Cotton Crops. on the Clarence. Looking Well
Mr. C. A. Munro, field officer of the British Australian Cotton Association, who is on a tour of the Clarence River district, states that the crops, generally…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1924
2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 126
Mysterious Cattle Disease
Owners of working bullocks, especially young ones, on the northern rivers are regarding with real anxiety a mysterious disease that has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter P.P. Board. the Rabbit Problem. Increase of Sheep; Decrease of Cattle
Monthly meeting of above held on Thursday, 7th last., at Scone. Present: Messrs. A. A. McDonald (Chairman), S. Holmes, S. Payne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winter Fodder Crops. a Profitable Investment for the Dairy Farmer
The great value of fodder crops to the dairy-farmer in the winter and early spring might lead one to expect that every farmer would have at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Honorable the Minister for Agricultural and are based mainly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early Maturing Cattle. Community Bull System. Suggestions to Meat Council
"Just to-day I was at Homebush saleyards. It was really a disgrace to see the class of cattle which were being killed—neither…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales Boom Continues—greasy Merino, 45d
Wool prices continue to soar, and at Wednesday's Sydney auctions the extraordinary price of 45d was obtained at Pitt, Son and Badgery's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural. Wheat Diseases. Two Important Factors in Their Control
While the value of scientific research in regard to wheat diseases and the efforts of plant breeders in evolving a resistant variety must, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The English Butter Market an Australian Opinion. (Extract from New Zealand paper, 21st January, 1924)
Writing of the recent election in this country of members of the board under the Dairy Produce Control Board Act, Mr. C. E. D. Meares, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Empire Migration. Farming Successes. London, Feb. 12
Mr. J. B. Colebatch, Agent-General for Western Australia, lecturing at the Colonial institute on group settlement, said that, with few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hygienic Dairy Utensils
Cleanliness is inseparably connected with the operations of the dairy and it is not advisable to be negligent in this respect, the inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairying Industry
We are proud or the fact that for 40 years we have virtually been a part of our great dairying industry, and that our interests are so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming As a Business. Book-keeping as a Factor in Success
Farmers dislike book-keeping, but on the small farm it is a task that need only be very simple. At its worst it is a necessary evil that is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Care of Dairy Utensils
All utensils used in connection with the collecting of milk should be of good quality and free from crevices, rust, &c. Buckets and similar receptacles in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Claims. Government and Farmers. Conflict of Opinion
A serious conflice of opinion is revealed in a letter sent by Sir George Fuller to Mr. F. A. Coghlan, Auditor-General, concerning the claim made on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairying. Winter Fodder Crops. a Profitable Investment for the Dairy Farmer
The great value of fodder crops to to the dairy-farmer in the winter and early spring might lead one to expect that every farmer would have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial. Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale
R. A. Elkin and Son report having held a very successful cattle sale at Raymond Terrace on Tuesday last, when over 600 head were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Records for Greasy Wool
Pitt, Son, and Badgery report having established new records for greasy wool by obtaining 45d for 58 bales of super fleece, marked AAD over Pomeroy, from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spirited Market. Sydney Wool Sales
Spirited competition was manifest at the eleventh series of the wool sales which opened in Sydney on Monday. The number of bales offered at auction…
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