The Better Farming Train. Second Northern Tour Commences 18th APRIL
The Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E. McDonald) states that preparations are well in hand for the coming tour of the Better Farming Train,…
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Farming & the land, 1928
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Agricultural for Healthy Maize Crops. Control of Root, Stalk, and Ear Rot Diseases
Farmers are reminded of the importance of seed selection as a factor in profitable maize-growing, and especially of seed selection in the field…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Wool Marketing. Graziers in Conference
Naturally the marketing of wool and meat came in for much discussion at the annual conference of the Graziers' Association. Time was when our…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral. the Sheep House. How to Recognise the Pest
It is surprising how many sheep farmers are unable to recognise the common sheep house, and the many erroneuos ideas that exist in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Argentine Butter
For some years Argentine has been endeavouring to lift the quality of its butter, and the latest move is for export grading. All butter exported from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Troubles
While most of our growers recognise that wool is wonderfully well marketed in Australia there is a fairly general opinion that certain anomalies or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Butter
The State Dairy Export a few days ago made the statement that the quality of New South Wales butter was never better than at the present time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Wool Selling
It is maintained by some growers that certain unsatisfactory features in the marketing of wool are responsible in considerable part for the increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Trees and the Farmer' Lecture at Sydney Show
Aided by an excellent selection of lantern slides, Mr. R. H. Anderson, B.Sc. (Agr.), assistant botanist at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, delivered…
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Farmers are reminded of the importance of seed selection as a factor in profitable maize-growing, and especially of seed selection in the field…
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Recently, the Branxton Progress Association made representations to Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., asking that the better farming train stay at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Machinery Duties
A large proportion of dairy factory equipment in the way of pastourisers, coolers and vats has been successfully made by Australian industry, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →United Poultry Farmers
The members of the United Poultry Farmers' Association, which it is hoped will be a factor in bringing together all interests in the Industry, have just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foreign Butter for Dairy Conferences
The Dairy Produce Control Board has arranged, through its London agency, for the shipment to Australia of butters from Denmark, Siberia,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Market London Cargoes and Chicago Options, London, April 10
"Wheat cargoes were firm, and ocDasionally higher. Liverpool futures were quoted: May 10/6½, July 10/8¼ October 10/8¼…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Very heavy supplies of forage lines were to hand at Alexandria, but at fair attendance of buyers saw steady prices. A consignment of extra chice oaten…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Supply. Question of Preservation. Address at Dairy Inspectors' Conference. Sydney
Dr. H. B. Taylor, addressing the annual conference of dairy inspectors under the Board of Health, said that pasteurisation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Market
Messrs. Prescott and Co. report,—under date 31st March, 1928:— Sydney:— Further, rains have fallen in most of the dairying, centres, the South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tastleless Butter "Pasteurised Milk Blamed
"The butter of to-day is testless and flat compared to the butter of 20 years ago." said Mr. T. Hanmer (Tamuorth) during discussion at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Duties. Sugestions From Canada Vancouver, April 16
The capitalisation o commercial intercourse among membres of the British family of nations, was urged by the Premier of Ontario, Mr. G. H…
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