Farm and Field. Selection of a Stallion
The selection of a stallion that will form a satisfactory alliance for his snares is a subject that will always continue to agitate the minds of horse…
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Farming & the land, 1910
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The Farmers Column. Plant Roots As Soil Tillers
The Royal Society's "Journal" (England) contains an interesting article on "The Value of Plant Roots as Tillers of the Soil," by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →King at Cattle Show. Many Prizes for His Majesty's Cattle and Sheep
Once more his Majesty has been one of the most successful exhibitors at the annual Cattle Show of the Smithfield Club, held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Plague of Baboons. They Ate the Crops in Nigeria So Fast That Natives Gave Up Farming
In many parts of Nigeria, and especially among the hill region of the northern provinces, baboons are one of the greatest plagues to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. the Value of Wood Ashes
A reader desires to know as to the extent that wood ashes are beneficial to the soil and also as to the ways in which they help it. He wishes to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers Column. Frightening Horses From Fire
A peculiar idea has been evolved for assisting to get horses out of a burning stable. It has been noted that a horse will refuse to leave a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales
MR. George Doolan, og Bombay, received a wire from Sydney on Saturday informing him that nine bales of his wool (Merino) was sold privately at 1Od, and two bales crossbred at lOfd. Crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers Column. Are Birds Useful to Farmers?
Birds and insects are dealt with in several aspects in the newly issued Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry Farming
A short time ago the superintendent of a "model farm" was explaining the working of an incubator to a class of young ladies. At the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (Copyright.) Amounts of Clover to Sow
It is surprising to note the different amounts of clover seed that may be, sown and that are sown in different localities and with satisfactory results…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunshine in the Dairy
SINCE the introduction of the famous "L-K-G" Milking Machines what a great amount of drudgery and tedious work has been abolished in the dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Export Duty on Wheat and the Labor Socialists. What the Farmers and Setters Can Expect From Socialistic Labor
Labor Socialist candidates in the country constituencies are making desperate efforts to explain away the proposed duty on wheat. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Political Points Particularly for Farmers
A WORD OF WARNING TO WOMEN ELECTORS.—Women who "take no interest in politics" and "forget to vote" will saddle their children with the results…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Field
Farmers do not always expend their labors in the best direction. One great fault often noticeable is the absence of a plot for home-grown vegetables. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmers Column. Selecting a Bull for the Dairy Herd
The odd saying that "the bull is half the herd" is not the whole truth He is, and he is not, according to the strength with which he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Annual Wool Review
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co. LTD., have forwarded us a copy of their 21st Annual Wool Review, from which the fallowing is an extract: --…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep During the Lambing Season
It is greatly important that lambs will be strung and vigorous at birth. When they come delicate it is difficult to carry, them on without loss, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (COPYRIGHT.) (Prof. F. S. Cooley, Experiment Station.) the Vital Things in Starting Grains and Grasses. Listing for the Corn Crop
To list, or not to list, is still a question, although admittedly best in dry seasons, and in dry sections. Listing, is really a form of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poetry a Comfortable Farm
When the early crass is springing In the pastures on the hills, And the nesting birds are singing In the bushes by the rills…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Review
We have received the annual wool Review Of Messrs. Winchcombe, Caraon and Co., Ltd, which contains a great deal of information of interest to sheep owners and pastoralist generally. The…
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