Agricultural,? [?]. Dressing Seed Wheat
Every farmer has some favorite appliance, and by which he swears, Lime, blsestone, seawater, and common salt and water, in shape of pickle, have all their advocates…
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Farming & the land, 1884
75 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 4
Agriculture. Hops. In MacIvor's Farmers Annual
THE cultivation of hops in different parts of Australasia has made rapid progress within the last few years, and in time Britain may look to us to supply her with large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture. Hops. In Maclvor'e Farmers Annual Concluded. Picking, Drying, and Bagging
"When picking operations are carried out properly on a system, the ground is taken on a face,' the poles are drawn with their bines, so that the bins are shifted regularly and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The farmer. Chicken-Cholera
PUBLIC attention has again been directed to the researches of Professor Pasteur in animal inoculation with the germs of various diseases. It will be remembered that this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Cider-Making
The Sun remarks that sweet apples alone do not make good cider, as the juice ferments rapidly. Mix them with sour apples. Gather the fruit when mature, and store in a dry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The farmer. Oil from Sunflower Seeds
THE Sunflower has long been grown for its oil seeds in Russia and India, and the cultivation has been more recently taken up in Germany and Italy. The plant grows readily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Different Breeds for Dairy
THE following are the conclusions from experiments at the Ontario Model Farm, as deduced from the last report of Professor Brown. First it is said that an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer. Best Way to Store Potatoes
THE potatoes should be dug as soon as they have matured. It will not do to leave them to nature and the weeds; for nature does not care anything more about them, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bega Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Society. Proposed Rules
1.—The Society shall be called "The Bega Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Society," and shall have for its object the promotion and improvement, in theory and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The farmer. Bitting and Management of a Colt
So many young horses are spoilt by being badly bitted when breaking that our readers will be indebted to us for giving the opinions of a real professor of the art, none other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bega Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Society. Proposed General Regulations
1. All exhibits must be bona fide the property of the exhibitre, and have been two months in his possession previous to the day of entry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The farmer. How to Fertilise Fruit Frees
HERE and there on all farms and in most fruit gardens will be seen an occasional tree or grape vine which seems to lack vigor—does not grow well, and yet seems to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bega Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Society. Proposed General Regulations
1.—All exhibits must be bona fide the property of the exhibitor, and have been two months in his possesion previous to the day of entry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The farmer. The Medieval English Farmer
BOTH horses and oxen were used on the land; wheat, barley, oats, rye, and beans and peas were grown. The medieval farmer was entirely dependent on his hay and straw for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ail Episode in the life of Farmer Chitty
To the city Farmer Chitty, Plain, but gritty, Came one day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Testing the Cow's Qualities
Professor Sheldon thinks that every dairy farmer should have a set of graduated cream-gauges—simple things, costing only a few shillings—so that he may ascertain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bega Agricultural and Pastoral Society
THIS Society's Twelfth Annual Show came off on the Society's temporary grounds, on the Market Reserve on Thursday and yesterday. For some reason, yet unknown, there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Food Required by Animals
NOTHING like an exact amount of food required per 1,000 pounds live weight for any animal, either for its support in health or for fattening, can be ascertained, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. A Gigantic Flour-Mill
IN order to compete with India and Russia in the West European wheat markets, Californian growers are now reducing their wheat to flour before it is shipped, and thus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. The Best Breed or Sheep for Small Proprietors
IT is too commonly the practice of small proprictors to be careless as to the breed and quality of the animals they keep. The flocks of sheep we see running on the roads and…
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