The farmer. Growing and Training Ivies
THE ivy is one of the oldest and most venerable of all climbing shrubs and pre-eminently the poet's vine. In some of the older countries, especially in England, where the climate…
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Farming & the land, 1885
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The farmer. The Breeding of Draught Horses
The Hon. T. C. Jones, in a letter on this subject in The Breeders' Gazette (Chicago), says:—The first matter to be attended to is the selection of mares suitable for this…
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FEEDING and watering poultry are (says Mr. Henry Stewart) generally much neglected by those who keep fowls. The active foraging of fowls, and their patient and uncomplaining…
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SWINE— THE BEST BREEDS AND HOW BEST TO CARE FOR THEM SWINE husbandry may be divided into the breeder, into two branches; the first relates to the breeds who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Ensilage Experiments
THE Ensliage Commission has concluded its sittings for the present The evidence relating to the experiments at Woburn is some what interesting, as some details were given…
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THIS subject in creating some attention. A letter appeara in The Times from Mr. Albert Pell, M.P., who remarKs on the need which exists for providing neighing platforms at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Raise Turkeys. Prairie Farmer
To begin with, restrain your desire to count your young turkeys and let them alone, for the first twenty-four hours after they get into this "cold and unfeeling" world. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Disintegration of Large Estates
IT is interesting to observe how rapidly the process of large estate disintegration has set in within the past few years, and one of the most notable examples is that of the…
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HORSES in civilized lands suffer more from ailments of the feet than from any other cause. The feet of a horse are subject to many injuries, both from bad shoeing and…
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An experiment in pig feeding has been tried by Professor Johnson of Michigan, to determine the value of cooked and uncooked meal The weather was extremely cold…
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There are many reasons, says the Wool fountain why the few growers who still persint should abandon the habit of washing their sheep before shearing, and we know of…
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THE preliminary start of the Albion Park Factory was made on Tuesday forenoon last with unqualified success. Messrs. M. Crowley, T. Armstrong, Joseph Davis, W…
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IN regard to the over-feeding of stallions, we are glad to notice that Professor Williams of Edinburgh strongly recommends that draught stallions should be worked a little in winter…
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THERE are many reason why the few growers who still persists should abandon the habit of washing their sheep before shearing, and we know of not a single argument in its favor…
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The best means of making a [?] from the dairy is to keep good cows and keep them well. Then let all the method of handling the milk be the best known and…
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