Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefid, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. No. 107…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5
A 24-year-old beef steak is mentioned by Mr. R. Whymper in an interesting article on Mummy Wheat in this month's issue of "Knowledge."…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5
A 24-year-old beef steak is mentioned by Mr. R. Whymper in an interesting article on Mummy Wheat in this month's issue of "Knowledge."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women Farmers. Success Without a Man Manager
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3
"I reckon that the price of a woman's independenceis £5,000, and, if it is to be of any use of her, she ought to have it by the time she is forty-five. If she has not…
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Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4
Short courses are provided at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College at the slack period of the year for busy farmers and stock owners, who can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Buyers for Store Cattle
Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4
Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., advertise in this issue that they will have a good buyer for good steers at the Shire yards on Wednesday. They also have good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land Agricultural. Continuous Wheat Growing. What Happened at Cowra
Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2
Seven years ago the Department initiated am experiment in wheat growing at Cowra experiment farm, from which it was expected that valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PASTORAL. Lambing Time. Points for Small Flock Owners
Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury
In view of the approach of the lambing season a few suggestions made by the assistant sheep and wool expert may be of use to the owners of smull…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 8
A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be over lookod, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2
Our Wednesday's wool catalogue included a number of early shorn wools, mainly drawn from the North-West, the following districts being represented:—Walgett,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural. Continuous Wheat Crowing. What Happened at Cowra
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 14
Seven years ago the Department initiated an experiment in wheat growing at Cowra experiment farm, from which it was expected that valuable suggestions for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Germination of Wheat. Influence of Soil Conditions
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 14
Also in Singleton Argus
Where soil is only roughly cultivated there is a poorer germination than whore the seed is well covered, and the conditions favour the development of the young plant…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5
A 24-year-old beef steak is mentioned by Mr.R. Whymper in an interesting article on Mummy Wheat in this month's issue of "knowledge."…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2
With the approval of the Minister the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Commissioner has made an important change in policy as regards the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. Food for Pigs. Cooked and Uncooked. the Varying Views
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 7
The well-known English pig expert (Mr S. Spencer) recently dealt, in the English "Farmer and Stockbreeder," with the question of…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 6
The importance of sowing only the finest samples of seed is not usually recognised by many fanners, either when planting for grain, hay, or green fodder. In the first…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Farmer's Loss
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3
Instances of loss during the flood are still being reported. Mr. Val. Badoir, of Glendon, had 15 acres of lucerne cut ready for hay, which was swept away: five acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Floods at Wollombi. Crops and Fences Destroyed. Wollombi
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 12
The flood of last week had hardly subsided (says our Wollombi correspondent) when rain set in on Monday, and the fall was very heavy, causing one of the largest floods ever…
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