Bob's Farm
The Season:—There is at present a phenomenal crop of grass. We are receiving our share of the storms and heavy rain. In January 660 points were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1927
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Dairying. Quality in Cream. Control of Bacterial Flavours
Though detrimental flavours may be imparted to cream by certain foods and certain other harmful flavours may be absorbed, the type of flavour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Production
During the month of February last the Muswellbrook Dairy Co. manufactured 87,388lbs choicest, and 3,573, lbs second grade butter, for which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Singleton As Sheep District
In a report presented to Singleton Pastures Protection Board, the stock inspector (Mr. G. R. Freeman) says:—"Singleton has never been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Pool Closing Date
The Secretary of the Wheat Growers' Pooling and Marketing Company Ltd., writes 14th March, 1927, advising that THE CLOSING DATE for the receival…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canberra Ceremony. Pastoral Industry Ignored. Sydney
Mr. C. G. Waddell, president of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association, is keenly disappointed over the fact that the pastoral industry has been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural. Wimmera Rye Grass. Its Value to the Farmer and Wheat Farmer
wimmera rye grass has been utilised by Victorian wheat farmers for some considerable time. It was introduced to New South Wales a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Still Inactive. Sydney Wheat Market
The Sydney wheat market was again inactive yesterday, Buyers' general limits were still 4/5½ for bagged lots, in country positions, equivalent to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Markets. a Declining Tendency
Private cables describe the oversea wheat markets as dull, with a declining tendency. America is said to be showing more disposition to sell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Growers Against Compulsory Pool
Recently in this column was mentioned the reactionary feeling that has been generated by the political Marketing Bill—claimed by those…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales. Strong French Support
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,104 bales, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Poison in Butter. Woman's Lucky Escape. Youth Charged
Late on Saturday afternoon a boy was arested at Krambach on a charge of poisoning. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. E…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Butter and Cheese. Chaos in London Market. London, March 14
A firm owning 800 shops is reducing New Zealand cheese and butter a penny a pound, retail price, as a consequence of the Control Board's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poison in Butter the Gloucester Case. Boy Sent To Institution. NEWCASTLE
Thora May Ford, residing with her husband at Belbera, near Gloucester, was at tea with her husband, four children, a visitor, and a boy 15½…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →London Wool Sales Advance in Prices. London, March 15
The wool sales opened to-day, 11,000 bales being offered. They were an excellent selection, practice ally all being sold. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Business was only fair at the Alexandria forage market. Prices generally were unaltered. Oaten chaff and wheaten chaff sold to £7 and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Turnips As a Catch Crop. Time to Sow
The cheapness of the seed, and the ease with which a crop of Swede turnips can he grown in the tableland areas, offer considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. Quality in Cream. Control of Bacterial Flavours
Though detrimental flavours may be imparted to cream by certain foods and certain other harmful flavours may be absorbed, the type of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. Calf Rearing. Avoid Checks in Growth
The roaring of the calves is one of the most important activities on a dairy farm, for to a great extent it is on success in this that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmers' Clubs. a Valuable Means of Rural Education
Those interested in agricultural education and progress will have noted with interest references in the press to preliminary meetings of the…
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