Modern Farm Methods. a Practical Address
If the farmer wants to understand and fully appreciate the chemical combinations set up in the soil he cultivates he requires to have a fair knowledge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1911
405 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 21
The Farmer. Molasses in Stock. Feeding
Flavor is an important factor in the feed of stock. A correspondent describes that when feeding a number of pigs with kitchen refuse he…
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Some surprise was expressed at the fact that only one pen of merino sheep was exhibited this year. The reason for this absence is to be found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle Champions
1. Champion Hereford Bull. 3. Champion Shorthorn Bull. 5. Champion Ayrshire Cow. 2. Velvet, winner of Butter Test. 4. Champion Ayrshire Bull. 6. Champion jersey Bull. 7. Champion Jersey Cow. 8. Champion Shorthorn Cow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle Exhibits. Milk and Beef
The cattle classes generally showed a marked i[?]provement this year in numbers and quality, due, undoubtedly, to the liberal encouragement offered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairy and Farm Produce
The entries for cheese were less than those of last year by about 15 per cent., and the judge pronounced the quality below last year's. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Practical -- Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Dry Farming Is Not Fallow
Dry farming is generally understood to be the method of ploughing land and keeping it well-stirred during one season so as to hold enough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Free Technical Advice for Farmers
The International Harvester Company of America has recently organised a Service Bureau, the purpose of which is to supply to all enquirers free…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Technical Advice for Farmers
The Internation Harvester Company of America has recently organised a Service Bureau, the purpose of which is to supply to all enquirers free information in relation to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. Wool Report
Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report:— The past week has seen a large number of growers in town, a chat with whom has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Labour on Dairy Farms. L-k-g Milking Machines to the Rescue
WE read constantly in the newspapers of the difficulty in obtaining experienced milkers on dairy farms, and the difficulty will probably become still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. Dairying in Western Siberia
Writing of the dairy industry in Western Siberia, Mr C. I. Kelghley says it is curious to notice the avidity with which the Russian moujik adopts the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Silo and the Dairy
Whether the silo shall become an important adjunct to dairying depends upon one main point. Is silage a desirable and an economical food for dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer. Preparing Show Stock
The coats of young stock, an experienced herdsman remarks, are important, and he thus explains his practice with young bulls: "About…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maharatta Sheep and Cattle Sale
ATTENTION is directed to an advertisement in our columns this issue, intimating that Messrs. Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd., of Sydney, in conjunction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indian Cattle
One of the first things to impress the stranger on landing in India is the prevailing presence of the cattle, for wherever one goes the patient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle in Japan
There are in Japan nearly one and a-quarter million cattle, or nine per square mile. This number is small compared with England. but it must…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lime in Farming
It is not possible in every instance to indicate certainly whether liming is needed. It will be needed sooner or later on all light uplands where…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farm
OWING to the continued dry weather and consequent hard state of the ground farming operations are almost at a complete standstill. Some few of our…
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