Poultry Farming
Mr. Cook, the Minister for Agriculture, has received the following report from Messrs. Brooke and Sons, of London,…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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Wool Report
THE Austalasian Mortgage and Agency Co. [?] as follows:—At the sales held on 22nd and 23rd inst. 2912 bales were offered to a large…
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"BRUNI,"of the Australasian, writes:--Though what are called black sheep are usually constant as to color, the wool at times changes in a most peculiar manner. The dark fibres are crossed by…
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Known to Scotland was, it s said, a gift to a gentleman in Dumfries-shire. He was named Gudeman a the Brow. One day he got out--the pig, not the gentleman--stayed out over night, and…
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At the Melbourne Sheep Show yesterday, Tasmania carried off the Grand Champion Challenge Prize…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patterning Sheep on cultivated Crops. to the Editor Inverell Times
Sir,—As I have received many enquiries from different parts of the colony for particulars of my experiments in this direction, I will ask you to give me space to set out as…
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Mr. E. Rocs has received the following letter issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, and it may prove interesting to those concerned in the wheat industry. Any further…
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IN recounting an adventure on the Tasman Glacier, a writer gives the following interesting account in the Leisure Hour of the sheep eating parrot:--On the Tasman Glacier we found them…
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THE united Stock and Station agents report as follows:-- Wool.--At the sales held 22nd and 23rd instant, 2912 bales were offered to a large attendance of…
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DON'T keep cream after it is ripe, but churn at once. Don't send it to market wrapped in parts of cast off clothing…
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No. 102. The Carnation (continued)--Pink Bizarres--Picotee--Propagation by layers--When Rooted--Piping--Method--Planting--Raising the Seed--Ripening…
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As I have, received many enquiries from different parts of the colony for particulars of my experiments in this direction, I will ask you to give me…
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From January 1st 1895 to 18991 have grown feed crops and got results as shown in the following table. These four years were not what would be called good years, but on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Feeding of Sheep. to the Editor of the Inverell Times
Sir,I road with more than usual interest Mr. W. E. Abbott's letter in your lost issue and I would strongly urge on every farmer and stockowner in the district to cut out and preserve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. Close of a Remarkable Series. Future Outlook Considered. Bradford, July 21
I feel I cannot do better in setting forth the present position of wool then by quoting from the authoritative pen of Messrs, Charles Balme and…
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WRITING to the Auckland news a farmer says:--The question is asked, are the seeds of the pumpkin suitable as cattle food? My experience with the pumpkin is, all the animals that I have…
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THE sight of a herd of cattle wearing spectacles must certainly be singular, and it may be surmised that the beasts themselves, could…
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ONE of the largest breeds of hogs is the Berkshire. Its rival as to size is the Poland-China, but it is seldom that a specimen of either breed on the general farm attains the great size of a Berkshire…
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THE late meeting of the Hunter River Farmers Co-operative Co. revealed a very satisfactory state of things. As showing what can be dons when producers unite in business concerns, we append…
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The following letter has been forwarded to us by Afr. M. J. St. Clair, local stock in specter, as received by him from the Department: --…
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