Farming on the Bellinger
THAT is a lamontable story of neglect and discoragement of farming enterprise contained in the report of the chairman of the Fornmount Progress committee. Seven sentences tell…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Farming & the land, 1883
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Farm and Garden. Fuchsia Culture for Exhibition
ONE cannot help asking the question, why is it that, at horticultural exhibitions generally, fuchsias are presented in such indifferent form? Compared with the general quality of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospects of Sorghum as a Crop
The Americans keep working away with one or other of the many varieties of sorghum. With them, and the high prices for sugar and syrup, sorghum does seem to pay. Reports are to hand of the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Agricultural Pastoral Answers to Correspondents'
INQUIRER (Walcha) writes: I have selected land upon the aborigines' reservice, the money being deposited for the c.p. nearly 12 months ago. The selection has been declared void because it is on the aborigines reserve, and the Government still hold my…
Continued on Trove, page 690 →Hardening Butter in Weather
WE have had several queries within the past week as to the best manner of keeping butter firm and soild during the warm weather. The warm season may be have almost come…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Welsh Cattle Have Claims
Year by year in England the value of the hardy deep-milking thrifty black Welsh cattle is becoming more fully realised, and especially upon poor cold farms. There is no pure breed which for all-round…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Blayney Agricultural and Pastoral Association
The Blayney Agricultural and Pastoral Association's fourth annual show was held on the 3rd instant. We supplement cur telegraphic report which appeared last week by the following particulars, abridged form the Blayney…
Continued on Trove, page 691 →Forthcoming Sales of Stud Sheep
It is a healthy sign that the annual sales of stud sheep ore gradually becoming more extensive in this colony. Before 1879, the year of the Grand International Exhibition in s city, the business of…
Continued on Trove, page 690 →Late Agriculture. the Weather—pastoral and Agricultural
The dawn of winter seems to have been announced in the first days of April by cool breezy days and bracing nights. The rainfall has been very slight and partial, consisting of a few thunderstorms in the more elevated…
Continued on Trove, page 707 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Gunnedah
Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—There have been spiendid rains this week. The gange registers [?] since April 1. Numerous inquiries are being made for wethers and young sheep. There is a limited demand for store bullocks. We…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Sheep Dipping and Fleece Washing in Scotland
AN account of some extensive sheep dipping carried out in the Duke of Sutherland's reclamation at Kimbrace, in the north of Scotland, at the end of last season (says a correspondent of the " Argus") may…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Rust Proof Wheat—the Def[?]ance
In reply to inquiries made by you some time since regarding rust proof wheat, I have grown the Defiance for two years from seed obtained from Mr. Dunnicliff, Burrawang. It has succeeded admirably…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farm Produce
At the Darling Harbour terminus during the week there was a small supply of forage forward from the various country stations along the Western and Southern lines. The market was wall attended,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer and Grazier
We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Science in Farming
His Excellency the Governor, whilst speaking the other day at the banquet given in connection with the annual opening of the Goulburn Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show, made some remarks with…
Continued on Trove, page 690 →Farm and Garden. Chemistry of the Farm and Garden.—iii
HYDROGEN enters into the composition of all. organic compounds, and is therefore one of the leading elements to be considered in agricultural chemistry. When uncombined with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Books on Farming, Botany. Etc
We subjoin from London “Bookseller” (February 3rd) a list of the chief new works on above subjects published in England during month ending above date:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Volunteer Encampment at Windsor Farm
THE Volunteers at Easter went into camp at Middle Head, Sydney, and at Windsor Farm, the number at the latter place being 1,200, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonels Raymond, Goodlet, and Holborow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inexperienced Farming. To the Editor
SIR,—I cannot tell where to apply for advice upon the followirg subject more reliable than to you, and will esteem it a great favour if your next week's journal contains your opinion of the wisdom or folly…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Sydney, 17th April, 1883. Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act of 1878
NOTICE is hereby given for public information, in terms of section 9 of the abovenamed Act that a Meeting of the Board of Sheep Directors for the district of Sydney will be held at the office of the Chief Inspector of Stock. Sydney, on THURSDAY,…
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