Enjoyable Farmers' Excursion
Yesterday a number of farmers and others from the Maitland district, numbering upwards of sixty, paid a visit to the Hawkesbury Agricultural College as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 83
The Farmers Awakening
That the farmer, as a body, intends to protest against the domination of Labor and the machine politics of present day legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Horse. Work on the Farm. Question of Cost
A New Zealand writer has been asking what is the cost of horse work on the farm: The question is put with peculiar fitness Just now when the price…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Linseed Growing. Argentine Crop
The linseed crop in the Argentine is a very important industry, and its development is a matter of interest, because the prices of linseed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Breeding and Feeding. Practical Experience
In a recent issue of the Tasmanian "Agricultural Gazette" a Rallton dairyman (Mr John Donovan) gave some information concerning pigs. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Sale at Muswellbrook
Messrs 'Tinlale and Co., of. Muswellbrook, will conduct an important sale of store'cattle at Muswellbrook on Tuesday next. The consignment of 1500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market
JOHN BRUDGE AND CO., LTD., REPORT: The past week has been another off one in the wool trade with the same strong enquiry ruling for any…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle Tick Pest. Royal Commission Appointed
Another important step towards the solution of the cattle tick difficulty has been taken by the Government. Successive Ministers in control of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trench Wheat Shortage. London, May 9
Reuter's Paris correspondent states that the present stock of wheat is 44,000,000 kilogrammes, instead of the normal several hundred millions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep in Transit. Loss of Weight on Rail
The loss of weight in transit to Sydney was the subject of observation by the sheep and wool expert in connection with certain consignments last year. The weights at Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Maize Land. Early Preparation Essential
"Time plays a most important part in the improvement of soil intended for maize, and since the improvement is greatest when the land is worked, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Horse. Work on the Farm. Question of Cost
A New Zealand writer has been asking what is the cost of horse work on the farm. The question is put with peculiar fitness just now when the price…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter River Farms
A final reminder of the sale of Overton at Muswellbrook on Wednesday next. 5,540 acres of most desirable Upper Hunter country has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Breeding and Feeding. Practical Experience
In a recent issue of the Tasmanian "Agricultural Gazette" a Railton dairyman (Mr John Donovan) gave some information concerning pigs. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Linseed Growing. Argentine Crop
The linseed crop in the Argentine is a very important industry, and its development is a matter of interest, because the prices of linseed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural. Up-to-date Farming. Riverina Example
The irregular and unforseen attacks of he elements, to which farmers of this State [?] subject, are largely responsible for a [?] of mind which makes men…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →DAIRYING. Sometimes Hidden. the Best Milking Qualities
In the April "Gazette" the Dairy Expert points out that in developing a breed of dairy cattle from an unimproved race, a fair percentage of inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apprentices. Vacancies at Government Farm Schools
The Department's new scheme for training farm apprentices is now in full going order, and apprentices are being trained at various Government…
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