Farm and Field. Original Articles. Winter Fodders
A selection of five mixtures is submitted. Number one is a seeding per acre of half a bushel each of rye, corn, dun peas, and Cape barley, with 7lb. of…
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Farming & the land, 1914
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The Wool Trade
Although the Kaiser may not have cruisers to spars to attack Australian ports, his declaration of war against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blocking the Enemy's Path. Famished German Troops Shot Like Sheep. Heavy Cannonading Heard. Great Battle Pending. Tremendous Armies and Battle Front. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
The main roads in Belgium are being closely guarded. Those highways along which the Germans are expected to come have been destroyed with dynamite, and thus made impassable for artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crop Rotation
The rotation of crops is a fundamental practice in good fanning operations. The potato is one of the most useful crops in a general rotation, because the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Field. Original Article. Basic Slag and Lime
When soils are very deficient in lime, it is often necessary to dress the land with lime before applying the slag. The vital process of nitrification is due…
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It is almost heresy in the eyes of any farmer to indicate that farmyard manure, properly made, has any imperfections of any kind, expect the cost of…
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In consequence of the European war wool sales have been indefinitely postponed. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write stating that apart from some small sales to local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. a New Manure
As every farmer knows, one of the vital constituents of plant life is phosphate of lime, which, for general agricultural purposes, is widely…
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It was an owners' day in the cattle section at Homebush last Thursday. Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, report that, though still…
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The disposal of wool is at a standstill apart from a very limited inquiry on local account. Winchcombe Carson, Limited, state that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Original Article. Influence of Manuring
On the basis of the continuous manuring experiments begun in 1895 in the experimental field of the agricultural station, the following conclusions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Importance of Feeding Dairy Cows
She should never be stinted of succulent food during the whole of the milking period, not even for one day. If, for instance, there is a scarcity of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. Principles of Manuring
A manure is a substance which increases the fertility of the soil and causes it to grow larger crops. It is only since the beginning of the 19th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial. WOOL
The A. M. L. & F. Co., Ltd. report:— Favored with dry weather, shearing continues to progress rapidly. The clip to a very large extent is being stored at the sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm an Field. Original Article Farm Buttermaking
Cream may be churned in either a sweet or sour condition; that is, unripened or ripened. Sweet cream butter is mild and creamy; soured cream…
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Business at the Sydney wool market is still very quiet. Winchcombe Carson, Limited, writing, state that they have effected a limited number…
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A. M. L. & F. Co. Ltd., report:—With the advance of the season, wool is arriving rather more freely. The bulk of the clip, however, except that intended for shipment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. Feeding Dairy Cows
Probably the most difficult animal to feed is the milch cow. This class of stock has been developed to such a high pitch -- its natural instinct of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Friday, September 18, 1914. Husbanding the Wheat
THE proclamation prohibiting the export of wheat and flour to any place outside the United Kingdom without the written consent of the Minister…
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