Water Supply on the Farm
A farmer in Ohio writes, thus of his troubles with water on his holding He had a well in a field 200 yards from which he had to pump water for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1907
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The Dairy. Diarrhoea W Calves. Disastrous But Preventable
Diarrhoea is a disease well-known in all countries where dairying is carried on Investigations have been wide, extended, and searching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Field. Nitrate of Sola Deposits
The only source from which natural nitrare of soda is at present obtained is from the deposits in the northern part of the Republic of Chill in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial. Wool Reports
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— Our sale on Tuesday found a very strong market ruling at last week'e rates. The beat demand was for well-grown free combing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On an Ostrich Farm
Ostriches are inveterate thieves of anything in the shape of food. A South African writer tells an amusing story illustrative of this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Mixed Strains for Sheep Breeding
Many farmers in prchasing rams keep shifting from one breed to another, thinking that they are producing lambs of greater stamina and profit producing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden. Calender for October
Owing to continuous westerlies and absence of sea breezes, the weather has been unfavourable to growth and the soil [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dairy. Breeding for Improvement
The breeding up of the dairy herd is, perhaps, the most vital question in dairying to-day. The milk yield of a cow depends chiefly on her inherent…
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Hill, Clark and Co, report:— We brought forward last week a very attractive catalogue of 3525 hales. We reached 141/2 par lb for greasy, and the record for the season for [?], viz., 151/2—in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tethering Horses and Cattle
It is often desired to tether a horse, cow, or calf in the field. To keep them from winding the rope about the bar or stake to which they are attached is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Wool Show Room. (From a Sydney Correspondent )
The 1907-8 wool season is now in full awing, and public sales of the "golden fleece" will be held weekly until about the end of February. To the uninitiated there does not appear to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Uniformity of the Fleece
Want of uniformity in the fleece is often a defect not even in prize sheep, and one that take generations of breeding to [?]. The difference in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A French Ostrich Farm
Some interesting facts have been published concerning the success of the experimental ostrich farm started two years ago near Nice. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Advice to Dairymen
In his address at Egmont Village, New Zealand, under the auspices of the Agricultural Society, Captain Young told his hearers that in his opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Cream Souring Bacteria
The natural souring of cream is brought about by the action of bacteria which attack the sugar of milk, and change a potion of it into lactic acid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Advantages of the s[?]o
The most practical kind of silage is made from corn, as previously set forth in these papers; other suitable material can, of course, be used, such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Calender for October
Owing to continuous westerlies, and absence of sea breezes, the weather has been unfavourable to growth, and the soil is very dry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wheat Crop
A CLOSE investigation of the prospects of the wheat crop of New South Wales carried out with the aid of special reports from the principal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. Wheat Crops
THE unusually dry season will, it is feared, result in the failure of the wheat crop. If no further rains fall before November, the average yield for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tethering Horses and Cattle
It is often desired to tether a horse, cow, or calf in the field. to keep them from winding the rope about the bar or stake to which they are attached is…
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