Pastoral. Branding of Australian Hides. How Losses Can Be Minimised
Some reports relative to the present method employed in Australia in the branding of hides and skins have been received by the Commonwealth Government…
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Farming & the land, 1913
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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. No. 102. Agricultural. Two Wheat Averages. State Average—10 bushels
Farmers' Experiment Plots—20 Bushels. Does it pay to grow wheat for a 10-bushel crop? In a season when the average yield…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butterfly Farms
It is, perhaps, not a matter of general knowledge that in England there are at least three farms devoted entirely to the cultivation of butterflies and moths…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cutting Indian Cane. Proper Work Improves Later Crops
It is important to the future life and product of the crop that Indian cane should be properly cut Quite a number of farmers overlook the influence their methods at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Electricity and Municipal Government. Farm Uses
In an interview with a representative of the "Richmond River Herald," Mr. George Morrison, of Chatsworth, who returned to this State from a world's tour referred…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Agricultural. This Past Harvest. a Farm Manager's Deductions
The reports on the receut wheat harvest at the various experiment farms appear in the "Agricultural Gazette" for March and April, and will be found by farmers to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Winter School for Farmers
Short courses are provided at Hawkesbury, Agricultural College at the slack period of the year for busy farmers and stock owners, who can devote only a limited time…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairying. Management of Young Heifers
In the opinion of the dairy expert, dairy heifers should never be fattened but should be kept in good growing condition from the time they are weaned until they are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cutting Indian Cans. proper Work improves later CROPS
It is important to the future life and product of the crop that Indian cane should be properly cut. Quite a number of farmers overlook the influence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming Inventions
Messrs Griffith and Hassed Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Profitable Fox Farms
Great interest (says the Toronto correspondent of "The Times") has been awakened throughout Canada in the silver fox industry of Prince Edward Island. According to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral. a Suggestion
The assistant sheep and wool expert, addressing one of the branches of the Agricultural Bureau made a suggestion that is worth the attention of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day's Sheep Sale
We held an exceptionally good sale of store sheep to-day, when we yarded about 4000, to a good attendance of district and outside buyers. The demand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Message in a Butter Box
About three yours ago Master W. M'Donald, son of Mrs. Martin M'Donald, of High-street, who was then employed at the Forest Hill Creamery, wrote the following lines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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. AGRICULTURAL. SEED WHEAT…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advice for Private Farmers
Quite lately the irrigationist of this Department visited several small farms in the Gunnedah, Muswellbrook, and Singleton districts,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SUPERPHOSPHATE. The Profits Farmers May Make
It was one of the peculiarities of last season that the use of fertilisers in connection with wheat was profitable in nearly every part of the State. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral. a Suggestion
The assistant sheep and wool expert, addressing one of the branches of the Agricultural Bureau made a suggestion that is worth the attention of pastoralists…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Dairying. Herd Testing. Another Case in Point
A correspondent of the American paper "Wallace's Farmer, relating his experience of herd testing, incidentally replies to the objection of many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural. Wheat Growing. Questions and Their Answers
The inspector for the southern district was "up against it" at a meeting of the Coreen-Burraja branch of the Agricultural Bureau. He was addressing a gathering of…
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