Dairy Produce
Through an error in the catalogue the name of Mr. R. London was omitted as one of the judges in the dairy section. The judging of the bacon was the first task yesterday, and there were so many good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1898
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Hunter River Farmers' Produce Sales. West Maitland
The usual weekly sales of Hunter River farmers' produce were held yesterday in the presence of a good attendance of buyers. Produce of all descriptions was offered in fairly large supplies. The demand in every section was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
Light rains fell along the coast, and here and there inland, during the week ending Tuesday last. There was no sign of a general change to rain, however, and there is little fresh to report…
Continued on Trove, page 738 →Sale of Purebred Sheep
The sale of Mr. T. F. Rutledge's celebrated Werrongu[?]t stud of purebred Lincoln sheep took place at Tooram (V.) last week. The Messrs. Robertson, of Goree Station, New South Wales, were…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →British Sheep in Australia. the Shropshire
Between four and five years ago, owing partly to the good prices realised for crossbred wool, but more directly to the demand for crossbred mutton, there came a great revolution in sheep-breeding in…
Continued on Trove, page 733 →The Butter Expert Season. a Successful Yeah
The remarkable developments in dairying on the northern rivers, a splendid summer season for pastures and green crops, and improved systems of supply and manufacture have combined to make…
Continued on Trove, page 738 →The Wool Trade. Friday Evening
The incidence of the Easter holidays has had an unsettling effect this week on business, and has helped to accentuate the quiet time that must always be expected at this period, when stocks…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Farmer. the Crops in 1897-98
The Government Statist has issued the agricultural returns showing the areas under the principal crops and the yields. The table is published elsewhere. Naturally, wheat commands most attention…
Continued on Trove, page 735 →Pigs on the Dairy Farm
The dairy farmers of New South Wales have not yet treated the pig with a hundredth part of the consideration the animal deserves This is, doubtless, due to the fact that the value of pigs in…
Continued on Trove, page 734 →Men and Women. Henry Labouchere's Work. The Wheat King of the World
The German Emperor's fifth son, Prince Oscar, will be appointed a lieutenant in the navy and in the army on his tenth birthday, on July 27…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of Interest for Farmers and Graziers
HIGH prices for meat are expected to set in at the Cape owing to the heavy losses of live stock, which for the year 1897 are officially estimated at : — Horses 26,000, cattle 143,000, sheep 1,461,761, goats…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Poultices far Farm Animals
Stout pieces of cloth, bed ticking, or broad strips of discarded overalls may be used. Select as long a strip as desired, that will be long enough to allow for tie strings on each end. Let it be six or eight…
Continued on Trove, page 758 →Dairy. Education Required
Since the days of the travelling dairy the Government of New South Wales has not done very much towards disseminating knowledge of the ever increasing developments in the science of dairying…
Continued on Trove, page 735 →Baby Farming. And Its Remedy
It has been said that, under the present existing social conditions, the baby-farm is an inevitable necessity to a certain class of young mothers; and in justification of this…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Government Exhibits. the Experimental Farms
Nothing can be better calculated to demonstrate the educational value and utility of the various Government experimental farms than the truly noble display of cereals and farm produce which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm and Garden Original Articles
No. 28.—WATERCRESS (continued)— THE INDUSTRY OF CRESS—GROWING IN PARIS —THE NEGLECT OF THE INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA—POSSIBLE GAINS—WHOLE…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Records
The report of the Cambewarra Dairy Company for the half-year ended February 28 states that during that poriod 109,593gal of milk were treated, the product being 36,0391b of butter fat. Suppliers were…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Poultry Farming. for the Local and English Markets. Some Valuable Hints
The absence of reliable information in connection with the rearing of poultry for profit, as distinguished from breeding for show purposes, has been a long felt want…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Cattle
A prize of 10 guineas was offered for the best milch cow, any breed, subject to a test in connection with working dairy as to the largest quantity of butter. The cows were to be milked…
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