Farm and Garden. Original Articles
No. 123. Bot in Potato Crops—Causes—Onion-Growers—Prevalent Evils—Pot Plants—Compost—Pots—Bulbs—After Potting—Ashes—Flowering—Mulching—…
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Naturalist. Sheep
A traveller in Greece found three shepherds with flocks of six or seven hundred each, all mingled together, but the sheep would answer to their names when called by…
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FARMERS are still waiting for the expected substantial rise in the price of wheat. In nearly all quarters a rise is anticipated; varied are the reasons for…
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The annual election of directors to the board for the district of Wagga under the Diseases in Sheep Acts was held yesterday afternoon. There was not a great deal of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 128. Strawberry Culture--Selection of varieties--Low prices--The Royal Sovereign--Characteristies-- Borax--Use in Butter--What It Is--Various Uses--Beneficial and Injurious--Bitter Taste-- Boracic Acid--Farm Gossip-- Fowls and Turnips--Hint to Breeders--Churning--Wood Ashes
Profitable Strawberry Culture: We have previously dealt with the cultivation of strawberries, but very much more remains to be written respecting this popular fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers And Settlers' Association
A MEETING of the above was held on Friday 23rd inst, Mr Stewart presiding. There were a good number of members present. The chairman stated that the meeting had been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For the Farmer. Export of Lambs
Mr. Alexander Bruce, the head of the Stock department in New South Wales, is bringing the merits of the lamb export trade under the notice of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Decrease in Sheep
A CORRESPONDENT writes as follows:—With regard to the great decrease in the number of sheep during the last five years, which has been very generally attributed solely to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Sheep Board. the Annual Elections. Completed Returns
The complete returns of the annual election of directors to the Wagga Board under the Diseases in Sheep Acts have been received by the returning officer, Mr. Geo. P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vandalism at the Experiment Farm
Since he was appointed manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, Mr. G. M. M'Keown has been endeavouring to conserve the large quantity of wild game which makes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter. Butter
Large importations of bad butter, nicely wrapped in paper, are constantly being made, says the tradesman, and it is difficult to detect the article, so far as appearance goes, once…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 27
The second series of London wool sales this year commences on March 6. The arrivals number 280,000 bales, of which 81,3000 have been forwarded direct…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tooyal. Farmers and Settlers Association
A meeting of the Currawarna branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Mrs. 1) Cox's on Saturday last. Only a small number of members was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Visitors to the Experiment Farm
Writing to the "Post" anent the visit of a party of the Albury Vine and Fruitgrowers Allocation to the Wagga Experiment Farm on Wednesday of last week, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naturalist. Sheep
A traveller in Greece found three shepherds with flocks of six or seven hundred each, all mingled together, but the sheep would answer to their names when called by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles
No. 126. Strawberry Culture—Selection of varieties—Low prices—The Royal Sovereign—Characteristics—Borax—Use in Butter—What It Is—Various Uses—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter. Butter
LARGE importations of bad butter, nicely wrapped in paper, are constantly being made, says the tradesman, and it is difficult to detect the article, so far as appearance goes, once…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat
Mr. H. R. — Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports a follows, Feb. 27th. Wheat has not changed since my last report. A few sales were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Selling Diseased Cattle
A man named Campbell was to-day fined £20 for exposing a cancerous cow for sale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 127. Packing Fruit -- Uniform Package -- Wooden Cases -- Market Values -- Sterilised Milk and Cream -- Tins -- Uses -- Butter Making -- Separating -- Starter Theory -- The Creamery and Cattle Feeding -- Uses of Creamery -- Grazier and Feeder
Packing Fruit There are several points in connection with the packing of fruit which should be studied by producers if they wish to improve values in the fruit…
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