Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE FARMERS' COUNCIL

    It has been the policy of the writer of this page since it's inception to make suggestions to farmers which will be to them a material help. Being ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 766 words
  3. The Flower Garden

    Last week we mentioned that farmyard and fowl manured contained the three essential plant foods. Artificial manures, bonedust, and ...

    Article : 1,227 words
  4. Rescuing a Bogged Bullock

    When a bullock is bogged it is a common thing among cattlemen to make one horn fast with a rope or wire to a horse's tail. I have seen an ordinary, ...

    Article : 70 words
  5. Horse Sweats and Pants

    Writing from Katanning a reader sends in the following:—I have a horse' about eighteen Real's old in good condition that has a very heavy coat of ...

    Article : 126 words
  6. Molasses

    Molasses, if used judiciously, will prove a valuable digestive, although as a food it has not the nutritive-value that many are apt to place on it. ...

    Article : 213 words
  7. Farming de Luxe

    The problem of rural life is brought to mind from a new angle by this advertisement in the London "Times": —Farming: Ex-officer (married) wishes ...

    Article : 58 words
  8. Horse Health

    On most of the farms when a horse i- ailing it. can usually be traced to some digestive trouble. Digestive trouble: are more or less due to the feeding ...

    Article : 303 words
  9. Sweat Boils

    Should your horse become subject to sweat boils, it is an indication that he is not being groomed sufficiently, or that lie requires more bran or ...

    Article : 47 words
  10. Up to His Neck

    Near an isolated cattle station in the Northern Territory is a chain of clear crystal pools known as Bitter Springs. They are a. death-trap to ...

    Article : 147 words
  11. We Advise Milking

    I have a heifer that sucked another heifer and brought her to milk before she ever had a calf, giving over a gallon of milk a day three months before she ...

    Article : 183 words
  12. While Ants

    The other day it was announced that white ants had been getting busy in the Agricultural Department. It is interesting to at last get the frank admission ...

    Article : 445 words
  13. At Least 500 Per Cent.

    About 1843, business was pretty dull, in Wellington (N.Z.). No whalers had called at the port for some time. A number of natives brought over from ...

    Article : 124 words
  14. Chaff

    (By "Jo. Keditor," the farmer's boy.)' "Hello, Folks, I managed ter git a bit of room this week to ave another little talk with yer. That there ...

    Article : 280 words
  15. Mt. Lawley-North Perth R.S.A.

    Thursday, July 1, wll be "Button Day" in the streets of Perth, and every one is requested- to purchase a button, irrespective of the fact that you may ...

    Article : 163 words
  16. Harrow and Weeds

    When large quantities of weeds are gathered by the harrow it is unwise to leave them scattered about, on account of the danger of seed dispersal. If it ...

    Article : 110 words
  17. Oak and " Oak"

    A Sydney firm has solved the problem of dear oak. The price of that timber (5d. foot nine years ago) has now soared to Is., and it is scarce at that. This ...

    Article : 94 words
  18. Record Cow

    A British Friesian cow named Colton : Secret III., owned by Mr. G. Holt Thomas, who runs a herd of the 2,000 gallon a year breed on his farm at ...

    Article : 192 words
  19. South Africa

    We learn from our last South African letter of 30th April, that a full crop is now practically assured on the coastal belt, but the reports from further ...

    Article : 444 words
  20. Who Knows?

    K.M.C.K. says: Have heard old and experienced well-borers say that, after striking a good flow of water, they make their most serious efforts to control it. ...

    Article : 53 words
  21. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 73 words
  22. Painting the Inside of Tanks

    The first coat for painting the inside of a tank should be made of red lead mixed with raw linseed oil, no driers. The tank may also lie finished with this ...

    Article : 64 words
  23. Here and There

    In India all water belongs to the Government. Rates are only collected in times of drought in districts where there is a good rainfall. Private ...

    Article : 479 words
  24. To Horse Students

    I'm full of reading of the pace of this horse and that. Tell me what they can do in the pulling line. At Canbelego (N.S.W.) there was recently ...

    Article : 138 words
  25. How Hay Act as a Propagator

    In December, 1913, the foot and mouth disease broke out in Friesland, Holland., As the entire district had been free from the disease for a long ...

    Article : 150 words
  26. The Profiteers

    An Eastern writer wants to know:— : What is profiteering? Twelve months ago fourpence per head was considered ' a reasonable price to pay per week to ...

    Article : 96 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$