Wheat Harvest. Final Returns
Final returns of the wheat harvest for the season 1927-28, received by the Government Statistician (Mr T. Waited) from the 16,640…
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Farming & the land, 1928
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Pastoral Federal- Organisation. Australian Interests to Meet
June will be a very important month pastorally. Conferences of Australian interests will be held in Sydney, and graziers throughout the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral. Control of Rabbits. Erection of Fences
One of the first steps, to decide in considering the question of treeing land from rabbits is whether it will pay or not to erect rabbit-proof…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter and Cheese. Factory Managers Confer
More than 200 delegates, represent ing various States, attended the 35th annual conference of the Australasian Butter and Cheese Factory Managers…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Agricultural. Rotation. As Necessitated by Wheat Growing
"The practice of growing wheat continuously or even alternatively with bare fallow is exhausting on the humus content. To maintain the soil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales. London Values Unchanged London. May 10
At the wool sales 7100 bales were offered, 4389 being Australian. It was a miscellaneous selection, all classes being represented. With good…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairy Farmer Fined Unusual Case
At North Sydney Police Court on Wednesday, William Henry Jones was proceeded against for having, on February 15, at Folly Point, unlawfully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Port of Newcastle Wheat Shipping Question. Deputation to Minister
A deputation, representing wheat growers, introduced by Mr. A. E. Hunt, M.L.C., waited on Mr. Thorby, the Minister for Agriculture, to urge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales. Better Tone in London. London, May 14
At the wool sales 8221 bales were offered, 2720 being Australian. There was a good selection, good competition prevailed, and the tone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales London Market Very Firm. London, May 17
At the wool sales 9430 bales were offered, 1682 bales being Australian. There was an average lot of merinos and greasy crossbreds, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Riverina. Developing the Wheat Belt. Suitable Port Needed. Sydney
The Victorian Premier, Mr. Hogan, says the completion of the border railway for the purposes of developing the wheat belt in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Agricultural. Humus Content and Soil Fertility. in Relation to Wheat Production
By what means can the wheat grower guard against, a dangerous depletion of the humus content of his soil?…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Muswellbrook Dairy Company
The Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company allowed a good return for last month, when £4,944 was paid to suppliers. The price…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Science Schools
The Dairy branch, Department of Agriculture, has announced that an alteration has been made in the dates on which the Albury and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. Five Functions of Food. Why Dairy Cows Must Be Fed Liberally
Improper feeding of dairy cows is one of the chief causes of unprofitable dairying. This is evidenced if the butter production of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of Farm
Mr. J. P. Idstein reports having sold Mr. H. Wilson's highly-improved agricultural and dairy farm, of 70 acres, at Hinton, to Mr. J. R…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Exports. Marketing Act Amendments
At a meeting of the New South Wales Butter and Cheese Exporters' Association consideration was given to the Marketing Act, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Crop Experiment Trials at Maerannie
Mr W. H. Bailey, manager of Maerannie Estate for the Maerannie Agricultural Bureau and the Department of Agriculture, carried out a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers' Troubles Dispensing with Hired Labor
Mr A. H. Nixon, president of the Manilla Farmers and Settlers' Association, in Ms annual report says:— "Wages have advanced to such a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Important to Dairymen Some Interesting Figures
We have received the following interesting information from Mr F. H. Kent, Secretary of the Singleton branch of the Primary…
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