The King's Prize Cattle. Smithfield Successes
The most thorough or all the visitors to the Smithfield Show, at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, was the Prince of Wales He made a complete tour of the winning…
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Farming & the land, 1909
1,455 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 73
Commercial. Sydney Wool Market
Pitt, Son, and Budgery, Limited report:—Our catalogue on Wednesday comprised 3,068 bales, which embraced a fair selection of wools, although no superior lines were included. In the greasy…
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"A correspondnt writes:— "Calves should be fed sweet skim milk for six months. It is my conviction, based on special study in this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Milking Machines Success. What a Leading Dairyman Says
One of the best known dailymen in the State, Mr W. H. Gray, of E'tham (for several years ehairman of the Byron Bay Butter Factory), who milks…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Against Experimental Farms
At Thursday's meeting of the local Agricultural Society's committee, the chairman of the meeting in the conference with Mr. Valder, expressed himself as opposed to…
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Among the hundreds of letters that have come from British lads to the Immigration League of Australia is one which runs:—I have a very strong wish to go either to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
The continued dry weather is seriously affecting the pastures in the country. The drought in the Trangie district is the most severe since 1888…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Milking Machine Success. What a Leading Dairyman Says
One of the best known dairymen in the State, Mr. W. H. Gray, of Eltham (for several years Chairman of the Byron Bay Butter Factory), who milks 150 cows with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How Shall a Daisy Farmer Improve?
Two things on the dairy farms of this country seriously need improvement. First, the man of the farm; second, the cows of the farm. A large proportion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat and Wool Traffic
During last week the railway department carried 128,654 bags of wheat to the seaboard. This was an increase of 98,531 bags, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Thus far this…
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DALGETY AND Co. report under date 22nd January:—The wool position still remains favorable to sellers, who have been availing themselves…
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At our wool sale on Monday we found the market irregular for scoured greasy and merino at par to 5 par cent decline as compared with our…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Experimental Farm Inspection by the Minister
Replying to the toast of his health, proposed by the Mayor (Major Cracknel!) at an informal gathering at the military tournament to-day, the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. John Perry) made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dry Farming Con[?] Senator McCOLL'S [?]
Senator J. H. McColl, a [?]tician of many years standing [?]bane yesterday, en route for [?] the United States (says the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Pastoral Company
The Australian Pastoral Company has declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, and has carried £40,000 to the reserve fund…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Demonstration Farms. Lessons for Dairy Farmers. Extending the Wheat Belt
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr J Perry, has under consideration, as part of his policy of making the Department of Agriculture useful to…
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One of the richest scores in butter at the recent New York State fair was made by Thomas F. Rutherford, proprietor of Champaign Creamery, of St. Lawrence County…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Why Butter Does Not Come
One reason why some butter doesn't come is because the churn is too full of cream (says a writer in the "Prairie Farmer"). A barrel churn, which is the best kind to use…
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