State Butter Competition. Sydney
THE first State Butter Competition commences to-day. There are 29 entries, and the prizes donated by the Government amount…
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Farming & the land, 1899
539 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 27
Bacon Curing for Farms
THE following practical paper, describing an excellent system of bacon curing for farms, was read by Mr. J. Lewis, at a recent meeting of the Burra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles
No. 73! The White Oak-- Height-- Leaves Acorns-- Bark-- Timber-- The Red Oak-- Appearance and Uses-- The Chestnut Oak --Uses and Species-- The Live Oak--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' and Settlers' Co. Operation
Mr. J. J. Miller writes to the C. and R. R. Examiner': Seven years ago an insignificant little band of farmers met at Wegga Wagga to discuss matters of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Notes. Value of Cowpeas
A correspondent on one of the northern rivers pens the 'following "The work of improving old lands can now he accomplished without any…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Report
THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report as follows:—No sales were held this week, the fortnightly series of sales being now in vogue. Next week, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →White Specks in Butter
A COMMON cause of white specks in butter is keeping the cream too long before churning, so that the milk which is skimmed off with the cream sours,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Price of Wheat
FROM all parts of the colony come complaints by farmers us to the low price obtainable for wheat. It does not appear to make the least…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Returns. Sydney
THE wool returns for the past season show a shortage of 2450 bales, as compared with last year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trucking of Cattle. an Experiment to Be Tried
It is gratifying to find that the Railway Commissioners have undertaken to make an experiment in the interests of the sheep and cattle that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) Sydney. Monday, 12.35 a.m. Wool Returns
The wool returns for the past season show a shortage of 2450 bales as compared with last season…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer and Grazier. Prevent Grain from Shelling
IN conversation with Supervisor Asa M. Jackson the Willows Review, a Californian paper, was advised of a scheme to keep grain from being shelled by the north wind in early summer. It was tried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whitewash for Farm Buildings
A MOST durable whitewash is made of three parts fresh cement and two parts of clean fine sand well mixed with fresh clean water. It must be kept well stirred when using and the wall must be a wet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Produce Reports
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report as follows :— Supplies showed a considerable filling off at the fortnightly sales held this week. Only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Natural Habits of Cattle
IT is easy to see that cattle are at home in a moist and flocded country. The wild cattle of Texas and Australia never from choice stray far from the floods. Out on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 74. The Elm--Some special features of the Common Elm--Uses of the Bark-- Leaves arid Flowers--The Wood--The Wych Elm--The Smooth Elm--The Dutch Elm--The Value of Sheltering Trees-- Transpiration--Cause and Effects
There are several species of the [?] tree all bearing so close a resemblance to each other as to render any distinctive description difficult. The common elm is one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales. a Grand Start. Both Merino and Crossbreds Rise. London, Jan. 20, 1899
Quite an average number of Yorkshire buyers left their varied spheres of operations to be ready for a start in London, and as they sped alone and chatted over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Notes. Kiln-dbied Maize. How to Save £100,000 a Year
The following suggestion is made by a gentleman well acquanted with the maize growing districts of New South Wales: —…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Dairy Notes. Head of the Herd
Among' the minor reasons for investing in a first-rate animal to head the herd, is the fact that such a boll will be much more likely to receive good care. Human nature is so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture. Fallowing the Wheat
It is somewhat strange, but true nevertheless, that, while bare fallowing is advocated by some for the poorest or least productive wheat lands in this county, the English farmer can…
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