Farm and Field. News and Notes. Milk Production
The dairy industry, as far us it relates to the production, of milk is rapidly undergoing a revolution, and the changes demanded by the boards of health must…
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Farming & the land, 1909
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Wollombi Farmers and Settlers’ Association
The newly-formed Wollombi Branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association is calling for members to enrol themselves. A meeting taken place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crops and Stock in Great. Britain
The 1908 returns of areas under crop in Great Britain are of interest as illus trating the magnitude of the agricul tural interests of the country. The area…
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A dairy science school, being the third of its kind held in the State, was opened at Tamworth on Monday. Tam worth has been chosen for the present…
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There is one advantage about pigs that makes them emphatically the stock for the poor man or the small farmer the "Capricornian"), and that is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preventing Rabbits From Attacking Crops
Sir Joseph Carruthers, during a recent trip through the Monaro district, noted in several places that the selectors sow a strip of rye round their wheat and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Muswellbr0ok Letter Dr. Dwyer's First Pastoral
The first pastoral letter from the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, Bishop of Maitland, to the clergy and laity of his diocese, was read by the Rev. Father Roche at the 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Butter Market
Prescott, Limited, report:—The whole of the consignments which arrived this week have not been cleared up, and the general feeling amongst sellers is, that a reduction in prices should be made…
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THE Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…
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Schute, Bell, and Co., Limited, report:—The series of sales held on Tuesday and Wednesday last resulted most satisfactorily as regards to superior quality wools,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Tell the Age of Cattle
At twelve months an animal should have all its milk (calf) incisors in place (says an exchange). Fifteen Months.—At this age the central…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japanese Cattle Industry. Enterprising Breeders. London, Monday afternoon
The head of a Japanese cattle breeding establishment is visiting Great Britain for the purpose of purchasing stock for breeding purposes, and Ayrshires are especially favoured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Notes for Farm and Garden. Dairying in Denmark
Mr. T. R. D. Carruthers delivered a lecture the other week to the agricultural students at Edinburgh University on "Dairying in Denmark," in the course of which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irrigation Plant at Bolwarra Fountain's Farm
What is capable of achievement in regard to agricultural growths with the aid of a thorough and systematic scheme of irrigation, well carried out, has long since been proved. The…
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Professor P. A. Campbell, of the University of Maine, in the course of an address at a meeting of the Maine Dairymen's Association the other day, said that while the…
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Sussex-street merchants to-day reduced the price of butter by 10s per cwt., making superfine 116s, and other grades in proportion. The total reduction this week has been 16s per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool and Produce Reports
FOR week ending August 21, 1909:—Wool.—At the auctions during the past week the offerings reached 12,781 bales, and the sales at auction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homebush Stock Sales. the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd. Report
There were 22,000 sheep and lambs forward, quality being up to late yardings although wethers were scarcer than usual. There was a full attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Pastoral Co
The Australian Pastoral Company has [?] divided at the rate of 6 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Cattle Industry
The head of a Japanese cattle breeding establishment is visiting Great Britain for the purpose of purchasing stock for breeding purposes, and Ayrshires are…
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