Bowthorne Butter Factory
The eighteenth half-yearly meeting of sharcholders in the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited, will be held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1916
1,960 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 98
Pastoral. Sheep Blow-flies. Dips that Sometimes Fail to Act
It is one of the peculiarities of treating sheep for blow-flies that a dip may act very satisfactorily for a time, and then suddenly prove ineffective, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Store Sheep
Mr. E. W. Sparke will offer at auction it Campbell's Hill yards on Monday next, 250 well-bred store sheep, mostly maiden crossbred ewes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gresford Cattle Sale
A special sale of store cattle will be held at Beatty's Yards, Gresford, on an early date by Mr. T. Bogan, who will yard 500 head of locally bred stores. Persons wishing to offer stock at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Wheat Scheme. Assurances From Farmers
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr, Grahame) states that he is receiving many assurances from farmers, who were previously opposed to the Government scheme for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roumanian Wheat Deal. London
The Roumanian Export Committee has decided to sell one hundred thousand waggon loads of cereals to the Central Powers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grehame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 249…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Skinner's Dairy Herd
Mr. Harry G. Wolfe will conduct an important clearing-out sale of high-class dairy cattle (40 mitch cows, 20 heifers, 20 calves), horses, farm and dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dunmore Farm
Mr. George Prince's farm at Dunmore, comprising 82 acres of magnificent lucerne flats and cultivation land and grass paddocks, together with all improvements,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jarvis' Dairy Herd
Attention is directed to the advertisement in this issue announcing a clearing out sale by Mr. Harry G. Wolfe on Saturday, 26th instant, of Mr. W. R. Jarvis'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Orchard. to Maintain Boil Fertility. Californian Cover Crop Experiment
Attention was directed in these "Notes" last week to the importance of cover crops in orchards as a means of maintaining the fortility of the soil…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fruit Preserving. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 88
Canning, botting, jam-making and candying peel are all dealt with in this bulletin, a second edition of which is now available for circulation. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£15,000,000 for Farmers
There is no prospects at present of a further fall in the price of bread. Mr Hall, Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral. Sheep Blow-flies. Essentials of Suitable Dips
"Any dip to be thoroughly useful— or what might almost be culled a perfect dip— must fulfill certain conditions it it as to be of any real value in dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral. Sheep Blow-flies. Dips that Sometimes Fail to Act
It is one of the poenuliarities of treating sheep for blow-flies that a dip may act very satisfactorily for a time, and then suddenly prove ineffective, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prickly Pear for Dairy Cattle. Result of American Investigations
An article dealing with the report of American investigations into the utility of the prickly pear as a fodder for dairy cattle, appearing in the current issue of the "Gazette,"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Agriculture. Rotation of Wheat Areas. Profitable Change Crops
Last week we pointed out the importance of rotation in relation to the production of wheat, and put the question, what crops can be used as under our conditions to maintain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →AGRICULTURAL. Rotation in Wheat Areas. Profitable Change Crops
Last week we pointed out the importance of rotation in relation to the production of wheat, and put the question, what crops can be used as under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia's Wheat. Important Negotiations
Within the next few days it is probable that an announcement will be made as to negotiations now proceeding between the Imperial and Commonwealth Governments…
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