Important to Farmers
THE following are the regulations issued by the Department of Agriculture, in connection with the National Prizes offered to farmers by the Department. We give…
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Farming & the land, 1890
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Keep Farm Records
EVERY farmer is to a great extent a manufacturer, and ought to keep a record of his operations. This is the key to success in any business. But…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cheesy Taste in Butter
The cheesy taste in butter is due to the imperfect cleansing of the butter-milk. This cannot be done completely by the common method of churning, in which the butter…
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It makes no difference what the physical imperfections of a mare are, do not breed from her. There are two classes of horses that will…
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A paper on this subject was read before the members of the Northallarton Agricultural Society by Mr. F. WIlson Horsfall, of Oatts Grange, Cleveland, recently. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer. Winter Evenings on the Farm. Some excellent suggestion: formation of a library association: its steady progress: instructive and interesting evening entertainments: a specimen programme
One reason why so many of the more progressive farmers' boys and girls leave the farm for the city, is the lack of opportunities for social and mental culture on the farm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Open COlumn. [This column being open for the expression of opinions on public matters we do not hold ourselves responsible for the statements made therein.] "To the Editor of the "Northern Star." Factory Dairying in the Big Scrub
SIR,—The starting of the Alstonville Dairy Factory Company calls for some remarks from lookers-on, and anyone who may take an interest in the welfare of the district and…
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UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
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NINE cattle companies, backed with Scotch capital to the extent of nearly £1,000,000 have operated in the far West during the past few years with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Richmond Pastoral and Agricultural Society
IT is now some four years since we first advocated in these columns the formation of a Society bearing the above title, and the very great strides that the district has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insuring Crops
A CITIZEN of Kazan, in Russia (a Mr. Grass), has conceived an idea of organising a system for the insurance of the harvests of the peasants in bad years. The idea is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clarence Farmers' Association
THE fourteenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Association was held at Grafton recently. The manager, Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Educated Farmer
THE sermon before the graduating class at the Massachusetts Agricultural.Colloges was delivefed by Professor C. S. Walker. His text Was Luke xxii,32: "Strengthen Thy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural & Pastoral
UNDER this heading we shall be publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
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IT is from the little things on the farm, the minor crops so to speak, which properly cared for and cultivation, yield to thousand of husbandmen, their wives…
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FRESH winter made butter is what the market is demanding more and more. MAKE the herd better every year. It can be done. We have not reached perfection…
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Asparagus is as easily raised as anything that grows in the garden, and yet it is comparatively rare to fiad it on a farmer's table. The reason may be that so much nonsense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conference on Ensilage and Dairying. Pressure on Silos
AT a conference called by the Minister for Agriculture and others, held in Victoria, the following from a pamphlet by Professor Robertson, of Canada, was read:—…
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UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Earth Made Butter
SOME time ago a good deal of interest was created in the butter-making circles in these colonies, on account of the results of some experiments published in one of the…
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