Farm and Dairy. Hens on Hire
A smart California farmer has made a remarkable success in a branch of poultryfarnning which is not only novel, but which he claims is doing a good deal to…
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Farming & the land, 1906
893 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 45
Farm Labourers Tragic End
John Jarmey, a farm labourer, met with a tragic death near Palmerston on Friday. He was shylarking with a servant giri in his employer's kitchen, and when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wilen Farming Don't Pay
The Bible tells us that when No[?] went into the ark he took with him two of each king of live animals. It seems as if a great many farmers have kept up a some—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Romney Marsh Sheep
MR. R. D. MURCHISON, of Toorak, Victoria, writes :-" The Romney Marsh are very prolific. In a moderately sized…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Byron Bay Butter Co
THE monthly report of this CO. dated 11th January states:— CREAM.— The supply has increased considerably since our last pay, and, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Educating the Farmers. [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. [?] of Sulphair of Ammonia
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Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Points of a Good Dairy Cow
A DAIRY cow should not have a tendency to fatten. A dish faced bend is not a good indication. She should he wide between the eyes. Notice the vertebrae,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Women in the Dairy
WOMEN are often better milkers than man. The principal reason apparently is because they are more gentle. Cows to do their best must understand the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Testing Dairy Herds
In the Annual Report of the Now Zealand Department of Agriculture (Dairying Division) occur tho following very practical remarks:-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The King and the New Zuland [?]. His Majesty's [?]Earty Greeting at Cattle Show
"I hear you hnve been benting poor old England." said the King to the New Zealand football team on Tuesday, December 5th…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Queensland Pine for Butter Boxes
MESSRS. DAVIS and Fehon, Limited, of Sydney, have sent to the "Herald" a letter from the secretary of the Timber Export Association of Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wollongbar State Farm
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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 3 →Increasing Butter Weight by Salt
Professor Farrington (Wisconsin Dairy School) writes:—"It has been repeatedly shown by experiments, in this and foreign countries, that salt does not usually add…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm and Dairy. "The Variation of Tests
At the Washington Dairy Convention, Mr. F. B. Reed points out a few causes which show why tests may vary. He says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland's Butter Production
A return compiled by the Queensland Statistician. estimates that the total butter production of the State in 1905 amoumted to 18,027,795ID. valued at £755,765,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church of England Cattle Donations
The sale of the hundred head of cattle donated in aid of the Church of England fund was commenced on Saturday, when a number were sold at satisfactory prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Model Farm
Once upon a time—to wit, in 1881, for this is a true story—a minister of the Gospel came into possession by inheritance, of a 15-acre farm a short way from…
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