Commercial. Sheep Firm, Cattle Cheaper. Homebush
At the Homebush stock sales yesterday afternoon, 9539 sheep and lambs were penned, being slightly more than three thousand abort of the number…
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Farming & the land, 1907
835 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 24 of 42
Public Opinion. Sheep, Bridges & BURRS. (To the Editor.)
Sir,--Please allow me space in your valuable columns to draw the attention of local stockowners and our worthy Shire Councillors to the press…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dairy. Testing Milk at Better Factories
(Extract from a paper read by Q. A. Storrock at a recent meeting of Minnesota (U.S.A.) dairymen and butter-makers)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Rain Gauge
An inexpensive and handy rain gauge is shown in the acompanying illustration, which is reproduced from the "Education Gazette" (South Australia):…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Heredity in Breeding
That the characteristics of parents are transmitted to their offsprings is a fact very well known to all engaged in the breeding of live stock. Everybody knows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Stone Dairy House
It is important that the location for milk-setting, creaming and churning be apart from other buildings from which odors of various kinds are likely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Book for the Pastoral Industry
"The Manual of the Pastures Pro[?] and Stock Acts of New South Wales" a handy little work by Mr. [?] G. Acocks (author of "The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool and Produce Reports
Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co report:— Tallow.—The market ruled strong for all descriptions, and prices were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Malting Barley
Unlike the wheat crop, which can be grown on almost any description of solid barley of a fine malting quality can only grown on a special and very limited…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy Contagious Abortion in Cattle
Abortion in cattle may be caused by drinking considerable of cold water, eating a large quantity of cold food (roots or green vegetables covered with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. the Head of the Herd
The Head of a [?] to the good [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field
Treatment of Growing Foals. The question of the proper feeding of he growing foal whist it is at the dam's foot is one upon which the opinions on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Original Article [All Rights Reserved.] Effects of Food on Butter
Food has a considerable influence upon the constitution of the milk, especially as regards flavour, and as to the colour and texture of the butter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Emmer Wheat
One of the grain crops which is becoming popular among the Canadian farmers, who are feeding everything they raise, is Emmer, which is a kind…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool and Produce Reports
Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 30th July:— Quietness pervades the wool market at present, buyers noting with special…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Great Wool Year
DALGETY AND COMPANY, LTD., in their summary of the 1906-7 wool year, commencing July 1st., 1906, and closing June 30th, 1907, find that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Fields
Treatment of Growing For The question of the proper the growing foal whilst it is at the [?] foot is one upon which the opinioni[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dairy. Dehorning Cattle
The two methods of dehorning usually practised are (1) the removal of the horns after they have reached their growth, by means of a saw or clippers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales
The first of the season's sales were marked with a fall in price. No doubt the more cautious attitude of buyers, in colonial centres of late was in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Crop. a Question of Capacity
A Kansas man was telling stories with reference to the propensity of farmers to overstate the size of their wheat-crops. He told of an elderly man in…
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