The Dairy. Milk Yield of Cows
When is a cow at the top of her milk-yielding capacity? It is not the young cow, full of life, that gives the most milk, but the yield increases from calf…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1908
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Farm and Field. Hungry Farms
The following article from an American paper is interesting and informative:— "Farmers of the right sort feel the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. the Dairy Farmer's Cow. English Expert's Opinion
Mr. J. F. Blackshaw, principal of the Midland Agricultural and Dairy College, England, gave an interesting address at Cornwall recently, on "The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Dairyman's Knowledge
A writer in the Jersey "Bulletin" rays that every dairyman should know:—The cost of producing a gallon of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Insurance Against Disease
Cattle affected with tuberculosis are destroyed whenever they are discovered by the stock inspectors. The loss falls on the owner, and in the case of purchases…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helping the Farmer
The Hon. J. Perry, Minister for Agriculture in speaking at the Berry Agricultural Society's dinner on Thursday said: There was talk of our trade being affected through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Shelters
It is not often that sheep and cattle are seen during the small hours of the morning, or a note would be made of the fact that in cold and inclement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Feeding Chickens
Some of the earliest chickens are now being hatched, and as in a few weeks many more will be coming along, a few remarks on feeding them will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What Are Travelling Sheep?
A VERDICT by consent having been recorded before much evidence had been taken, the real point at issue in the case of Albury Pastures Protection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Season 1907-8
PRIMARY production is still the mainspring of Australian prosperity, and wool holds undisputedly the pride of place among…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. the Dairy Farmer's Cow. English Expert's Opinion
Mr J. F. Blackshaw, principal of the Midland Agricultural and Dairy College, England. gave an interesting address at Cornwall recently, on "The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Dairyman's Knowledge
A writer in the Jersey "Bulletin" rays that every dairyman should know :—The cost of producing a gallon of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Insurance Against Disease
Cattle affected with tuberculosis are destroyed whenever they are discovered by the stock inspectors. The loss falls on the owner, and in the case of purchases…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Water in Butter
The American standard (writes the "Washington Star"), allowing 16 per cent," water in butter seems to have a dangerous tendency in its practical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Value of Catch Crops. How to Grow Them
The growing of catch crops formed the subject of discussion at a recent meeting of farmers at Crystal Brook, one of the most northerly districts of South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Testing Dairy Cows
A United States agricultural "Bulletin" suggests that the fat tost may be made at frequent Intervals, say, once a week. Another bulletin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Influence of Soll Moisture
Water is one of the essential elements of life, and no cultivated crop can grow and flourish unless there is sufficient moisture of the soil to render food…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO., LTD., report:--The recent improvement in the Sydney wool market is well maintained. Confidence is being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rohth [?]) MANURES
The point to be enforced is that Those occupiers who pin their faith only to one manure are working on an unsound basis. To take a case in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On a Yorkshire Farmstead
An old farmer whose wife was ill went for some physic to the nearest town Calling at a roadside inn he spent all he bad, including the money for his wife's medicine. Not…
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