Mushroom Farming
MR. C. Carey of this town brought to our office on Wednesday last three boss mushrooms of the season. The largest one measured a trifle more the 7 inches in diameter; the other two were almost as…
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Farming & the land, 1887
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A Butter Factory for Kangaloon
THE West Kangaloon Mutual Improvement. Society held its regular meeting on Wednesday evening when the following question was discussed "Is it desirable to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, July 9, 1887, Farming Enterprise. Two Hours at Alderman J. LOSEBY'S
ON Thursday last about 25 persons assembled at Mr. J. Leseby's picturesque farm at Upper Mittagong to witness the trial of one of "Taylor's tree and stump…
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THERE is on view to-day, at Mr. W. Murray's buther's shop, in Bowral, one of the largest, if not the largest, sheep ever killed in this district. It was bred by Mr. T.Ferguson, of "Bombala," Marulan,…
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A LARGE meeting of farmers and others interested in dairying was held last Thursday night, in the School of Arts, to decide as to the advisability of starting a butter…
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WE learn from the Camden Times that a meeting of the provisional committee was held last week when the visiting committee to the South Coast factories —Messrs. C. Whiteman, Griffiths, and Dengate—…
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A PRELIMINARY meeting was held at Baylis's Royal Hotel, Bowral, on Thursday evening last, to take into consideration the advisability of forming a company to establish a butter factory in the…
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ABOUT 30 persons assembled at Baylis's Royal Hotel on Saturday morning last to consider the advisability of forming a butter factory at Bowral. Among the company…
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Tomatoes will not become affected with the rot if the vines be properly trimmed and staked. If they be permitted to fall over and the fruit rest on the ground the result will be…
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THE fifty ladies and gentlemen who attended Mr. Angus Mackay's lecture in the Bowral school of arts on Wednesday evening last were far from being disappointed. It is to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Hough on Aphls
Mr. G. DOBBYNS furnishes, the Cootamundra Herald with the following recipe for the destruction of aphis in orchards, and declares that he has found it infallible." Take…
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WE are informed by the secretary of the above company, Mr. H. M. Oxley, that about 800, shares have been applied for. There is a difference of opinion among the farmers concerning the most eligable site…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Visit to the Albion Park Butter Factory
AFTER travelling about 14 miles on horseback, through a picturesque part of the country, I arrived at Albiou Park, a small township at the base of the Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kingsdale Butter Factory. Butter Making on a Large Scale
AT the invitation of Mr. Fred Shepherd, several local ladies and gentlemen assembled at the newly-established Kingsdale Butter Factory, of which the gentleman named is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Garden. Curious Things about Bees
The hive of the honey bee is peopled by three classes of bees. The drones or male bees are charged with worthlessness, and only living to cat what the neuter or worker…
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RATES for conveyance of cattle (at per truck) to Homebush are as follows:—From Goulburn, £4 4s; Marulan, £3 10s 8d; Moss Vale, £2 12s; Bowral, £2 8s; Mittagong, £2 6s; Picton, £1 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed Butter Factory at Kangaloon
IT has been the opinion, for some time back, of a number of the farmers at West Kangaloon that the establishment of a butter factory in a suitable position in their midst…
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Very fat hens cannot stand the heat of summer unless provided with shade. The normal temperature of birds is much higher than of animals, and on very warm days they…
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UNFORTUNATELY at about the time of the assembling the rain poured down in torrents and prevented many from attending the meeting on Friday evening in connection…
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THE Bowral Butter Factory may be considered formed, 1167 shares having been applied for by 34 subscribers. What is considered an eligible site has been offered by…
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