Dairying. Separating the Milk
The separation of cream from milk mainly depends on the amount of centrifugal force which is brought to tear on each particle, of butter fat, so that, provided the man at the…
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Farming & the land, 1913
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The Hunter in Flood District Under Water. Singleton, Aberdeen and Denman Flooded. Young Man Drowned at Morpeth. Farmers' Heavy Losses
"Mercury" Office [?] night. What was a fresh in the Hunter yesterday has developed into a flood to-day, and a very serious, one at that. The river which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sales Postponed
In consequence of floods on the Hunter River many of the wool-buyers who attended the Brisbane sales last week, were unable to return to Sydney, and the auctions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trained Immigrants. Proposed Farm in England. London, May 19
Mr. Thomas Mackonzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, in the course of and Interview in reference to the proposal to establish a training farm in England for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hunter Floods. Singleton Submerged. Great Losses of Stock and Crops. Streets Badly Damaged. Singleton
The flood was almost, if not quite, as disastrous as the memorable visitation os 1893. Although heavy rain fell here during Tuesday and Wednesday, and the river rose rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Hard Hit
The losses to the farmers of this district will run into thousands of pounds. That is the direct loss, and in addition the damage to ploughed land and young crops will swell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods. Devastation at Maitland. Terrible Loss to Farmers. Houses Swept Away. Interrupted Mail Service
On Thursday last, when we went to press, telephonic communication with Muitland indicated that there was no fear of a flood there, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at the Hawkesbury. Farmers Enormous Losers. ) Coff's Harbour Under Water
The worst fears of the residents at Windsor were realised. The flood at Wiseman's Ferry attained the greatest height, and was the most disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Harvest. Congestion in the Country
An influential deputation from the Sydney Chamber of Commerce waited on the Chief Railway Commissioner with regard to the carriage of wheat and the inability of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Market John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Report
The pr[?]sent rainf[?]ll extending over almost the whole of the State should be very encouraging to graziers and farmers, to whom we offer our hearty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Flood in the Hunter. Maitland Inundated Bolwarra Farms Flooded. Hundreds of Houses Flooded
The flood waters of the Hunter commenced to fall at a fairly rapid ra[?] about seven o'clock last evening ing (says Saturday's "Mercury") wh[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Money for Australian Farmers
It has long been thought that Africa i[?] the only county in the world where [?]striches can be farmed with profit, but in "Life" for June, just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Training Emigrants. the Proposed Farm. London, May 20
[?] to the proposal for the establishment of a training farm in England for the instruction of emigrants, Mr. W. A. Watt. the Victorian Premier, in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lucerne Lands Destroyed. Farmers Rescued Prom Haystack
The township of Morpeth is situated on high land, overlooking the Hunter, and suffered very slightly; but the flats at the base of the town were swept by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep for the Coast
Following is the report of the visit of the Sheep and Wool Expert, Mr. J. W. Mathews, to North Coast districts on 30th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Sale at Singleton
Messrs. H. York and Sons will conduct a big sheep sale at the Shire Yards, Singleton, on Friday, June 13, when 4100 merino sheep will be offered on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
New Zealand Loan and M. Agency Co Ltd., report that at their wool sale held on Wednesday last, buyers showed great keenness, and competition was free from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra
A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of tho yield where wheat was grown…
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. Trends, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. No. 107…
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