Sheep-killing Dogs
At the Guyra Police Court last Friday a sheep owner was sued for having shot two fox terriers, valued at £10 each, The defendant stated that lie…
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Farming & the land, 1907
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An Experimental Farm
It will be recollected that some years ago, when Mr. Sydney Smith was Minister for Mines and Agriculture, during a visit to this district, he practically…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. Water Content in Butter
Experiments made by the Wisconsin station show that working the butter immediately after washing, slightly increases the water content of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Drill and Broadcast
It is generally understood that it is more advantageous to apply artificial fertilisers to the soil with the drill instead of sowing the manure broadcast, because by the use of the drill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep-killing Dogs
AT the Guyra Police Court last week a sheep owner was sued for having shot two fox terriers, valued at £10 each. The defendant stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON 7 CO., Ltd., report:--The wool business is practically at a standstill only passed in lots, and the usual output from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Commercial Fertilisers?
OF late years the problem of soil fertility has been recognised as of great importance, inasmuch attention to which is rewarded with success, and neglect resulting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Garden. Calender for January
The cool weather and showers have been a great help to growing crops and as the soil is ready for space available large areas of millet,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Field. Device for Catching Pigs
One of the hardest jobs on a farm is the catching and holding of large pigs for ringing or castrating, though the latter operation is usually performed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Britain Gets Her Meat. a Glimpse at Life on a Cattle-boat
Every day in the year the United Kingdom consumes nearly 3,000 cattle which have been imported from abroad. In the same space of time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. Wool Reports
Dalgety and Company, Limited, report.— Since our last report there has been a general demand for all descriptions of the staple, and it is generally believed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden. Calender for January
The cool weather and showers have been a great help to growing crops, and as the soil is ready for space available large areas of millet,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Laborers From England
A NUMBER of capable farm hands are now reaching Sydney weekly, as a result of the Government assisted immigration operations. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Good Butter
The making of good butter is not as easy as many people seem to think it is. Consequently, a large quantity of Inferior butter is put upon the market…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crop Failures
The Hawkesbury district is ia a bad way owing to the dryness of the season, last year being the driest year on record according to the Windsor Observatory. These adverse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. Good Buttermaking
Good buttermaking to-day is a far different undertaking than it used to be. Good butter making has always meant cleanly methods, and to-day more so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Consideration of Farm Yard Manure
Experiments made by the, late Dr Voelcker showed that five tons of fresh farm yard manure are reduced to four tone if allowed to lie until the straw is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Quality and Vitality of Farm Seeds
Recent advances in seed-testing haye caused a good deal of attention to be paid to purity and germinating power, which are rightly appreciated. It may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Factory Co
A meeting of directors was held yesterday, at which it was stated that suppliers for 3½ weeks had been paid for 66511b butter at 8d per lb. Cheques for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Yield
THE Bureau of Statistics has issued its estimate of the wheat yield for the current season. Latest information has necessitated a reduction of…
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