Inoculation of a Mob of Cattle
The Agricultural Department has received information of the result of an experiment in inoculation for tick. On October 28, 1898, Mr. B. H. Alford started from Baffle Creek with 32…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1899
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WOOL. Weekly Review
After the close of the second series of London wool sales lor 1899, which opened, on March 7, and closed on the 23rd of the annie month, particulars of the spirited prices ruling at the finish were commented…
Continued on Trove, page 52 →The Wool Trade. Friday Evening
The most satisfactory fcature of the past week has been the rainfall attendant on the storm occurring between the 1st and 6th of the prcsnnt month. Although it has been patchy and irregular, many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rearing and Fattening Pigs on Wheat
An example in the rearing and fattening of pigs on wheat comes from the Roseworthy Agricultural College, in South Australia, whose manager has gone into figures to prove that it pays…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →American Visible Wheat Supply. London, April 6
The American visible supply of wheat and flour east of the "Rockies is estimated by " Bradstreet's " to be 51,238,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm, Station, and Dairy. Arbor Day
Less than 20 years ago Arbor Day was known only in a few of the western States of America as a humble expedient for securing the planting of trees round schools, farm houses, and public…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Co., Ltd. See Illustration, Page 799
The Wolseley Company was originally started in Sydney in 1887, but was floated into a large concern in London in 1889 with capital of £200,000. The company have up to the present time fitted over 450…
Continued on Trove, page 780 →The Settler. Items of Interest for Farmers and Graziers
Among the students at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College are several young fellows from Japan. Berry butter is now " fancy" brand on the Tooley-street (London) market, and commands " fancy"…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Dairy Produce
The judges in this section continued their unfinished labours on the 30th ult., by going through 22 entries for cheese prizes. The judges noticed a great improvement in a number of the…
Continued on Trove, page 796 →W. T. Nixon. Deeside Farm, Thirlmere
To agriculturists no exhibit in this our most successful show could excite great admiration than that of Mr. Nixon. Containing some 420 varieties of produce tastefully arranged, the…
Continued on Trove, page 801 →Mr. Alfred Wedlock's Dairy Cows. See Illustration, Page 801
Mr. A. Wedlock, the well-known Marrickville dairyman, has been a leading competitor in the classes for milking-cows at the last four Royal Agricultural Society's shows in Sydney. Mr. Wedlock…
Continued on Trove, page 781 →Mr. J. W. Cole's Pen of Dairy Cows. See Illustration, Page 79[?]
The groups of three cows were a striking feature of the dairy cattle section at the late show. Mr. Cole's pen, which carried off the first prize, are a beautiful lot of young cows of even quality…
Continued on Trove, page 781 →Dairy. the "Sydney Mail" Prize
The moat remarkable feature of the contest for the "Sydney Mail" prize at the Royal Show last week was the dead tie between Mr. F. A. Mackenzie's Marjorie and Mr. Alfred Wedlock's Beauty…
Continued on Trove, page 778 →The Farmer. Mr. W. T. Nixon's Trophies
The success which has attended Mr. Nixon's efforts to show the great variety of products that can be raised in one district is all the more remarkable because the grower had to learn everything after he…
Continued on Trove, page 778 →Tree-planting on Farms
But leaving the general consideration of this very important question, let us look at a specific aspect of it. What are the factors which contribute most largely to making the outward…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Tick Plague. a N.s.w. Stock Inspector's Experiences. the Acuteness of the Scourge. Warnings to the Coastal Dairymen
The Singleton Inspector of Stock, Mr. T. Knox-Hill, who has just returned from a two week's visit to the tick-infested country in Queensland, has much to say that is of the keenest interest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm & Garden. Original Articles
No. 81. Australian Timber Trees—General Remarks—Gum Trees—Iron Bark—Other Varieties of the Eucalyptus—Stringy Bark—Red Cedar—Pencil Cedar—White…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm Produce
Griffiths Brothers' special prize for the best collection of farm and dairy produce in trophy form, first prize £20, second prize £10, third prize £5: W. T. Nixon, 1; J. C. Fraser, 2; George Catt, jun.,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Some Useful Farm Medicines
The following formulae by an "M.R.C.V.S.," in the "Cable," will be found useful in treating common ailments of live stock on the farm: A Fever Drink, useful in chills and colds in…
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