The Coming Wool Season
It has been decided to give the new "zone" system a trial this coming season. It has to be remembered that the departure from the system which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1928
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The Coming Wool Clip
The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes:— It has been decided to give the new "zone" system a trial this coming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral. Control of Grasshoppers. Prepare now for the Spring Campaign
It has often been said at grasshopper control is essentially a community problem, but community effort is only the multiplication of individual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued avery week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep on Irrigated Lucerne. How to Obtain the Best Results
An account in a recent "Agricultural Gazette" of experiences at Yanco experiment farm in the grazing of sheep v on irrigated lucerne contains…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Pool Ballot. Enrolment of Voters. 50 Acres Qualification
Following a petition by 175 growers wheat has been proclaimed a community under the Marketing of Primary Products Act, and a poll is to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Killed. Level Crossing Smash
A motor car collided with an express train on a level crossing at Dunsandel (N.Z.). Jack Walker, a farmer, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brandished Razor Demented Man Visits Farmhouse
A demented man suddenly made his appearance at a lonely bush- house at Bostobrick, half was between Dorigo and Tyringham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers, Directors, Carriers, Factory Staffs. Urgent Message to All
Mr. W. A. Herkes, Senior Commonwealth Grader, recognising the serious position of the Australian dairy industry, sends out the following urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pastoral. Silage for Sheep. Commence with Small Quantities
Silage forms an excellent basis of conserved fodders for feeding sheep during drought periods—not only does it provide a succulent laxative…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Wool Marketing. Zone System Defined. Expected to Benefit the Industry
As recently announced in this column, the ''Zone System" of selling wool in the Sydney market will be tried out during the coming season. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Butter in London
Far-reaching results may come from the annual meeting, in Melbourne last week, of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. Pleuro—pneumonia. Be Careful When Purchasing Dairy Cattle
Reference in a recent report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture to outbreaks of pleuro-pneumonia suggests the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming Wool Season
The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes:— It has been decided to give the new "Zone" system a trial this coming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Internal Parasites of Sheep. the Efficacy of Drenching
The season being favourable to them, internal parasites of sheep have been giving considerable trouble even in districts west of the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Branxton. Dairy Company Meeting. Substantial Progress
The tenth annual meeting of shareholders of the Branxton Dairy Company was held on Saturday. Mr. R. W. Baker (chairman of directors)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural. Three Tons More Potatoes. Fertilising Value of Farm-yard Manure
In a trial carried out recently on a farmer's experiment plot on the lower north coast a dressing of farmyard manure at the rate of 5 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. Disease in Calves. Dirty Calf-pens As a Factor
It is usual to provide some small shelter for calves when feeding, and to have a small yard attached there to. Calf-pens arc responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Winter Dairying. Necessity for Increasng Yelds. Sound Advice
Speaking at a luncheon tendered him by the shareholders and suppliers of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., Mr. George Searl, who was…
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