Parkes District News on the Farm. Ploughs at Work. MANDAGERY
Easter passed quietly here, very few going away for holidays In fact, times have been so bad for the farmer generally that plough teams…
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Farming & the land, 1932
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Farming Operations. Top Woodlands
Tractors and horse teams are working long hours. One doesn't hear any talk amongst them of strikes or the 35 40 and 44 hours per week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Top Woodlands Crops. Top Woodlands
The recent rains have brought the oat crops along well, while many of the farmers have started wheat sowing. There are not many orders…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo Cattle Sale
Cadell & Co., auctioneers, Dubbo, will sell by public auction, at Dubbo saleyards, on Wednesday, April 15, 1200 head of well-bred cattle,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crops Up Monwonga Wheat MONWONGA
Farming is in a fairly advanced stage here, and quite a number of farmers already have large areas sown. In some cases the wheat is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Wheat
Wheat was quoted locally on Thursday afternoon as follows: New season's wheat In silos, 2/6¾. Old season's wheat in silos 1/ll½…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barmedman Wins Wheat Championship
In the New South Wales championship for best bushel of white wheat open to growers in New South Wales W. E. Clarke placed Barmedman on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Growers Association Executive Meeting Assistance to Farmers Delegation to Sydney
The Executive Council of the New South Wales Wheatgrower's Association met on Saturday at 10 a.m. and owing to a large amount of business…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parasites in Sheep Importance of Early Treatment
"From reports received from the District Veterinary Officers for the North, South and West," states the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PASTORAL Sowing of Clovers and Lucerne Some Seasonable Hints
In a pamphlet on clovers and lucerne in pastures the Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture emphasises the value of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WOOL Bulk of Clip Sold Good Market
Supplies of the staple in Australia are diminishing rapidly, reports Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. The clip shorn in Victoria, South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Bigger and Better” This Year’s Wool Week
Australia is about to stage its greatest Wool Week—the dates are April 18 to 23. “There is nothing like wool”—the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Busy As Bees Bogan Gate Farmers Big Areas, for Crops Bogan Gate
Farmers in the Bogan Gate district are working long hours this season to put in bigger crops than last year. Conditions are almost perfect for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kelpie Breed Started Here Forbes Held First Sheep Dog Trial
How many Forbes people know that the first sheep-dog trials held in Australia were held at Forbes? How many know that the kelpie…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fallow and Crop Competition
Entries for the Fallow and Crop Competition, conducted by the P.A.H. and I. Association, close with the Secretary (Mr. D. R. Bedford) on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unusual Terms Under Moratorium Act Accepted by Barmedman Farmed (By Wire) Sydney
Unusual conditions were accepted by a Riverina farmer, who was granted relief under Section 14 of the Moratorium Act in Mr. Justice Stephen's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RAINFALL Below Average But Falls Are Timely Hopes of Big Crops
Though the rainfall at Forbes for the first quarter of 1932 is well below the average, the falls totalling 342 points have been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Countryman's Columns Dairying Dust in the Dairy Yard A Source of Cream Contamination
Dust and mud due to neglect to give proper attention to the surface of the dairy yard are not only a nuisance, but a menace to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sowing of Lucerne. Method Recommended for Wheat Districts
Farmers generally prefer to broadcast the seed of lucerne whore the area is small, but sowing through the grass sped attachment of the…
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