Common at Wet Periods. Control of Foot-rot in Sheep
Foot-rot in sheep is a disease to the development and spread of which rains and moisture are most conducive, and there is always a possibility, therefore,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1928
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Muswellbrook Dairy Coy
Cream suppliers to the Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., were paid 1/3 lb for choicest and 1/1 for second grade for the month of May. The quality of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Silage for Dairy Cows. Some Suitable Rations
The system of feeding silage to be adopted must be decided by the farmer, but once the reserve is opened up a little should be taken off the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Attend Dairy Conference
Mr. J. M. Campbell (chairman of directors) and Mr. H. Noble (manager), of the Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., will attend the conference in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adult Franchise. Threat by Forbes Farmers
At a meeting of the Forbes Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. A. Suntor Clark, a prominent farmer, moved that in the event of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Free State Farmers
A remarkable example of the working of the Irish Free State Land Act of 1923 was given recently when 35 persons, with 350 head of livestock and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Plague of Mice Maize Crop Damaged
A message from Warwick, Q., says that great damage has been done to the maize crops in the district as a result of the ravages of a plague of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Industry Primary Producers Meet. Marketing Act Discussed
Practically the whole of Thursday's session or the quarterly meeting of the central executive of the Primary Producers' Union was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Annual Convention Decisions
Twenty-five delegates representing all of the States and the Northern Territory made up the 41st annual convention of the Graziers' Federal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Auctions
Pitt. Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: The final sales of the season have new been completed and from the growers' and brokers' point of view the growers' and brokers' point of view it has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Employees Complaints Against Miners
Mr. J. Bailey, president of the Central Council of the A.W.U., stated that complaints had been received from his members that men…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Pastoral Industry. Protection During Drought. Comprehensive Proposals
Comprehensive recommendations for protecting the pastoral industry in times of drought are made in a report of the Pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pastoral. Lamb Marking. Precautions That Will Reduce Loss
With the period for lamb marking impending it is well to keep in mind an aspect of the operation neglect of which is every year the cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.d.s. Column. New Zealand Butter Imports
With 420 tons of butter landed by steamer on 29th May from New Zealand, and further heavy importations expected before the imposition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Market. Liverpool Cargoes Weaker. London, June 18
Wheat cargoes were weak and declined 3d to 6d. Liverpool futures are quoted, July 9/11 [?] October 11/4 7-8. December 10/6 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying. Thriftless Farming. Tub Penalty Paid by Stock
In introducing in a recent issue of these notes a discussion on the maintenance of soil fertility in wheat-growing districts, reference was made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Market. Cargoes Steady at Late Rates. London, June 15
Wheat cargoes are steady at late rates. Liverpool futures are quoted: July 10/3, October 10/7 3/4, December 10/8 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmer Shot Dead Murder at Williamtown. Attacker Unknown
Richard Moxey, aged 34 years, a dairy farmer, who lived at Cabbage Tree-road, oft Raymond Terrace-half a mile from the Williamtown…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Tragedy. Mother and Daughter Shot
Percy Surrey, a farmer at Hu[?]rangi, N.Z., was aroused during the night by a [?]ed report in his wife's bedroom. He found his wife dead and his…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Miscellaneous. Farm Forestry. Protection and Care of Planted Trees
Any care exercised in planting trees is rendered inffective unless they are protected from injury, and a degree of assistance is given to…
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