Growing Wheat. Two Enquiries
A farmer in the North-west presented a series of questions, some of which are of general interest and may touch the problems of other farmers…
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Farming & the land, 1913
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Growing Wheat. Two Inquiries
A farmer in the north-west presented a series of questions, some of which are of general interest, and may touch the problems of other farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Selling Diseased Cattle. Grazier Heavily Fined
A case of considerable importance to stockowners was heard at the Tamworth Police Court, before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., when the Stock Inspector for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AGRICULTURAL. Wheat. Effect of Unseasonable Sowings
The heavy winter rains and other favourable conditions, while bringing on most of our wheat crops in a vety satisfactory manner, have had one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colonial Butter in England. Decline in Quality. London. July 25
Weddel and Company, in their annual review of the butter trade, state:—"There is no denying that the quality of the Australian butter shipments was not as good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Industry. What the Expert Is Doing
Porhaps no industry requires more specialising in than the wool trade. The smallest farmer who has endeavoured to improve his flock will at once concede…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep From Hoyal Stud. Purchased for New Zealand London, Aug. 1
Mr. J. B. Reid, of Canterbury, has purchased 22 Southdown ewos from the Royal stud at Sandringham, including two from the champion pen at the Bristol show: also, ten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aids to Agriculture. Advice From Experts. for the Man on the Land. Pastoral. Selected Grasses
Dealing last week with the experience of the manager of Glen innes experiment farm in connection with the improvement of the pustules of cooler districts, we…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our Singleton Letter Singleton, Saturday Dairy Science Classes
The dairy science classes, which have been held at the Singleton Co-operative Dairy Company's premises during the past fortnight, under the auspices the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Potatoes on the North Coast. Spring Crop V. Autumn Crop
The season of the year post su[?] to the production of potatoes in the Clarance River and Contiguous districts has been the sub[?] of discussion many times, but the [?] season…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Britain's Farm Labourers
Much attention is now being given to remedying the hard and hopeless lot of the old country farm labourer. The proportion of the occupied population engaged in agriculture is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Science Classes. Concluding Lecture
The Dairy Science Classes, which have' been 'held at the Singleton Co-operative Dairy Company's premises during the past fortnight, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. [?] Notes are [?] every week, under the personal supervision of the [?] J. L. [?] [?] Agriculture and are based mainly on [?] experim[?] of the Department. No. 117. Agricultural. Maize Seed
Improvement and Selection by Farmers. Maize-growers have not so far given the attention to the selection of good varieties and the improvement of seed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Farms
The Minister for Lands, Mr Trefle, recently decided to resume Ungarie & Wollongough leases, Which are on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Handling Wheat
The Cabinet considered Mr. Burrall's report on the subject of bulk handling of wheat, and it is understood the Ministers decided to accept the proposal for the erection of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PASTORAL. Worm Infestations. Methods of Treatment
Associated very closely with tlio question of pasture improvement which we have been discussing in the "Notes" of late, is that of worm infestation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market
Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 4th August:—At last week's sales an indifferent selection of wool, as a whole, was available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory
The following is the director's report to be presented at the half yearly, meeting to be held in the Oddfellow's Hall on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural, and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Maize Seed. Improvement and by Farmers
Maize-growers have not so far given the attention to the selection of good varieties and. the improvement of seed that is given by wheat-growers, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Land System. Minimum Wage and the Farmers. London, Aug. 4
The "Nation" states that the report of the committee of inquiry into the land system is practically complete, and that Mr. .Lloyd George will open his campaign in September…
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