Farm and Garden. Original Articles Coop for Fattening Chickens
[?]ATTENING chickens in coops will be found very profitable by most chicken raisers. Coops are used very largely in England and have…
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Farming & the land, 1903
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Crops Raised by Ants. Skill in Fertilizing and Pruning Shown by Some Species
Recent study of ants has added another to the many facts that show the intelligence these insects possess. This latest discovery is that some…
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The pay for October to cream suppliers the Ballina Cooperative Creamery was declared on Nov 14. The total pay for the month was £4200, the amount of butter…
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The wheat most grown in the Dubbo district this season, and that which up to the present appears to give the best results, is the Purple Straw. There is in the…
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Nothing the above sale which took place at Casino lately, the Richmond River Express says:—There were between 300 and 400 people present from many parts of the State,…
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DURING the winter period in the cold districts warm, well-ventilated sheds should be used for shelter and feeding purposes…
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Four bullocks were killed the other day at the Longhurn Freezing Works which (the “Wan[?] Herald” says were of a record weight. Three were…
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Cut a penny roll into thin slices and nicely butter each one butter the dish and lay in slices, then sprinkle some washed and dried currants and minced candied…
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AN interesting record was recently made known concerning the Partridge Cochin breed of fowls. A careful record was kept of nine…
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A meeting of the Braidwood branch of the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association was held at the Albion Hotel yesterday, Mr. J. Musgrave presiding. It was resolved that…
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A meeting of the Braidwood branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. was held at the Albion Hotel on Thursday morning last. Mr. R. Kennedy, President, occupied the…
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A simple method to prevent the growth of horns on calves, which is practised in many different places by stock -keepers:-- The English board of agriculture gives…
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THESE aphides constitute the dairy of the ants. If one of the little creatures is examined through a pocket lens it will be seen to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Remarks on Pruning
PERHAPS no operation of the orchardist is so much neglected and misunderstood as that of pruning. Sometimes the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glad to Oblige. How the Weather Expert-enlightened the Farmer
In the course of a visit to the metropolis a farmer called at the Meteorological Office and looked curiously about the place…
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Mr. Coghlan places the yield this year at nearly 49¼ bushels to the acre, under crop, compared with 1[?] last year, He estimates the gross yield this year at…
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The Chinese Empire is pre[?] the country of fantastic [?]. The reason of this may be that out of the way avocations fall in with the strange tastes…
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