Wellington Wheat Returns
The wheat returns for the Wellington district, which were estimated at nearly 2,000,000 bushels, are given as follow:— Total area collected, 45,374 acres,…
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Farming & the land, 1904
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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Manures and Fertilisers
GARDENERS near the City and large towns are close to a large supply of stable manure and depend almost exclusively upon…
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“Yes, sir,” resumed the Dakota farmer as the crowd of agriculturists seated themselves round a little table; “yes, sir, we do things on rather a sizable scale. I’ve…
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It is stated that about 12 months ago a dairyman in the Moruya district, owing to continued drought and its concomitant evils, found dairying a failure…
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MARCH 9.--Winchcombe, Carson, & Co., Ltd., report:--It has been rather difficult to make sales of wool this week, as buyers seemed disinclined to…
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A good cow is a good cow the world over, whatever breed she may be. No farmer should keep a cow for milking purpose that does not produce at least…
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ON a duck farm in England about twenty thousand ducks are raised annually. Eggs are bought from farmers, and they are hatched by means…
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The American wheat which was imported during the drought is not receiving much attention from local buyers now that there are abundant supplies of the…
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Mrs. S. R. Cooke’s sale at Corndale, Richmond River, a few days ago, was a record; 51 milkers averaged £14 10s, ranging up to £27 10s. Two 15 months…
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KAPH a succulent plant belonging to the cabbage family. It grows rapidly, making a large amount of green food upon which pigs…
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Only a very small proportion of fanners give the care and attention to the poultry necessary to place them on the paying basis. The farmer who is curing and…
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THAT the Victorian Premier has announced the possibility of his appointing a Royal Commission for the purpose of throwing light on certain…
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BEFORE the Federal High Court on Thursday, special leave was granted to appeal from a decision of Mr. Justice Pring, in Chambers, in a case in which Frederick Saunders was…
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Lay the head in water over night, In which put a large handful of salt; wach it well in the morning, and take out the brains, and put them into a small basin…
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THE easiest and quickest money ultra made on the farm re obtained from raising hogs, But it is necessary that one should commence in a…
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THE general prosperity of the Commonwealth is so bound up with the volume of the wool export and the fluctuations of the wool market that…
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IT [?]aght not to be necessary to argu[?] the advantages of keeping pore hens rather then scrubs or the very common varieties. But the number…
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Speaking on the Address-Reply, in the House of Representatives last week, Mr. Fuller, the member for lllawara, said :—“The people of New Zealand,…
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Human control is [?] to a minimum in all [?] examples of improved farm machinery. The machine performs [?]…
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At the Central Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., James Gara, 29, laborer, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen from Bernard…
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