German Prisoners. Employed at Farming. Amsterdam
The German Food Controller has informed the Reichstag Committee that 750,000 prisoners of war are employed as farm labourers, and their number will be increased. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Selection of Seed Maize. Watch Growing Crops
The maize-grower who would increase the yield of his crop next year should not forget the opportunities that the next few weeks will afford him of observing the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairying. the Milking Machine. Its Relation to Cream Quality
As a factor in the production of cream of inferior quality, the milking machine has a place that is undeniable and not easily disturbed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 304. Agricultural Potato Seed. The Value of Immature Tubers
Many practical potato growers in different parts of the world believe that potatoes lifted in an unripe or immature coudition, produce better…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Cattle Sale
Messrs. H. York and Son will conduct a big sale of store cattle at the Shire Yards, Singleton on Wednesday next, when 500 head will be yarded, comprising bullocks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming Inventions
Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Cattle for Show
Intending exhibitors at the Upper Hunter Show are reminded that all dairy cattle except class 91, must be haltered, tied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool and Produce Market
John Bridge and Co. Ltd. report under (late 3rd March, 1917:— Wool:—Official arrangements have now been made for a series of appraisements…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gloucester Cattle Sale
Messrs. Carlton and Trenbath will offer at auction at the shire yards, Gloucester, on Wednesday, 14th inst., 1000 head of store cattle, comprising 700 steers, including some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inferior Wheat. Alleged False Pretences
John Schier, senior, and John Schier, junior, have been arrested at Finley by Detective Sergeant Jordan and Sergeant Byrne, and were charged before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sale of Dairy Herd
Mr. O. K. Young will offer at auction, at Campbell's Hiss yards, on account of the executrix in the estate of the late Bernard Cavanagh, on Monday next, 50 high-class…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Guarantee
Hopes are held out by the State Government that it will be practicable to offer a minimum price of 4s per bushel for all the wheat of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Special Cattle Sale at Raymond Terrace
Mr. R. A. Elkin will hold a special sale of cattle at his yards, Raymond Terrace, on Tuesday next, when 500 head will be yarded, including springers, Durham bullocks and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Handling the Wheat. Railway Returns
A Railway Department return shows that the quantity of wheat shipped during last week was 282,923 bags, as compared with 313,140 shipped during the preceding week, a decrease of 30,217…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued erery week, undur the personal supervision of the[?]W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on experience of the Department. No. 305…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Income Tax. Action by Chamber of Commerce
"The council of the Chamber of Commerce," said the president, Mr. Cocks, on Thursday, "is not unmindful of the interests of the farming community, for the members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Albyn Dairy Herd
Mr. E. W. Sparke, in conjunction with Messrs. Brooker and Lindeman, will offer at auction on account of Mr. William Hicks, at his farm, Glen Albyn, near Vacy, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. the Care of Cream. While on the Road
Farmers who live close to the butler factories do not suffer, as a rule, by having their cream reduced in quality while it is on the road, but it is a very…
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