Farm and Garden. Homing Pigeons
To those who intend to goin for Homing pigeons this is a very good time for making a start. Plenty of young Homers can be bought now just as they are able…
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Farming & the land, 1900
526 stories in New England's papers · page 16 of 27
A Sheep-stealing Case
At the Broken Hill Quarter Sessions, Billy Williams, an aboriginal, and Charlie Mason, a halfcaste, were charged with stealing one sheep from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fleece Wool for Exhibition. the Minister Wants Samples
Mr. Fegao, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, has learned that the committee of the Philadelphia Museums is anxious to have, for permanent display…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Effects of the Past Drought. Decrease of Horses and Cattle
The kennel report for 1899 of the Stock end Brands branch of the Department of Mines and Agriculture was laid on the table of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tainted Butter
Taints are too often the cause of low quality in butter and cheese. If a factory have in its vicinity open ditches containing stagnant water, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exhibition of Wool Fleeces
SHEEP BREEDERS of this district in common with other pastoral centres, who are willing to make a permanent display of samples of merino fleeces, representing the staple of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. For the Month of August 1900. Meteorologist and Astronomer
1st to 5th.— Atmosphere good for planting and sowing. Weather, heavy rain in places, most likely snow on highlands in Southern districts Southerly wind predominant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer & Grazier Goats and Rabbits in America
There are two peculiar features in the live-stock husbandry of the United States, and one--the most important--is the attention that is being paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stud Sheep Sales. Melbourne
AT the stud sheep sales held here, the highest price paid yesterday was 800 guineas, for Mr. W. Gibson's ram Royal Esk. The sales have totalled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvent Wool Firms. London
THREE large wool firms have suspended payment at Tourcoing, a town in France, their liabilities being set down at 12,000,000 francs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. For the Month of August 1900. Meteorologist and Astronomer
1st to 5th.—Atmosphere good for planting and sowing. Weather, heavy rain in places, most likely snow on highlands in Southern districts. Southerly wind predominant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Gardens Giant Onions
'How to Grow Giant Onions is the title of a little book which may be published. But a book is hardly needed to toll the little story. Those who want to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat
Mr. H. B. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date August 28:—Only a limited business has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Important to Farmers. a Promissory Note Case
Judge Heydon'e reserved decision in the case of John Howard Angus, trading as the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, against Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Champion Butter Prize
IT appears that the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria has made arrangements to offer, at the annual show to take place this month, a champion butter test prize of Australia of £100 for the cow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News [Through Our Telegraphic Agents.] Price of Butter. Sydney, Monday Night
THE wholesale price of butter was reduced to-day by a half-penny per lb. for all grades, the price now for best creamery being 9½d. per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association
The regular monthly meeting of the Tonterfield branch of the above Association was held at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, Mr. John Toohey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. For the Month of August 1900. Meteorologist and Astronomer
1st to 5th.—Atmosphere good for planting and, sowing. Weather, heavy rain in places, most likely snow on highlands in Southern districts. Southerly wind predominant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer & Grazier Judging a Horse
"Never," says an old horseman, "buy a horse in harness. Unhitch him, and take everything off him but his halter, and lead him around. If…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer and Crazier. Store Stock
IN a previous issue we announced that Messrs. M. Gregor and Travers had disposed of 350 store bullock from Kingsgate Station at £5 per head. This is the best price ever obtained in Glen Innes…
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