An Old Farmer’s Ingenious Device
“About three miles beyond a certain station on our line,” remarked a railway official, “there is a farm-house beside the track. Just beyond the farm-house is a…
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Farming & the land, 1902
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Latest Wires. London, Sunday. Boer Farmers
A party of Boer farmers are now visiting Canada for the purpose of studying the modes of farming and fruitgrowing. Turkish Troubles…
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Queanbeyan, Wednesday .—Lake George which Is now dry, has been applied for as an animal lease for grazing purposes. Most of the public were not aware that this land was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Banana V. Wheat for Bread
The banana is a true child of the tropics and grows in the greatest luxuriance, demanding little exertion from those who cultivate it for their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Original Articles Planting and Caring for Peach Trees
THE peach tree requires high, well-drained, moderately fertile soil, sandy loam is preferable, and of that kind which contains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Biggest Pigeon Farm in the World
Mr. G.T. Johnson, of Los Angeles. California has the biggest pigeon farm in the world. Nowhere it is most safe to assert can so many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Produce. SYDNEY
Maize—The market has been very; quiet through the week, and although supplies of local grain are exceptionally light prices have been steadied by the large stocks of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co., Ltd., report: No auctions were held during the current week, but sales will be resumed on Monday, 20th inst., and then will be carried weekly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Varieties. Eggshell Farm for Children
AN eggshell farm is a part of one of the primary school departmen[?] s of study in this city. Each child takes an eggshell about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planting the Corn Crop
The time for planting corn is after the seed bed has been so prepared as to furnish the conditions necessary for the germination of the seed and when danger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Original Articles Feeding Incubator Chicks
IN feeding incu[?]ator chicks it does not appear so very important what the food is provided that there is plenty of starchy, albuminous and green…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Returns for 1902
The acting chief inspector of stock, Mr R. D. Jones, in submitting the autumn lambing returns for 1902, observes that the total number of lambs marked for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Clip
INQUIRY has been inade with reference to the prospect of the wool clip for the present season. Persons engaged in the business hold pessimistic views with regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers' Association
IN this issue appears a letter under the heading "Land-jobbing," by " Lex," who throws out to the Farmers and Settlers' Association a valuable hint. "Lex"…
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THE Farmers' Co-operative Company, report as follows:—Maize—The market opened this week at 6s 3d for Northern River samples,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Report
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO., LTD., report: Wool is now commencing to arrive more freely and sales will be resumed on Monday, 27th instant. Our catalogue of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Process of Preserving Butter
The researches of Felding have established the fact that gum arabic and its concentrated solutions are not [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Original Articles Feeding the Young Colt
IN corn growing regions tins grain is depended upon largely for both summer and winter feed. If not given to execs corn is a fairly good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Queanbeyan Branch
THE members mot at Messrs. Oldfield and Woodger's renins yesterday morning for the transaction of business. Mr. R. Moore (vice-president) was voted…
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Mr. I. A. Kovalski, appointed some years ago by the Russian government to superintend the Jewish colonists in the province of Ekaterinoslav reports that it…
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