Pastoral. Ostriches at Yanco
"Anywhere that lucerne will grow ostriches will [?]hriyo," This was the view of professor Duorden, expressed some years ago, and it is the opinion also of Mr. T. J…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 83
More Wool, Less Shoddy
No mention of Australian Manufactures' Week would be complete without a tribute to Vicars' incomparable tweed, the sterling stuff that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Market
John BRIDGE AND CO., LTD., REPORT: Sales opened in Sydney on Monday, the 4th instant, when large catalogues were brought forward. Prices were very firm,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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. Tref[?], 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 7 →DAIRYING. Feeding of Calves. Methods at Experiment Farms
The feeding of calves is an important matter to dairymen. However promising the calf may be, it is possible for its development to be retarded, or its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market. John Bridge and Co.'s Report
Sales opened in Sydney on Monday, the 4th inst., when large catalogues were brought forward. Prices were very firm, being quite a reflection of the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Land of Promise. Emigrants to Australia. Wool Worth 30 Millions
Australia is this year making ready for a boom such as she has never known before (says the "Daily Chronicle.") By two or three years of patient, steady…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Asparagus Culture. a Profitable Vegetable
On the irrigation area of Bathurst Experiment Farm there is an acre and a half under asparagus, which has proved a profitable part of the farm's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Irish Farm. Life Described. How the Place Is Worked
Some time ago, whilst I was staying over in London, a man surprised me by making a remark. He had just taken me in to dinner, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dairy. Milking Machines. Methods of Cleaning
One of the New Zealand Government dairy instructors (Mr C. Stevenson) states that during the past season he very much impressed with the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. Feeding of Calves
The feeding of calves in an important matter to dairymen. However, promising the calf may be, it is impossible for its development to be retarded, or its…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Girl's Frog Farm
Miss Isa Morgan, a Maryland girl, conducts what is probably the most unique enterprise in America—a frog farm—and is making money out of it. She was a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Successful Poultry Farming Prize Essay Competition
Messrs. O'Hearn Bros., the well-known poultry fanners, of Homeville, West Maitland, contribute the following to the prize essay competition in the "Poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Day with the Bulgarian Army Farmer and Soldier
Mr. G. Ward Price, writing to the London "Daily Mail" from Sofia on September 17, says:— The Bulgarian soldier is one of the first…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Feeding Farm Horses
Accounts or the methods of feeding horses at several of the experiment farms have been given in these notes recently, and the October "Gazette" contains a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Found Hanging from a Beam. Rosebrook Farmers Tragic End
Consternation was created at Rosebrook on the 31st ultimo, when it became known that the body of James A. Jarvis, a well-known farmer of the locality, had been found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Wool Sales
Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—We brought forward 2892 bales on Tuesday, the catalogue being chiefly medium to good average lines, with also a few superior linos. We found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday afternoon. the Butter Market
Butter declined four shillings per cwt. the present rate for selected brands being 108/…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Successful Poultry Farming. Practical Selection
Messrs. O'Hearn Bros., of the Maitland Poultry Farm, Homeville, write to the "Poultry Bulletin" for September:— One of the chief factors (if not the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Used As Fuel for Steamer
The German-Australian Company's steamer Kiel had a very trying voyage across the Indian Ocean. The Kiel left Port Pirie on August 27 for the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →