United States Tariff. the Wool Schedule. Washington, May 4
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Underwood wool schedule by 193 votes to 74. The Republicans presented a "blanket"…
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Farming & the land, 1913
1,524 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 77
The Wheat. Crop. Good Prospects
It is many years since the early winter prospects of the New South Wales wheat growing industry were as good as they are this year. The only part…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep for the Coast
One of the outstanding features of the Gloucester show last week, was the presence of two agricultural experts who were prepared to give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Servant Murdered. Gamekeeper Arrested. London, Monday evening
The body of W[?]rred [?]ell, servant at a farm house at Gussage, near Wun bourne, has been found buried in a shallow grave. Some boys saw an open grave on March 30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming Inventions
Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Wheat Belt. 300 Miles of Unbroken Country
The Minister of Lands (Mr. Trefle) has just returned to Sydney from a trip to the south-western portion of the State. "During the journey from Bogan Gate to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Dunmore Farms
Mr. E. W. Sparke's fine sale room, at the Pastoral Chambers, wan taxed to its utmost to hold the great crowd of people who attended the much-discussed sale of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook Cattle Market
Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having yarded about 1000 head on Saturday, 3rd instant, to a fair attendance of buyers, and though…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Singleton Argus Thursday May 8th. the Farmer and His Market
Every year, as the wheat season comes round, there is a wail from the wheat belt of the ruin which is overtaking much of the farmer's produce,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales
Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 5th May:—Our London agents cabled us on Thursday that there had been indications early last week of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat 3400 Years Old
An account of the attempts to [?] from wheat grains discovered in the [?] of Egyptian mummies is given in [?] ledge." All these attempts have [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Dilemma
Many of the farmers of the State are on the horns, of a legal dilemma, owing to certain conflicting Acts of Parliament. The Pastures Protection Act distinctly lays it down that all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter in Winter. Farm Methods
The experience and methods adopted by an American farmer's wife in regard to the mailing of butter in winter are of universal interest. It has been a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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 12 →Mr Trefle Discovers Wheat Country
The Minister for Lewis and Agriculturd has returned from a trip through the Condobolin, Lake Cudgellico, Hillston Wyalong, and Barmedman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Irrigation. Differing Quantities of Water. Effects on the Crops
Dealing last week with the results of experiments at the Utah Agricultural College (U.S.A.), we quoted figures which went to show that the increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulk Handling of Wheat. ("Daily Mercury.")
The matter of the handling of our wheat crop from the farm to shipboard by means of the elevator system has been the subject of much discussion in this State for years past. It…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Agricultural. Seed Wheat. Producing It on a System
A few weeks ago attention was drawn to the value of a change of seed in connection with wheat, and at the same time opportunity way taken to point out the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Wheat Belt. 300 Miles of Unbroken Country
The Minister of Lands (Mr. Trefle) has just returned to Sydney from a trip to the south-western portion of the State. "During the journey from Bogan Gate to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Farm Contrasts
During last week two different farms came under notice, both grazing between 60 and 70 cows, but under widely different conditions and with just as different…
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