Rural Topics. Agricultural. Maize. the Growing Crop
Important as is the thorough preparation of the soil for maize, it is no more improvement than thorough after-cultivation. The cultivation of…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Illawarra · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1929
176 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 9
Rural Topics. Dairying. Poddies or Pigs? a Pertinent Dairy-farming Question
Which pays the better—to devote the skim-milk available on the dairy farm to the rearing of calves or to the feeding of pigs? In the…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Advice to Dairymen
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Warwick Co-operative Dairy Association, Ltd., on Thursday, the manager (Mr. J. J. Searl) said that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying in West Australia
Butter production has been making substantial headway in W.A., but there is a long way to go before that State will be self…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Export Butter Market
The strong London market will make speculative buyers anxious to obtain supplies of butter, and factories in New South Wales would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Butter Computing Tables
The old approved butter computing chart used by factories was based on a water content of 12½ per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increased German Butter Duty
Germany has increased the import duty on butter to 50 marks per 100 kilograms. Roughly that is £2/10/0 per ton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Cleanliness in Milking. Practices to be Avoided
Absolute cleanliness in connection with the operation of milking is of the greatest importance. The cow having been baled or tied up, the milker…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORRESPONDENCE. (To the Editor.) Prices of Farming Machinery
Sir,—For some time pretences have been set up in the press by special pleaders for vested interests that agricultural machinery was cheaper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairying and Superphosphate
The "Australasian" (Victoria) publishes the following, which shows that the value of superphosphate is becoming increasingly recognised amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rural Topics. Dairying Cleanliness in Milking. Practices to Be Avoided
Absolute cleanliness in connection with the operation of milking is of the greatest importance. The cow having been bailed or tied up, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.D.S. Column. Increasing Dairy Production
For five-years the management of the C.F.S. and P.D.S. has persistently advocated "increased production" as a helpful factor towards bridging some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Coming Down
The good season is not helping the "call" for milk any, and from the situation in London, where imported butter is only bringing 1/10 per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Butter Imports
Imports of butter into the United Kingdom for the year ended 30th June last created a new record, amounting to 290,604 tons excluding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rural Topics. Dairying. Silage in Western Districts and Its Value to Dairy Farmers
Discussing the Middle West championship fodder conservation competition held under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural Society, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.d.s. Column. Increasing Dairy Production
For five years the management of the C.F.S. and P.D.S. has persistently advocated "increased production" as a helpful factor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Wool
At the Jamberoo Council meeting on Thursday a request was received from the Mudgee P.P. Board for co-operation in the formation of a scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.D.S. Column. London Dairy Show
Two of the New South Wales Factories secured awards in the Colonial Butter Classes at the London Dairy Show last week. In Unsalted, Candelo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mormon Pastoral Enterprise
The Church of the Latter Day Saints or Mormons have for some years held a large ranch in Alberta, Canada, and have colonised it. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Butter Board
The benefits of statutory marketing power in Queensland are very clearly demonstrated in the report of the Queensland Butter…
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