Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…
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Farming & the land, 1928
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The Season in Queensland. and Stock Prices. Sheep Off-shears
Taking a line from Brisbane to the N.S. Wales border, seasonal conditions could not be better, and the same applies to the western districts as far as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural. the Limiting Factor Why Fallowing is Vital to Successful Wheat Growing
Space has been devoted in recent issues of these notes to discussion of a question of considerable importance to the wheat-grower, namely, that of the…
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Mr. Arthur Clement Hinton, share farmer on Moolpa station, in the Moulamien district, was making adjustments to a tractor when it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & GENERAL Sale of Farm
Mr. J. P. Idstein reports having sold Mrs. Martin's agricultural and dairy farm of 59 1/2 acres. Brisbane-fields, Morpeth, to Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Market
Forage prices at Alexandria remained steady, with oaten hay showing an improvement of 10/ at £8 per ton. Straw, was unavailable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miscellaneous. Farm Forestry. Obtaining the Young Plants
Generally speaking, the farmer who is going in for forestry can obtain his plants in any of three ways, namely.— 1. By growing plants from seed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Meat Production Question of Expansion
Mr J. B. Cramsie, Chairman of the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board, who is a recognised authority on the Australian meat industry, remarks that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Market. Supplies Falling Off
Colder weather is causing a more marked fulling off in butter production, and from now on it will probably decline steadily. After local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Pool. Ballot in Victoria
The counting of the wheat pool ballot in Victoria was completed on Monday. It shows that the wheat growers there by 5023 votes to 5430…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Butter Price in North of England
Mrs G. Grunt;, of North Barollan, has received' a letter from her sister living on a farm near a romoto villago in the North of England, stating that they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Harvest New South Wales Returns
The final returns of the wheat harvest in New South Wales for the season 1027-28, received by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waited…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Market. Chicago Options. Chicago, May 2
American wheat prices were quoted:—May 148 3-8 cents. July 150[?] cents, September 150 3/4 cents, December 153 1/4 cents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 6 →Australian Butter Prick in North of England. Sydney
Mrs. G. Grant, of North Barellan has received a letter from her sister living on a farm near a remote village in the North of England, stating…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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 ad greasy crossbreds, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wool Sales. Good Competition in London. London. May 21
At the wool sales 9276 bales were offered, 2463 being Australian. It was an average selection', mostly re-offered wools. All classes met with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous. Farm Forestry. Obtaining the Young Plants
Generally speaking, the farmer who is going in for forestry can obtain his plants in any of three ways, namely:— 1. By growing plants from seed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 6 →Muswellbrook Dairy Company
The Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company showed a good return for last month, when £4,944 was paid to suppliers. The price…
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