Repairing Farm Machinery
As a general thing a great many farmers put their machinery away lifter the season's work, giving little or no attention to repairing the worn out parts, and when needed the following…
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Farming & the land, 1909
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Proposed College and Farm. Representative Conference
On Tuesday night a meeting was held in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall, West Maitland, under the auspices of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Feeding Farm Animals
In the course of a recent lecture on the health of farm animals. Professor D. D. Williams, of the University College of Wales, said:—The feeding of farm animals is one…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm and Field News and Notes
Applications for seven settlement lease farms on Gorian holding closed at Nurrabri on Thursday. For the seven leases there wore no less than 455 applications, and the deposit money paid by…
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Berril Australian Estates, Limited, has a capital of £250,000. Lord Brassey, Mr. C. H. Reason, Agent-General for Western Australia, Mr. E. H. Wittenoom, and Mr. Sydney will assume the…
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The wool sales have closed. There were catalogued during the series 187,000 bales, of which 93,000 were sold to home buyers. 69,000 to the Continent, 18,000 to America…
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The Bovril Australian Estates, Limited (Kiddman's) has acquired Victoria River Downs, Carlton Hill, and Northcote staticns. with about 100,000 cattle, at a purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Market
Dalgety and Co, Ltd., report under date Thursday, 25th inst.:—The bulk of the wool news since our last report has come from London,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes for Farm and Dairy. Making Lucerne Hay
Lucerne required for bay can be cut a little later than for ensilage, but a main consideration is that it requires very careful handling, so as not to lose some of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hungary Farms
Farmers of the right sort (says an American agricultural paper) feed the hunger of their farms as it it were their won. Nothing one earth gives them such a satisfied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer and the Tariff. (To the Editor)
Sir.—In view of all the facts, the letters complaining of the way the farmer is taxed are rather amusing. The tariff is here to stay, and must become…
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Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—The London sales have closed at the highest level of the series, with vigorous demand current for both merino and crossbred. The volume of withdrawals has been…
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FOR week ending March 27, 1908:—Wool.—A keen demand prevails in the Sydney market for all available parcels, but supplies are small and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mortality Amongst Stud Cattle
Recently Mr. Thomas Ellis, a former resident of Jerry's Plains but now living in Sydney, purchased a. consignment or 119 stud bulls in Brisbane, life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Grading
Mr J. Miller, Oxley Island, writes to the HERALD:—It is a patent fact that when any movement has been made by Government for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory
The Manager of the above factory reports as follows to suppliers:— The output of butter of your Factory for the period February…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy School at Dungog
In the "Daily Telegraph," of the 30th instant, Mr Walter Bennett wrote in advocacy of the establishment of dairy schools, in the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pedigree Cattle. Durhams
[?] 4-tooth, Edward Bowman 1. Bull [?] S. and H. W. [?] Cow 6-tooth or [?] White Bros., Martindale. Heifer 4-[?] F. S. and H. W. Bell, [?]ing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Combining Sheep with Tillage
One of the most progressive southern farmers finds that it is most profitable to combine sheep with tillage. Besides being a very marketable item, sheep are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Market
Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—The London sales have closed at the highest level of the series, [?] vigorous demand current for both merino and crossbred The volume of withdrawals has been…
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