bateman gives an interesting account of co-operation carried on in New South Wales, which may be of interest to our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FARM & Garden. Original Articles. No. 98. The Hydrangea--Its Genesis-- Description--Colours--Soils--Bine Colom -- Propagation -- Cuttings -- The Oak. leaved Hydrangea -- The Anemone--Poppy Anemone--Varieties--Description of perfect flower--Seed--Shade--Soil--Roots
The Hydrangea: This is a genua of marsh or aquatic plants, and hence the name is derived from a Greek compound signifying water vessel. Four of the known species…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying Progress
DURING the past fow months a number of factories on the South Coast have erected pasteurising plants, and the dairy expert, Mr. O'Callaghan reports that the butter made from the milk and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Notes. Some Points Foe the Dairy
If the butter is mottled work its little after salting. If the butter is too soft feed the cow some potatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales. Another Rise in Merinos. Fine Orossbbedagain Dearer, But Coar8e Qualitirs Decline. London, June 30
Dash these crossbreds, there teems to be no end of them. These-Were the words which fell spontaneously from the lips of scores of Yorkshire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Coast Dairying
Ina report to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. O'Callaghan, the i dairy expert, says a number of factories In the South Coast district have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Check a Sheep-biter
'BRUNI,' of the Australasian writes :--When on a visit lately to a large pastoral property in Riverina, I noticed a sheep dog which had a small ring in his nose. One sees pigs and bulls so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mules for Farm Work. Sydney
A NUMBER of mules have been secured by the Minister for Agriculture for the purpose of testing their suitability for farm work in this colony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm and Crazier. Rejuvenating old Fruit Trees
NOT very long since, an American orchardist recommended the following plan of putting renewed life and vigor into old fruit tress, and causing them to bear like young ones:--He digs up around the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mules for Farm Work
A number of mules have been procured by the Minister for Agriculture for the purpose of testing their suitability for farm work in this colony…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm. Weight of Farm Produce
The following are the weights regulated by law:—Maize, 56Ibs. to bushel Oats, 4Qlbs. to bushel Bran, 201bs. to bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Best Silage Crops
THE principal crops available for silage are corn, clover, oats, and peas, millet and soy beans. Corn is the leading silage crop of America. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARM & Garden. Original Articles. No. 99. The Anemone (continued)--The Iris--Origin and Uses--The Persian Iris --The Snake's Head--The Chalcedonia-- Bulbous Rooted--Propagation--The Tulip --Early History--Culture--The Perfect Tulip--Varieties--The Bizarre Tulip-- The Rose and other Tulips--Production of new varieties
The first grown selected roots are to be planted in the same way as the ranunculus, and as the anemone is a hardier plant it-may be put into the ground in autumn. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Check a Sheep-biter
'Bruni,' of the 'Australasian' writes:— When on a visit lately to a large pastoral property in Riverina, I noticed a sheep dog which had a email…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales. Opening Prices Maintained. London, July 7
The daily work in connection with the suite may be fitly described as steady and consistent, and when one comes to review the dally sittings it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Notes. Mules Foe Farm Work
Acting on the instructions of the Minister, the Agricultural Department has just obtained several mules for use on the Hawkesbury College…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Farmer's Good Fortune. Through Beading a Paper
Many instances have occurred in which people have become the recipients of good fortune one way or another through reading a paper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Monday 6 20 p.m. BUTTER
Butter this morning declined 2d. Best creamery quoted at 10d to 11d; other grades lowered proportionately…
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