Starting a Poultry Farm. Questions of [?]
A correspondent who [?] to start poultry farming and who [?] to avoid making any [?] a number of question which touch on [?]…
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Farming & the land, 1914
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The Poultry Yard. Poultry Farming
The rapid increase during the past ten years of poultry culture is doubtless responsible for the many aspirants to poultry-farming, which—especially to those desirous of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Extensive Damage. Farmers Burned Out. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Particulars concerning a big bush fire[?]at Dora Dora, in the Albury district, show that the outbreak was the most serious ever experienced in this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Maim on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 140. Agricultural. Seasonable Work. Practical Suggestions
With the harvest over and a good deal of the carting of the wheat done, preparations for the ensuing sowing should now occupy the thoughts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers As Labourers. a Union Warning
The statement published in the "Herald" that 700 farmers were prepared to come to Sydney, if need be, and handle wheat-declared "black" in the country, was referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Produce Sales. Sussex-street Markets. Sydney
There was a boom in maize in Sussex-street. Only 45 bags came forward from the Clarence River to-day, while the Macleay River's contribution did not exceed 300…
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BALANCED V. UNBALANCED ONES. with a view to demonstrating the loss. which dairymen May sustain if they supply their cows with an unbalanced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inferior Export Butter
The manager of one of the co-operative companies in Victoria has returned from a trip to London. We are told that he devoted three months to the investigation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the Pastoral Finance Association's sale :— B. Scone, 8 at ll½d; Rimbanda. Kentucky, 65 at l3 1/4d, 15 at l2 1/4d, 9 at 12 1/2d, 8 at 11d, 21 at 13 1/2d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Dairying. banish Tuberculin Unions. the Cause of Clean Herds
Denmark provides an excellent example of what can be done by dairymen themselves towards the advancement of their industry—an example that can be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Threatened Wharf Trouble. Rural Workers and "Black" Wheat
In regard to the grievances of the rural Workers in certain country districts, Mr Grayndler, the secretary of the A.W.U. to which the agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Crops on the Darling Downs
If the weather remains hot and humid there is a likelihood of a storm before long. The whole countryside is parched up, and in many of the outlying districts the grass roots have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →POULTRY. Starting a Poultry Farm. Questions of Interest
A correspondent who intends to start poultry-farming, and who wishes to avoid making any initial blunders, has submitted a number of questions which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Farmers' Profits
Robert Campbell and Sons, Ltd., sheep farmers, have declared a profit of £45,592 on the year's transactions. A dividend of 10 per cent has been declared and a bonus…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Handling of Wheat
The Minister for Lands and Agricul ture, Mr Trefle, states that the Govern ment will lose no time in bringing into operation a comprehensive scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool and Produce Reports
FOR week ending January 10, 1913: —Wool.—Auction sales were resumed in the Sydney market during the past week after the Christmas recess. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked By Cyclone. Destruction at Tamworth. Houses and Crops Ruined
Damage to the extent of many thousands of pounds has been wrought by a cyclone which, accompanied by heavy hail and rail which fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Famine in Japan. Failure of the Rice Crops. Tokio, Jan. 14
The officials have hidden the extent of the famine at Hokkaido, fearing the effect the Lruth would have on the Government's financial standing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mass Meeting of Farmers
At a mass meeting of farmers held at stillllenbosell. Mr. Merriman urged the Government to stand firm, and have no more treatles with the federation, no more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying. Crossing Dairy Cattle. Useful Breeds
Speaking before the Inverell branch, of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. A. Alexander made some comments on the crossing of cattle for dairy purposes…
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