The Wheat Duty Removed
The wheat growers of N.S.W. are being made real scapegoats of between tee State and Commonwealth Governments. The one, by an Act of Parliament, prescribed 5s per…
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Farming & the land, 1915
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Mr. W. E. Johnson, M.p , on the Wheat Duty
We must have regard rather to the into-rests of the community as a whole than to those of any section, whether thee be primary producers or manufacturers. Any action…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wheat Seizure
Mr. H. M. Somer writes in "The Australasian": The wheat-seizure bill, after having very lively time in the Assembly, went up last week to the Legislative Council. Here…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Position of the Farmer
While the elements appear propitious enough on the whole to make the not of the farmer fairly tolerable, the State Labor Government, as if inspired by the spirit of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Crop of Green Maize
I have got an abundance of grass and food for my cattle, and also a big lot of maize that I put in for green feed, which is doing very well. I should like you to tell me the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairying
In view of the possibility of a shortage of the commercial brands of rennet extract, one of the dairy instructors of the Department provides a method of preparing the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairying. a Tested Herd
Some highly interesting comparisons are made in a current "Gazette" article by the Dairy Instructor at Byron Bay, who has done so much for the cause of herd-testing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →AGRICULTURAL. The Potato Crop
"Provided the land is well cultivated during the summer, the very serviceable . rains that have fallen in various parts of the Tablelands should ensure payable crops of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War Food Fund. Will Farmers Give One Day's Milk?
Notwithstanding the large quanlitics of food-stuffs sent Home, by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce for free distribution amongst the poor, the hospitals, and the refugees there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURAL. Rat-Proof Wheat Bags
A correspondent recently asked the Department whether there was any reliable mixture in which to soak bags to prevent them from being torn by rats or mice. The former were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country Shows and the Wheat Acquisition Board
The following communication has been received by Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A., from the secretary to the Wheat Acquisition Board : "Sydney, 19th February, 1915. Sir,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DAIRYING. Testing Skim Milk
A useful question was put by a correspondent to the American paper "Wallace's Farmer," when he forwarded a sample of his skimmilk to the paper, wishing to know…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DAIRYING. Lessons of the Drought
In a recent issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," the Dairy Expert calls attention to the lessons that may be learnt from the drought on the Irrigation Area…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →AGRICULTURAL. Farm Seeds for Sale
Some evidence of the cure farmers require to 'exercise to assure themselves that parcels of seed they purchase are comparatively clean is afforded by a report of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DAIRYING. Present Position of Herds and the Advantages of Testing
"I think it will be generally accepted by most practical men the successful, dairying depends largely on the four fundamental principles—breeding, feeding, careful…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fruit Growing in N.S.W. Farmers' Bubctin, No. 83
The second edition of this useful bulletin is now available, and copies may be had on application to the Under-Secretary of Agriculture. Already 2000 copies have been…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DAIRYING. The Butter Industry
Dealing recently with the present position and future prospects of the butter industry, it was indicated in the "Weekly Notes" that an early and substantial improvement in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Citrus Culture." Farmers' Bulletin No. 90
This bulletin, forming as it does part of the matter that is intended for the "Fruitgrowers' Guide," is issued by the Department of Agriculture in order that growers…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dairying. Neutralisation and Pasteurisation
As Means of Improving Quality. There is quite a lot of inexperience and untrained opinion concerning the improvement which may be brought about in the butter…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Wages of Agricultural Laborers in Protectionist Germany. the Kaiser As Farmer
English protectionists, or as they call them selves "Tariff Reformers," regard.. Germany as a model country. The following extract from a comprehensive review of the…
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