Fruit-growing in N.s.w. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 83
The second edition of this useful bulletin is now available, and copies may be had on application to the Under-Secretary of Agriculture. Already 2000 copies have been…
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Farming & the land, 1915
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The Wages of Agricultural Laborers in Protectionist Germany. The Kaiser as Farmer
English protectionists, or, as they call themselves, "Tariff Reformers," regard Germany as a model country. The following extract from a comprehensive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the porsonal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford. M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 205. Agricultural Maize Seed. Selecting for Future Profit
The annual opportunity will present. itself during the next few weeks of noting and marking in the field those maize plants that appear to offer the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Export of Butter. Studying Local Requirements
As a result of his conferences with these interested in the butter trade, Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, stated on Saturday that each factory would be permitted to…
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OUR city correspondent writes:—Having fixed the price of our bread, the Necessary Commodities Commission has now turned its attention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool & Produce Sales
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, namely, Australian Mercantile, Land, and Finance Co., Ltd. John Bridge and Co., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Wool. a New Market
Mr. Suttor, the State commercial representative in the Far East, in a despatch to the Premier, says he has man aged to interest the Manila hat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Choice Dairy Herd
Mr. J. P. Hughes, of Melville, who is leaving the district and relinquishing dairy pursuits, has placed the whole of his choice dairy hard of 60 well-bred selected milkers…
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On Saturday next, on the property, Cultivation Read, near High-street, Mr. O. K. Young will offer at auction a first-class agricultural farm of eight acres, with two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pure-bred Dairy Cattle
At the annual meeting of the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of New South Wales held at the Show Ground, Mr. J. T. Cole…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Fat Test
In the competition for cow giving biggest aggregate of butter fat over the three days Darkie was the winner with 7.273 lb., which has only been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boom in Butter
The total entries in the section was 380, which exceeds the Society's previous best record. The butter classes were responsible for the increase, there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local & General News. Important to Wheat Farmers
The local police have received from the Inspector-General's office a circular with a copy of a minute issued by the Wheat Adquision Board under date 7th April, which…
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Butter test competitions, for which three prizes, £12, £8, and £4 respectively, were offered for the three cows (any breed) giving the best butter fat…
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The successful competitor was the Alstonvile Co-operative Refrigerating Company, with 94 points, the Ullahulla Butter Company, Ltd., second with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep a Small Item
In former yours provision was made in the schedule of prizes for fat merine sheep, but they have been dropped out and only British breeds and crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle. Champions. Champion Cuernsey Cow
Kinross Bros. Melton Margaret 2nd (imp.), bred by Rev. E. G. Orlebar, Royster, England, by Morton Signet, dam Merton Margaret…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fixed Prices. Bran, Pollard and Butter
The misunderstanding arising out of the recent proclamation fixing the price of bran at £7/10/ and pollard at £8 per ton in the Counties of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News. Price of Butter
The State Executive Council has adopted the recommendation of the Necessary Commodities Commission with regard to the price of butter. The retail price has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales—probable Post. Ponement. No Ships Available
It has of late become very clear that, there is a dearth of freight steamers in all the Australian seaports. This may lead to the…
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