Agricultural. Cultivating for Wheat
Mr. A. E. V. Richardson, in an article in the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture" discusses two points of considerable interest to those who are contemplating…
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Farming & the land, 1912
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Dairying. Lucerne v. the Silo
The question of whether lucerne for bay of maize for silage is the better crop for the dairyman to grow is being discussed by many dairy farmers in different parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rotation Ok Crops. the Place of Pasture
The subject of "farm management," as it applies to the rotation of crops, receives very careful and thorough attention in several of the States of North American. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Truckings
The following trucks have been ordered for this week, but may be added to during the coming few days:— Wednesday: A. Fisher 3, Gloucester…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Market
Hill Clark and Co., Ltd., report: Quietness prevails in the wool trade, and this state must continue until the opening of the regular sales on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Customs Defeat. No Power to Grade Butter
The High Court (Mr. Justice Barton, Mr. Justice O'Connor, and Mr. Justice Isaacs) unanimously decided on Monday that the Commonwealth had no power to grade butter for export. The judgment,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Produce Market Potatoes Lower. Butter Down 4/-. (By Telegraph). Sydney
The follwing are particulars of the latest prices ruiing in Sussex-street:- Hay-Luccrene hay is firm-small bales 4/-to 7/3 cwt. large 3/11 to 5/2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Factory Employees Award of Wages, &c
The award of the Board covering employees in butter, cheese, and bacon factories was gazetted on Wednesday, and will continue in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming Inventions
Me[?] Griffith and Hassel, Patent Att[?], of 163 King-st., Sydney, report that the following applications for pat[?] connected with the farming and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Wool and Produce Reports
FOR week ending August 17, 1912:—Wool.—The demand for wool con tinues keen, but meagre supplies restrict operations. Such sales as take…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canadian Dairy Produce. Dwindling Exports. Ottawa, Aug. 21
Figures published by the Department of Trade and Commerce indicate that Canada's exports of butter and cheese are dwindling to nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Third Party. Farmers and Settlers Criticised
Mr H.D Morton, one of the indepen[?] members of the Legislative Assembly, on Monday discussed the third party suggestion as applied to New South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grading of Butter
The High Court's decision, declaring the grade stamping of butter to beyond the powers of the Commerce Act, caused surprise in the Customs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market
John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—Wool is beginning to arrive very freely from the earlier shearing districts, and this will mean good offerings in our local market for the next sales set…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Depasturing Sheep. Important Legal Point
At the Goulburn Police Court, on Tuesday, George Poidevin, for depasturing sheep on a reserve, was fined £3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Co., Ltd
Mr G Searl, manager of the above factory, reports as under to the suppliers:— The output of butter for July was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Butter Factories' Award. Views of South Coast Managers
A Nowra wire states:—The award gazetted this week in respect of butter, bacon, and choose factories is being very much discussed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. [?]Or the Man on the Land
[?]otes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Traffic, Minister [?] and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. [?]artment can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transmission of Dairy Qualities. the Influence of the Sire
It has long been recognised that the bull is half the herd. Some breeders now contend that he is more than half; but be that as it may,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Notes
The Nimbin Co-operative Dairy Company paid suppliers 1/1½ per lb. for first class butter and 1d less for second quality…
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