Wheat Standard and the Bag Question
IN the larger producing districts of this colony, according to a contributor to the 'Australasian' much interest is being taken this season in the question of fixing the wheat…
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Farming & the land, 1900
526 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 27
Farm and Garden. Original Articles
No. 119. Insect Pests (continued)--The General Barer--Corn-Ear Worm--'Other Worms--born crops--Butter and Quality --Goats' Milk--Currants--The Comet…
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Mr. H. R. Carter wheat broker Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows under date January 2nd:—The Sydney market remains unchanged at…
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Cadzow Forest, near Hamilton, in Lanarkshire, is notable, as all West of Scotland people are aware, for its wild cattle and old [?]aks. Some of the trees are of enormous…
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The Chinese ate an industrious people, and nothing is allowed to go to waste that can possibly be utilised. As…
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THE New South Wales agricultural contributor of the Australasian writes:--The question whether wheat or wool gives the better return to the landowner is presently being discussed, and according…
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IT is a well-known fact that the milk yielded by some breeds of cows throws up its cream much more readily than that obtained from animals of other breeds. The larger the size of the globules…
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A correspondent of the Townsville Bulletin gives the following interesting notes on Australian sheep-shearing records. Being an old shearer himself and having followed the tallies closely, he…
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A MEETING of, the Tenterfield branch of the above Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. W. Goodrich ocoupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer and Crazier. Egg Production
WITH proper care and feed one can increase the number of eggs to a great extent. Hens cannot lay or produce eggs unless their food contains the elements of which the egg is composed ; that is, a…
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The Anwerp wool sales opened to an animated competition. Half catalogues being sold at advanced prices, 10 to 15 percent on October rates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 120. Milking Cows--Catting and Grinding Feed--Ripening Cream--The Buttermaker--The Acid Test--Value of Grasses--Maturity and Variety-- Particular Grasses--Highest and lowest value--The Food of Vegetables--In earth and air--Constituents of soil and atmosphere --Plants' powers of selection-- Water
The one advantage in allowing a cow to eat while she is being milked is that she is less liable to hold up her milk. To some extent habit has something to do with this,…
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ON a farm of 350 acres in the State of New York there is a complete electric plant, which produces the current for lighting and heating as well as supplying the power for other…
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Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourue, reports as follows under date January 9th:—Wheat is somewhat firmer, and I Suppose…
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THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER of the 25th November has an article the wool situation in America [?] cates that an abnormal request ent…
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At the locla wool sales yesterday, [?] [?] [?]…
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BUSINESS at the London.wool sales is at present very slack. buyers being evidently inclined to be. very cautious. Prices generally are barely maintained,…
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No. 121. Butter meters--Dr. Gerber's invention--Various sizes of machines--Electricity--Paris Green Spray--Insect' Pests--Lime--Bordeaux Mixture--…
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Sir. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date January 16th:—Wheat is very unsettled, and the market is…
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The Department of Agriculture is collecting information just now in connection with the damage to wheat crops by the late frosts during the…
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