Dairy and Farm. Reliability of Test
COMMENTING on the statements made in the report of the lecture delivered by Mr. O'Callaghan, the dairy expert, in RE the difficulty of farmers getting a reliable test if…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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A Coraki Dairy. A Well-built Silo
LAST week we were very much interested in the inspection of a silo built recently by Mr. W. Yabsley of Coraki, and which had just, been filled with maize for ensilage. The silo is…
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ONE of the greatest curiosities among the domesticated animals in Ceylon is a breed of cattle known to tho zoologists as the " sacred running oxen." They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer and Grazier
UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributors having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maize as a Hay Crop
WHEN cut geeen and made into hay, maize forms a very excellent fodder for all kinds of stock. As a rule, farmers who grow a few acres of maize aim at…
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Judges—MessrsH. O'Meura, J. T. Junor, J. Gray. Jersey bull, under 8 years—J. C. Leigh 1, O. H. Gollan 2. Jersey bull, 3 years anil over—J. C. Leigh 1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy and Farm. How Is Milk Sepreted?
THE manner in Which milk is socretod in the udder ia not yet definitely agreod upon. There are two theories put forth in explanation of the process. The first one, known as…
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Cleanest and heaviest bushel maize, large cob —A. M'Donald 1. Two entries. Dozen cobs largo red maize—J. M. Cameron 1 and h.c. Three entries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irregularities in the Church. The Archbishop of York's Pastoral
THE Archbishop of York has issued a pastoral dealing with the questions at present agitating the Church. He holds (says the 'St. James' Gazette') that the saying of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer and Grazier
UNDER this heading we shall be glad to publish contributors having reference to agricultural and pastoral matters. The results of experiments made will be published whenever furnished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy and Farm. Taints in Milk and Cream
THE laboratory work carried on by Mr. M. A. O'Callaghun, the dairy expert in New South Wales, is described in the "Agricultural Gazette" as promising good result…
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MR. ARCHER, Gracemere, Rockhampton (Q.), has set the dairymen of the district an example. He has fought the ticks successfully, and is able to say that his milk cows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Butter Trade
NOTWITHSTANDING the unreasonably dry weather with which the colony has been visited, the butter trade shows gratifying expansion. Stated in packages, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying on the Richmond
WRITING from Ne wry bar to the Kiama Reporter, a former South Coast resident says:—"I am glad to be able to state that I am working into a good way of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disease in Dairy Cows
MR. VILLAR, F.R.C., V.S., in an interesting paper on "Some of the Diseases of the Udder and Teats of Cow," read at a meeting of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer and Grazier
UNDER this bonding 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 3 →Dairy and Farm. Dairy Pointers
If the butter is mottled work it a little after salting. If the butter is too soft feed the cow sonna potatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seeds of New Commercial Crops
MR. COOK, the Minister for Agriculture, is of opinion that the Agricultural Department might well give greater attention to the introduction of seeds of crops that are likely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Care of Dairy Cattle
IN addition to shelter from the strong rays of the sun, it is very important that milch cows be supplied with plenty of good water in the summer months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pasteurising Butter
SOME months ago the Minister for Agriculture appointed an officer to travel in the chief dairying districts and give practical demonstrations in the process…
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