Labour for the Farm
IMMIGRANTS of a good type, drawn mainly from the farming community of the United Kingdom, are reaching New South Wales every week, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1908
1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 69
Experimental Farms
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Perry, has under consideration a scheme for increasing the educational value of the Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Farms…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Farm Separator
One of the greatest objections urged against the hand separator is that cream gets too sour before being delivered to the creamery. This condition is brought about…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairying in Western Siberia
Writing of the dairying industry in Western Siberia, Mr. C. H. Keighley says it is curious to notice the avidity with which the Russian mou[?]k adopts the separator and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Care of Farm Harness
"There is nothing like leather." But there is nothing like knowing how to keep your Leather is composed of a mass of [?]ine…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Suggestions for Dairymen
Milk should not be used within fifteen says of parturition or during the first five days after parturition. All cows should be dried off at least fifteen days before calving, not only for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
The undermentioned application for land has been lodged with the Crown Lands Agent, of East Maitland:—Thomas Riley homestead selection, clock 322, [?]0 acres, parish of Heddon County of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dry Farming
During a recent season a local fanner, and dairyman, holding a block of blacksoil land of not quite 100 acres, adjacent to Killarney Estate, just outside Narrabri…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Machinery
There is perhaps, no other source of loss so great to the average farmer as that produced by luck of the proper care of farm machinery. As a general rule, the prosperity of a farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool and Wheat Traffic
The wool receipts at the depots at Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth for the Week ending the 21st instant amounted to 1241 bales being an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales
The wool sales yesterday there was a show [?] heavy withdrawal of speculators' lots[?] crossbreds were slightly easier but [?] were firm The following prices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales
At the wool sales, merinos and fine crossbreds were soiling well at late rates, but crossbreds were slightly in huyers' favour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Care of Dairy Cattle
Well-bred dairy cows are as a rule, of a more or less nervous temperature and therefore they are very susceptible to any rough treatment and are easily upset when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Sales
At the wool sales rales were rather belter, but merinos were unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market
[?] Bell, and Co.repot:—An appreciate Market had to be faced at Monday's [?] to have been expected in view of [?] in evidence at the current London…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farm and Dairy Rape for Pigs
A correspondent of the "Farmer's Review" says:— "I have found rape to be one of he best feeds that can be grown for pigs. It is stated at almost any time even in the end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farms on the Hunter River Flats
HUNTER River Flats—a phrase which conjures up visions of fields of deep rich soil covered with lucerne, maize, millet, root crops, of sleek dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm House
Mr. S. J. Taylor, in addressing the members the Virginia branch of the South Australian Farmers Bureau the other day, said, as reported In the official Journal:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Sales
At the wool sales shabby wool sold in buyers' favour. There are heavy withdrawals in consequence. At the wool sales the following prices were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. (By Cable). London
Rates were rather better at the wool sales, but those for merinos were unchanged…
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