A New Departure in State Agriculture. Bringing the Department to the Farmer
THE Department of Agriculture, which has recently been reorganised as a separate Department of State by the Hon. John Perry and his Under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1908
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Farm and Field News and Notes
At Campbell Hill, on Monday, Messrs. J. N. Brunker and Son sold, on account of Mr. E. Comerferd, 40 acres of good grass land on the Paterson road, The purchaser was Mr. W. H. Abbott, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Testing the Dairy Herds
Whatever may or may not be said about the examination system in our schools, there is no difference of opinion among dairy experts as to the advisability, one might add the necessity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child Labour on Farms. a Shocking Indictment
One of the gravest difficulties public school teachers have to contend with in the country in their interminable battle to "keep up the average," is the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market
Hill, Clark and Co. report:—Wool: There has been good enquiry during the past week, prices allowing a slight advance since the Brisbane auctions. Fair transactions have taken place but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Deal in Fat Sheep
Lowcock, Broughton and King, of Tamworth and Gunnedah report having just concluded a sale of 27,000 fat wethers on account of the New Zealand and Australian Land Coy., Ltd, from thier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advance in Butter
A considerable quantity of butter is still being sought in Sydney on account of Victoria, South Australia, and West Australia, and this coupled with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Dutch Dairy Farm
On a Dutch farm the dwelling house stable, byre and barn are all under the same roof. The byre usually runs the length of the building, and this cows face the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm and Dairy. Feeding the Calf
Some dairy farmers remove the calf from the cow as soon as it is torn. That is all very well if the well-being of the culf is not a consideration, but, although the latter will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Advance in Butter
A considerable quantity of butter is still being bought in Sydney on account of Victoria, South Australia, and West Australia, and this, coupled with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market
Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—Following the tendency to wands a weaker tone in evidence during the closing days of the last London series, it is perhaps not surprising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Big Deal in Fat Sheep
Lowcock Broughton and King, of Tamworth and Gunnedah, report having just concluded a sale of 27,000 fat wethers on account of the New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tarbranding Cattle. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)
SIR,—In the interest of buyers and sellers it is necessary that some distinguishing mark should be made on stock before leaving a yard for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm and Dairy. Diversified Farming
To increase both the fertility of the soil and the revenue derived therefrom (says an American exchange) the farmer should adopt method of diversified farming, the growing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Slaves of the Cow. The Child in the Country. Farm Labor and Sohool Attendance
According to reports of the Public Instruction Department inspectors, the diffically experienced [?] country [?] [?] in maintaning the attendance is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Winter School for Farmers
The short course of instruction provided for busy farmers and stockowners at a comparatively Black time of the year to enable them to acquire the greatest amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ostrich Farm at Coonamble
Messrs Cairns and Sanderson have about 100 ostriches on their farm at Coonamble, the birds running in the same paddocks as the sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm and Dairy. Keep the Cows Clean
Science has devised and invented many methods to reduce to the lowest minimum the quality of milk to impurity and infection ; [?] if the cow itself is to be negligently allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Child Labor on Farms. a Shocking Indictment
ONE of the gravest difficulties Public School teachers have to contend with in the country in their interminable battle to "keep up the average" is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Wheat Transport
[?] Graham, Canadian Minister for [?] Waterways, yesterday announced [?] Canal, between Lakes Ontario [?] be deepened from 14 to 25 feet…
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