Echoes of the Past. Wattle Farm. an Idyll of Lancefield
"Nessum magglor dolere Che recordesi del tempo felice Nella miseria."—DANTE, INFERNO…
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Farming & the land, 1881
87 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 5
The Farmer. Principles of Judging Cattle
THE subject cannot, it appears, be too freely or fully discussed. Some great advantages have recently followed its discussion in the past. In saying this I refer more especially…
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A CORRESPONDENT, signing himself "Dairyman," writing to the Kiama Independent last week, says:— I am impelled to again address the dairymen…
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THIS is the advice of an old man who tilled the soil for 30 years:— I am an old man, upwards of threescore years, during two score of which I had been…
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A CORDING to L'Ing[?]nicur Universal, an ex[?]mely novel and interesting process has recently been discovered by M. Pu[?] of [?]azamet France, by which the wool on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. to Wake and Maintain a Lawn
NOTHING gives a greater charm to a country home than a nice lawn. Its soft green is a delightful relief from the bright glow of the sun and the reheated light of summer skies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Preparation of Bones, &c
IN the Rural New Yorker, a correspondent asks a cheap way of converting old, dry cattle bones into manure; and the value in comparison with that of barn manure…
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"DAIRYMAN" writing to the Independent of 29th July, says:— Sir,—Since my last letter on the above subject, in which I endeavoured to show the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer. Aylesbury Ducks
The Aylesbury trade is not conducted in large establishments, but is carried on exclusively by cottagers, who, it has been computed, manage to divide between them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chained Himself. How a Texas Farmer Arranged for His Death From Hydrophobia
A DALLAS, Tex., letter says: "A tragic death has just occurred in our neighbouring County of Hill worth relating, and worthy of Virginius or any other Roman father…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AGRICULTURE. Peas and Oats for a Fodder Crop
PEAS and outs grown together, if cut when in blossom and properly cured, make excellent fodder for winter. I have grown such fodder for several years, and am now feeding it with…
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CURING OF HAMS AND SHOULDERS.—There are two methods: one by dry salting, the other by pickling. We have used both with equally good results. For the…
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A MAN who, resides in the suburbs of Oil City, recently purchased some oleomargarine. He didn't know until he had eaten it. That made him mad. Of course it did. People…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Farmer. To Fatten an old Milch Cow
THIS is generally a slow and expensive process. A writer in the National Live Stock Journal who has made good beef of cows at sixteen and nineteen yours of age, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MISCELLANEOUS. The Farmers' Company
THE Scrutineer reports the proceedings at a dinner given to Mr. Hanraban of Burrawang, where at Mr. Dymock was present, spoke as follows of the Farmers' Company:—…
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AN ELECTRIC FENCE.—Dr. J. H. Connelly, of Pittsburg, Pa., has applied to cattle the old device employed by country druggists to keep loungers from…
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"DAIRYMAN" writing to the Kiama Independent of Friday last, says:— Extreme perversity for misrepresentation actually seems natural to some persons, and I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Farmer. Training of Heifers
THERE is one subject that receives too little attention; that is the training of domestic animals. Having had some experience and also having soon a great deal, I herewith…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Zealand Farmer's Opinion of Free Selectors in Australia
THE president of the Otago Agricultural Association, Mr. Thomas Brydone, has of late been endeavouring to collect as much information as possible about dairying,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Farmer. Cramp in Horses
CRAMP is a spasmodic action of some one or more muscles, occasionally of the neck, but more frequently of the hind legs and of the small intestines, this latter, however, is known…
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