Farmers and Settlers Coming Meetings
A meeting of the Wyalong District Branch will be held at the Memorial Hall on Saturday, 19th May, when the principal business will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1928
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Our District Page Contributions from all Parts of the District are Welcomed Pullabooka Grasshoppers and Crops
The soil is at present in very good order for sowing operations, but on account of the grasshopper plague, which has not diminished at all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sale of C’wealth Ships Effect Upon Farmer
“Farmer is trying to fashion the sale of the Commonwealth line to Lord Kylsant for £1,900,000 into a weapon of attack against the Country Party.”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cowra Show Preparations Being Made for the September Carnival. Proposal to Alter Crop Competition Radius
Those present at yesterday’s meeting of the committee of the P., A. and H. Association were: Messrs. W. A. O’Neil (President), T. Bryant, L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Better Farming Train Southern and Central Western Tour. Commences 16th MAY
The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon H. V. C. Thorby) states that arrangements are now complete for the Southern and Central Western tour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Pickling
The dry treatment of wheat for the eradication of smut is now accepted as the only method worthy of consideration. A series of experiments…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Sheep Sale Values Continue Firm
The Wagga Associated Selling Agents report having held their usual fortnightly sale of sheep in the Municipal saleyards on the 10th inst., when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rural Industries Branch Applications for Supplies of Seed Wheat
Having regard, to the recent [?]ovastation by grasshoppers and the consequent necessity for re-sowing, the Hon. E.A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Stock Sales The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. wired us on Monday afternoon:—
"The sheep market opened weaker. Lambs wore unaltered. Prime cattle were firmer. Others were unaltered."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Farming Train Visit to the District
The following letter has been received from the Department of Agriculture, in reply to a request made by the Wyalong District Council or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Farming Train Health Dept.’s Contribution Importance of Good Health
The Health Department’s contribution to the Better Farming Train though comparatively smill in extent, is full of interest. Nothing concerns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Does Farming Pay? Wheat at 5- Per Bushes Cowra Farmers Say No
"Wheat at 5- per bushel can be made to pay handsomely. Men are developing from share farmers to landholders on it" (Mr. J. Y. Freebairn, a Wattamondara farmer). "Wheat cannot be profitably grown in the Cowra…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture,-and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. ROTATION…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rural Industrial Branch Applications for Supplies of Seed Wheat
Having regard to the recent devastation by grasshoppers and the consequent necessity for re-sowing, the Hon. E. A. Buttenshaw, M. L. A. has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Roughage for Dairy Cows
Roughage is often the cheapest, form of digestible nutrients, and cows should be allowed all the roughage they can consume. Maize silage and lucerne hay are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Bad Dairy Practice
The mixing of warm, freshly separated cream with a cold, ripe cream from a previous separation is very often accompanied with disastrous results as regards…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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 Wales in a good…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miscellaneous. Farm Forestry. Principles of Tree Planting
The best time for tree planting is when the plant is at its resting period, and when moist, cool conditions prevail. Generally speaking, May to August are the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Better Farming Train
The programme for Grenfell on Friday, 25th May, willbe as follows: —2 p.m., Wheatgrowiug, Mr. E. S. Clayton; 2.30 p.m., Diseases of Stock,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Crop Seasonal Operations
The heavy rains that fell during February and March throuthout the Riverinn and South-western districts gave farmers a busy time dealing…
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