Report on Mixed Farms
IN his report on the farms entered for the National Prizes of 1891, Mr. J. A. Despcissis to the farm of Mr. L. Armbruster, at Lindendale, near Roas, which was awarded…
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Farming & the land, 1892
360 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 18
Butter at Auction
Not long since I was in Chicago and saw a method in vogue for selling California fruits which I believe could be successfully applied to the New York…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Butter in England
THE following extracts from a letter sent by Mr. Michael Burke, a well known dairyman, at present in England, to Mr. David Wilson, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Color in Horses and Cattle
The white color of horses and cattle has been developed from tropical resources, and it is clearly shown by the superiority of the white horses of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairy and Farm. The New Milking Machine
OF the milking machine invented by Messrs Nicholson and Grey, Stranraer, Scotland, which has been introduced into New, South Wales by Mr. Grierson, manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ESSAYIST. Queer Scenes in Paris. Some Odd Trades That Surprise the Globe Trotter. Paris a Childless City—Where the Nurse Maids Come From—A Painter of Turkeys' Legs—Ant Farmers—Sealers in Second-Hand Bread
This gay city is a mine of queer trades, scenes and incidents. The globe trotter's eyes bulge out and his hair stands on end as he noses about in the out of the way nooks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Pumpkin Farming
The pumpkins shown in the cut are mammoth affairs, grown on the Pelham farm, in Ulster county, N. Y. From an acre to an acre and a half of pumpkins…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Garden Experience in the Poultry Yard. Remarks Made by a Veteran Poultry Raiser at a Farmers' Meeting
At a recent meeting of Pennsylvania farmers, Dr. C. Green, a veteran poultry raiser, read an essay, extracts from which are here given:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dairy the Milk War. The Dispute Between Retailer and Producer in Philadelphia
According to the Farmers and Dairymen's association, there is an emergency staring the people of Philadelphia in the face which bids fair to become as serious…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral
UNDER this heading we shall eb 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 →Caution to Dairymen
AT the Small Debts Court, Shellharbour, Charles Inskip, a shareholder in the Dunmore Dairy Company, proceeded against the said company to recover the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progressive Farming OR How to obtain the Best Results from Fifty Acres of Agricultural Land on the Richmond and Clarence Rivers, or the North Coast District
"TICKLE the earth with a hoe and it will laugh with a harvest" may have been applicable prior to the last decade, when the rule of thumb was rigidly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Useful Hints to Farmers
MANY a breeder of horses has brought a mortgage upon his farm because be kept his animals beyond the point of profit. There is a time when an animal is at its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sugar Crop
IF the estimates of the 1892 sugar crop may be relied upon, Queensland will produce more this year than she did in 1891. Last year's total was 50,115 tons, and estimates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy and Farm[?] Another Butter Extractor
THE Johansson extractor, a machine designed to extract butter directly from milk by means of centrifugal force, is one of the most remarkable inventions of the day. The apparatus is both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Illawarra Cattle for Beef
IN some instances it would appear that the Illawarra dairy cattle, after serving a [?] at supplying milk, can hold their own as a profitable investment for the [?]her. Oue of our local…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Way to De[?]orn Cattle
THE method employed for preventing the growth of horns is both simple and cheap. Little tubes are made[?] about the size of an ordinary lead pencil, and these are filled with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] and [?]. Farmers' Clubs. A [?] topic: experience, the source of pra[?]t[?] knowledge, is best propagated by [?] cusion among those in the same line [?] [?] great advantage of farm[?] [?] sh[?] membrs; scope of discussion[?] pr[?] and enjoyment in a properly conducted [?]
The very interesting and valuable neighbor[?] gatherings are becoming more and mor[?] popular as experience demonstrates their [?]ness. If half a dozen farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Dairy Suggestion
IT is rarely the case that winter, cheesemaking can be made to pay, says a writer[?] Farmers who have large winter dairies are seldom in close proximity enough to furnish[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Dairying Items. Deep Setting of Milk
A correspondent says he has tried deep setting of milk for fourteen years and is so well satisfied with it that he would not on any account go back to the shallow setting…
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