Spraying Potatoes. Warning for Hunter River Farmers
Father read in a gardening paper That potatoes should always be sprayed. He said "That's the way T shall do it to-day; It's thing that must not be delayed"…
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Farming & the land, 1919
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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Noteo are issued every weak. under, the personal supervisor of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are issued mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 402. Live Stock. Lucerne or Bran For Feeding Value
A feeding trial recently conducted in Nebraska, U.S.A., has given additional evidence of the high feeding value of lucerne. The claim has often been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wheat. Hughes Busy in London. Paris
Mr. Hughes is ende[?]vouring the sell Australian wheat to the inter-Allied committee charged with the duty of feeding Europe. Authoritative estimates are that the world's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers and Pig Raisers
Mr. R. A. Elkin the well-known auctioneer, advises farmers and pig raisers, if they want to he successful, to consign their pigs to him at the Newcastle saleyards,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Guarantee. Payment This Week
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Walt, announced in Melbourne on Thursday night that after discussion with the representatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]tralian Wheat for Aides. Mr. Hughes' Action. Paris
Mr. Hughes is endeavouring to sell Australian wheat to the Inter-Allied committee charged with the duty of feeding Europe. Authoritative estimates are that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming Inventions
Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helping Farmers. £100,000 Provided by Government
The State Cabinet yesterday afternoon considered the question of making advances to necessitous farmers, who have been the victims, not only of the bad season last year,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbroor Butter Factory
The factory is situated on the Muswell-brook-Aberdeen (Great Northern) road, about a quarter of a mile form the northern boundary of the municipality. It is build on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires. Farmers Battle with Flames
On the South Coast serious conditions prevail as a result of the unprecedented dry spell. There has been no rain of any value for over five months, and the succession of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coastal Farmers' Society. Half-yearly Meeting
The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., was held in the West Maitland Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. Wm. Watts…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Silos and Drought. Improvident Dairymen
Every recurring dry spell finds the dairy fanners of the near South Coast turning to the market for supplies of b[?]n, chaff, and lucerne. When this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helping Farmers £100,000 Set Aside
Mr Ashford, Minister for Lands stated at the conclusion of the State Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that the Government Had decided to set aside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Shortage
Mr. H. Sinclair, M.H.R., deputy chairman of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Com mitten, met members of the committee in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Market
The A.W.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 22nd January: Excellent progress is being made with the appraising of the clip, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook Butter Factory. Muswellbrook
The butter factory was opened yesterday by Mr. Cameron, M.L.A. A large gathering was entertained by Mr. M. Campbell, the company's chairman of directors. Addresses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Butter Factory at Muswellbrook. Official Opening
THE newely erected butter factory of the Muswellbrook Co-Operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was officially opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, [?] the [?] the [?] of the Bon. W. C. Gr[?] M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and [?] on the [?] of the Department. No. 402…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying "Pick the Best Five." And the Response
The invitation was extended to visitors to the National Dairy Show at Columbus, U.S.A., in October last, Eleven Jersey cows were stalled for the purpose, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inspection of Dairies on the Farm
The overlapping of the inspection under the Dairy Supervision Act and the Dairy Industries Act, was the subject of an animated discussion at the…
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