Dearer Butter. Sydney, Saturday afternoon
It has been decided to advanced the price of butter eight shillings per [?] on Monday, making selected brands 120/. There is much activity in the building trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1913
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Wheat Handling. American Expert's Views
Mr. G. T. Burrell, of Chicago, who has been specially commissioned by the State Government to report on the methods in New South Wales of trucking and shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Continuous Wheat-growing. Comparisons From Corowa
A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Corowa that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown every year, as against the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Market Report John Bridge and Co. Ltd, Report
Practically very little doing in the wool trade accounts for the recording of another week of quietness. Matters are likely to continue in this sta[?]e until the next [?]auctions take…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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 Agricuture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 110. Pastoral. Sheep on the North Coast. As a Factor in Improvement of Pastures
In a report on a recent trip through the Manning district the sheep and wool expert-reaffirms his opinion that sheep can be made a profitable adjunct to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. Silage for the North Coast
The Inspector of Agriculture for the North Coast makes an appeal in the June "Agricultural Gazette" for the increased use of silage as some provision against…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Agricultural. Rotation of Crops
Dealing only a week or two ago with the results of the continuous whom experiment at Cowra experiment farm we pointed out what an influence a rotation…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Waste on the Farm. Some Avenues of Loss
The waste which taken place on many farms, says the inspector for the North-west in a recent article, is very great. If some farmers paused to consider for a moment…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Career of a Pioneer Farmer. Interesting Autobiography
Fifty years have passed since I left the shores of dear old England, the land of my birth, and home of my fathers. The greater part of that time I have lived in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Further Advanced
A further advance of 8/ per cwt. in butter, decided on by merchants last Saturday, came into operation to-day. Current rates are now 120/ per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Restless Labour. Farm Labourers' Threat. London, June 16
Three thousand farm labourers in West Lancashire have given notice of their intention to strike failing the granting of their demand for a minimum wage of 24 per week…
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 4 →Dear Butter. Famine Predicted
It is the opinion of the leading butter merchants of Sussex-street that Sydney, and in fact the whole Commonwealth, is about to experience one of the most severe butter famines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of Store Cattle
Messrs Edward Higgens. Pankinson, and Co., of Muswellbrook, advertise in this issue a sale of store cattle at the Muswellbrook yards, on Tuesday, 24th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sixteen Hours a Day. Dairy Farmer's Work
At the Wagga Police Court a lad named A. J. Louery was prosecuted for failing to attend military drill. Defendant's father stated he was to blame,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poisoned Cattle. Mysterious Occurrence
A serious loss of cattle took place in the Homebush yards yesterday. Eight or nine boasts died during the day, and a further three or four were expected to succumb later…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tra[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 111. DAIRYING…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Unforseen Function of the Beard of Wheat
Wheat growers in general do not favour long-bearded grain, as the straw made therefrom is not liked by barn animals. Still, in windy regions the…
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