Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rearing Turkeys for Market
IN feeding turkeys for market it should be remembered that they sell for a much higher price per pound than beef, mutton or pork, while the actual food cost…
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Farming & the land, 1905
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Tracking Cattle. Railway Commissioner's Liability
In the Supreme Court on Tuesday an action was brought by William Rutter Hindmarsh, jun., of Robertson, farmer, against the Railway Commissioners to recover compensation for loss of and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fertilisers for Wheat
COMMENTING on the wheat-growing experiments with manures made by Mr. W. W. Killed, which did not prove a success, Mr. G. M'Lellan,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Feeding Beet Pulp Ard Molasses
THE growing of sugar boots in some parts has become somewhat extensive, and the economical use of beet pulp and molasses is an important matter…
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While the amount of milk may be increased somewhat by careful feeding, it is only possible to improve the quality of the milk by breeding up the herd. Select cows…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Flavor
The butter aroma appears in the butter as the result of the ripening process. Sweet-cream butter does not have this delicious flavor, and while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Revised Wool Rates by Rail
GREAT interest is being taken in wool circles in the revised wool rates just issued by the Railway Commissioners, which came into force on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Transplanting Trees
BY using care one need not lose a single plant in transplanting. In the first place the permanent bed where it is intended to place the plant should be well spaded,…
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The output butter at the local factory for February totalled 11,707lb. Suppliers received £378 0s 9d, and were paid at the rate of 7¾d per Ib. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool
At Monday's London-colonial wool sales the market was brisk for all but earthy and faulty merinos, which were neglected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Applying Lime for Best Results
LIME can be applied to the land in three different conditions, either as the ground fresh-burned lime, the hydrated or dry-water slaked lime, and the air…
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After years of strenuous controversy it is now generally conceded that the pi[?]illate, imperfect blossom, or female variety of strawberries, are, as a rule, larger, more prolific…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careful Feeding Makes Dairying Profitable
The cows shrink in their milk flow after frost has touched pastures and made other feed dryer and less palatable. While not every dairyman has a silo, nevertheless it…
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Ingredients--3 quarts of fresh mushrooms, 3 ozs of butter, 1 small teaspoonful of salt, ½ teaspoonful of powdered mace, a little cayenne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wool Market
WINCHCOMBE CARSON AND CO. LTD., Report under date, March 21:--We offered a small catalogue to-day comprising only a moderate selection of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Providing for Periods of Short Pasture
AS long as fresh pasture grasses are abundant the cows are about as well provided for as they can well be to produce milk economically. Unfortunately the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feeding Wheat to Stock
An inquiry was sent out from one office to determine the extent to which wheat is being fed to stock in the place of corn, in what condition, and the estimated feeding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden Currants As a Profitable Crop
Currants are a profitable crop; they will grow in most any soil and bear well; but to produce large sized fruit and in profusion they require a deep, rich, well-mellowed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Green Bone As a Poultry Food
AS a poultry food green bone is commanding more attention annually than any other article of diet. The green bone cutter is as important on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Taxes on the Farmers
The Sydney Harbour Trust have imposed a wharfage due on all live stock handed at any of the wharves in Port Jackson. The tax came into force from…
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