Eight Bag Average. Bumper Crops at Bribbaree
Beneficial rains. have fallen at Bribbaree during the last few days, 60 points being recorded. Further showers have since fallen. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1928
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Farmers' Fear Higher Rail Freight
That farmers who patronised motor trucks instead [?] ways were preparing a razor [?] their own throats," was the opinion of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fallow and Crop Tullibigeal Competition Keen Competition
Twelve wheat crops were judged by the District Agricultural Instructor Mr. G. Nicholson, on behalf of the Tullibigeal Agricultural Bureau. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Interests And Their Apathy President's Rebuke
Speaking at the District Council meeting of the West Wyalong F. and S. Association on Thursday, the President (Mr. C. J. M. Thomas) stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Field Day On Temora Experiment Farm (Continued from last issue) Silage Making
The party next inspected the silage pits and a short address on silage making was given by Mr. Judd. In view of the necessity of carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulk Handling of Wheat at Cowra
Mr. E. S. Twigg writes,—I have an elvator plant at the railway shed at Cowra capable of loading over 1000 bushels an hour into railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Reports
New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited report under date 25th October, 1928:-- We submitted our fifth catalogue of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Early Wheat First Consignment Railway News
The first consignment of this season's wheat was delivered at the Forbes railway yards yesterday. The load, comprising 60 bags, came…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Bag Average Bumper Crops at Bribbaree
Beneficial rains have fallen at Brisba[?] during the last few days 69 points being recorded. Further showers have since fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nelungaloo Crops Some Fine Plots Inspected Annual Field Day
The effects of the cyclone which struck Parkes about a fortnight ago were very noticeable during the tour of the Nelungaloo…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep and Wool. Economic Mission's Investigation
The Graziers' Association hopes that the British economic mission will allow it to arrange a visit to pastoral districts and sheep stations…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sheep Troubles
By H. B. Belschner, B.V.Sc., District Veterinary Officer (West) delivered at Field Day, Grenfell, October 29, 1928:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Sheep Mortality. Poison in Young Wheat. Too Heavy Feeding
Many deaths have occurred among sheep grazing on wheat crops, or in paddocks of self-sown wheat, in the south and south-western districts of…
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Address delivered by Mr. J. T. Pridham, at Field Day, Grenfell, October, 1928:— We have this season at the Cowra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales
Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., wire as follows:—We sold 4,200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Wednesday. Competition was keen…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Use the Wheat Elevators." Commissioner to Farmers
Since the opening of the Government grain elevators in 1920, states a departmental publication, over 63,000,000 bushels of wheat have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural Wheat Variety Trials
Waratah: 73lbs. seed, 90lbs. super; 65lbs. seed, 90lbs. super; 65lbs. seed, 80lbs. super; 65lbs. seed, 74lbs. super. Sown 28th May…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat and Oat Diseases
Crop diseases have long been recognised as serious, limiting factors in production. In the earlier times, disease was considered to be of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tetanus. Death of Shorn Sheep. Preventive Methods
Among the causes of losses of sheep reported by district veterinary officers throughout New South Wales last month, tetanus took a rather…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →H. Nealon's Plots (Quandong). Wheat Variety Trial
After the party was hospitably entertained at morning tea by Mrs. Griffin, a start was then made for the Harry Nealons' plots, on the Cowra…
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