Silage for Dairy Cows
THINK we may lay it down as a fair proposition, that the cheapest [?]ds for the milk producer are those produced upon his own farm…
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Farming & the land, 1907
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Dairying
The country being well suited for dairying, one must naturally look to what has already been done in that industry. Two years have elapsed since…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rainfall and Effect on Dairying
The rainfall in any district is a very material consideration, and as dairying is bound to be a big thing in the Tenterfield district, and as the subdivision…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Judging a Sheep's Age
The age of sheep is generally determined by an examination of the front teeth, or nippers. There are eight of these, and the permanent ones appear…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Pine for Butter Boxes
T. Anderson, writing to the Coff's Harbor Advocate, says : - The . statement, that Colonial pine will not make good butter boxes is nothing but a slander on a good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dirt in the Dairy
The first principle in handling milk, and, perhaps, the most important, is to keep out as many bacteria as possible. This requires care and attention…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dairy Improvement in Cream Separators
In centrifugal machines for separating, cream from milk it is desirable, in order to prevent re-mingling, to arrange the supply of the unseparated milk in such…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Young Farmers as Judges
Generally speaking, a man must have years of experience as a breeder before he is entrusted with the responsibilities of a judge at agricultural shows. To the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial. Sale of a Numba Farm
A farm of some 250 acres, portion of the Numba Estate was sold yesterday by Mr Pritchard to Mr G. Watson, of Barrengarry THE BUTTER MARKET…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Labor in New Zealand
There is a very unsettled feeling amongst the farmers in some parts of New Zealand regarding the formation of Farm Laborersâ Unions. The âNew…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Field. Decline of the Leicester In Britain
The old Leicester sheep, according to âThe Field,â now occupies an insignificant position in Great Britain. In the showyard it is represented by exhibits…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proserpine Farm-yard Manure
Overheating of farmyard manure is avoided by keping the mass well compressed. This is secured, according to a leaflet issued by the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Field. Care of "Farm Machinery
Considering the money a farmer has to invest in agricultural machinery one would think there would be no need to draw attention to the necessity of taking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dairy. Acidity in Cheese-making
Since the introduction of the acidimeter in Cheese-making. Canadians have been developing from 1 to 12 per cent, acid on the [?]—or, more correctly, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairying and Child Labor
Complaints have been made from time to time about the employment of child labor in some of the dairying districts of Victoria. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Butter Box
Mess[?]s Sutton and Sons, of Bongotea, N.Z , have recently received the patent rights covering on invention that will be welcomed by dairy companies throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Standard Bushel of Wheat
Speaking: at a meeting of farmers held at Mahala, South Australia, to consider the question of the standard weight of wheat per bushel, Mr J. Nairn expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Dairy
Foxes are becoming much in evidence throughout the Moruya district. The continued dry weather is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. Nitrate of Soda Deposits
The only source from which natural nitrate of soda is at present obtained is from the deposits in the northern part of the Republic of Chili, In the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Supply on the Farm
A farmer in Ohio writes thus of his troubles with water on his holding. He had a well in a field 200 yards from which he had to pump water for the cows and the…
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