Mixed Farming
SIR,—Being an old resident of some 50 summers, I venture to write you a few lines on the above subject, as there is still much difference of opinion on the sugar question,…
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Farming & the land, 1898
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Farmer and Grazier
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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ABOUT a year ago I received from Dr. Bataline, director of the Imperial Botanic garden of Petersburg, two of the roots of Polygonum sac linense. These were carefully planted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Most Common vrgument Against Dairying
" THE most common argument against dairying," said Prof Plumb, in his annual address as president of the Indiana State Dairy Association, ' which comes to my ears, is that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Open Column. [This Column being open for the expression of different opinions on public matters, they are to be considered as those af our correspondents, and not necessarily endorsed by us.] N.S.W. Creamery Butter Company's Proposed Co-operative Scheme. To the Editor of the ' Northern Star.'
SIR,-I notice a paragraph appearing in the papers to the effect that in future this company will give all profits above 7 per cent. to its suppliers. This was the outcome of a private letter to a friend…
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REFERRING to the improvement of stock by breeding a speaker at an Ohio farmers' institute said :- "The successful breeder has something…
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Mk.. J. C. Wilcox, as secretary of the Grafton "Chamber of Commerce —sounds like iv big concern-replies to an article on dairying mid sugar-growing on the Clarence,…
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To feed economically, and yet sufficiently give your animals only what they will eat up clean. An animal is wintered at a loss…
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ABOUT a year ago mention was made of some experiments by Mr. Gomeas, a chemist in India, who by using a salt of zinc had succeeded in solving the tantaliziug problem of…
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EVERY farmer should keep poultry, for there is money in there is money in them if a little study and forethought is exercised in the way in which they are fed and watered. I am aware that…
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AT the last meeting of the Tatham Farmers' Association, on the 8th inst. (Mr. H. Poison in the chair), the following motion was passed :-"That the Secretary write…
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The objects of draining land are to get rid of surplus water and to lower the water line. It puts the soil in…
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UNDER this beading we shall be glad to publish con-tributions having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made. will be published whenever furnished…
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A NORTHERN River Former writes to the Farm and Dairy :-There may have been hundreds of articles and books, written on or about the heading of this…
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What Shall be Added to Skin Milk for Calves THERE is a good bit of sound advice on this subject. in the following clipping from the Melbourne LEADER…
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IN regard to the value of sugar-beet as a food for stock, a correspondent writes to an American journal:-The beet contains considerably less nutriment than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distinguishing a Good Dairy Cow
A CORRESPONDENT of the Mark Lane Express refers to a new way of distinguishing whether a cow is a valuable milk-producer or otherwise. He says :…
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UNDER this heading we shall to public contributions having reference to agricultural :and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
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THE Casino correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes as follows :—"To anyone acquainted with the country about Casino, the importance of the starting of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy and Farm. Prevention of Milk Fever
PROBABLY the most serious mortality loss to which the dairyman is subject, who owns a herd of cows that rank high as dairy animals, (poor ones are seldom affected), is that…
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