Preparing Land for Wheat
At this season of the year it may be advisable to direct the attention of farmers to a few points in preparing land for wheat. More especially would…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1911
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Railway Collision. Near Picton Lakes. Engines and Trucks Badly Damaged. Large Number of Sheep Killed
A serious collision between two stock trains, one loaded, occurred last night. The scene of the collision is at a point near Picton Lakes where…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DAIRYING. Abortion among Dairy Cows
Through cows aborting, or slipping their calves, dairy farmers often suffer much loss. The disease is known throughout the world. It is of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. Colour Faddism
With all pure bred cattle there seems to be a tendency on the part of the breeders to run to faddism, on points of colour, or some other bare…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon J. L. Trefle). and out head mainly at the experiments of Department. With its organisation the Department should he enabled to solve for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. Curative Effect of Honey
In France honey is used in the treatment of foot and month disease in cattle. The French Government publish the following instruction:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pastoralist. Sheep and Blowflies
The season when the blowflies commence their raids on the sheep lias again come round. This pest has not shown any signs of diminution; end flock owners are making appeals to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. Interesting Ploughing Experiments
The cost of ploughing by steam; horse, and electricity has been compared in late German experiments. The working day in each case was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Industry. Dairymen's Meeting in Camden
A meeting of the Camden Branch of the F.F. and I. Coy. Milk Suppliers Association was held in the School of Arts on Friday last. Present were: Mr. F. W. A…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →DAIRYING. Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle
The dairy-farmer would obviate loss in more closely watching for disease among his cattle. He should be particularly concerned in having his herds tested for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. Vital Considerations in Testing a Herd
To decide which cows produce milk and butter economically and which do not, it is necessary to be acquainted with three things about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DAIRYING. Milking Machines
When the cost of labour is a prominent item affecting the expansion and economic success of the dairying industry, the question of the efficacy of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Column
A good deal of land in the district is unploughed. Farmers complain of the difficulty of getting labour. The scarcity of labour will seriously interfere with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
There Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J.L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer. How a Dairy Herd Was Improved
The record of a glairy herd in Sweden is interesting. A testing trial of what would be considered in this country a very good herd was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Watering Milk
When proseuted for selling milk containing what is termed " added water," vendors have sometimes contended, in defence, that the milk must have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Word for Dairy [?]
A dairy [?] in the United States says something that will best repeating: "There are many things I night say in regard to the dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Column
Perhaps never in the history of the world has agriculture been scientifically developed as it is at the present time. A farmer of 50 years ago, with his then…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farmer. a Few Butter Notes
Butter made in a clean room with dean utensils, well worked and packed in a good tub, will keep a good deal longer than that…
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