The Sunflower Crop
Some attention is now being given is Australia to the sunflower as a farm crop. Its cultivation is specially recommended in the moderate dry…
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Farming & the land, 1898
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A Phenomenal Dairy Nord. Surely an Australian Record
That South Coast dairymen (says the "Leader") have the wey in perfecting the bread and quality of dairy cattle cannot be gainsaid. Many…
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The annual report of the Queensland Department of Agriculture refers with satisfaction to the success of the wheat growing industry in the colony…
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The following letter has been addressed to the Kiama Independent:— Dear Sir.—In your report of the inspection of the imported dairy stock,…
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THE above is the title of a book written by T. B. Terry, of Ohio, U.S.A., the subtitle being "How we have made a run-down farm bring both profit and pleasure." Mr. Terry has been…
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Included in the carge by the P. and O R.M.S. Himal[?]ys, which sailed on Saturday for London, were 1764 boxes of butter for the English market, the…
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Mr. Hugh Dudgeon, of Jamberoo, has been successful with his herd of 70 cows for the past 12 months, as the following result will show. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fodder Crops
Now is the time to sow most of these, so that they may get rooted and make a good start before the dry, hot summer weather sets in. Locality…
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We lately saw an intelligent young farmer burning off a lot of rubbish, as he called it, in the shape of old woolen clothes, vines of cow peas,…
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THE following is given by the "Leader" as a cure for dogs that worry sheep:— The worried animal is fastened under the dog's belly with strong wire, so that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Factory Returns
[Managers of factories in Berrima district are invited to scud in their returns for publication in this paper at very earliest opportunity.]…
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A meeting of produce and batter mero[?]ants was held at the, Australia Hotel on Thursday to discuss what steps should be , taken to prevent…
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Every dairy farmer has learned to appreciate the value of a plentiful supply of mixed feed all through the year, and more especially for the three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Diseased Meat Crusade. a Dairy Inspector Proceeded Against
On Wednesday a case of more than Ordinary interest was heard before Mr. Johnson, S.M., in the Summons division of the Central Court, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Dairying. the Sale of Margarine
Wollongong, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the executive committee of the United Milk-Suppliers Association, it was reported that the deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Margarine v. Butter
If people want to eat margarine there seems to be no reason on earth (says the "S. M. Herald" of Tuesday last) why their want should not be…
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News from Camden states that the continued absence of rain is [?]using anxiety to dairymen, graziers, and farmers. The local crops are well forward, but are…
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The question whether butter and meat preservatives—of which there are a great number of brands in the market—are injurious or otherwise is…
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The following is a copy of a petition which it is intended to send to the Premier:— "We the undersigned dairymen…
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Destructive windstorms have been experienced in various pu[?] the colony. During last month 21 tons of bu[?]…
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