Farm & Field. Original Articles Fertilisers and Bacteria
The basis of manurial treatment, as at present understood, is to apply manures which supply to plants the requisite elements of nourishment not…
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Farming & the land, 1916
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Tamworth Special Cattle Sale
Messrs. Loweock and King will offer at auction at the Municipale Saleyards, Tamworth on Friday 7th July, 1750 head of cattle, comprising 800…
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The market at Homebush on Thursday last showed a rise of 10/ to 20/ on last day's rates, prime medium weight beef realising about 58/ to 60/ per 100…
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It is generally felt that Mr. Hughes's purchase of 15 steamers to help get the surplus wheat sway must not be judged strictly from its commercial…
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The wool season closed yesterday Prices realised in June passed all previous records, greasy merino selling up to £23 3s 4d, and secured to…
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John Robert Beauchamp (on bail) was charged with, on 16th June, 1911, stealing one ox the property of Fredarick William Parish, and on a second…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Preservative
Wrapped around a pound of butter sold in a Macksville store during the week is the usual grease proof paper bearing the following:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disposal of Butter. Protest by Mr. H. D. MORTON, M.L.A.
Mr. Morton, wrote in May last to the Attorney-General, protesting against the price of butter fixed by the N.C. Commission in the following…
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Mr. W. P. Reichert, who has more than his share of stock during the past twelve months owing to the activity of cattle duffers, and who…
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At a special meeting of shareholders of the Co-operative Butter Factory, Stroud held on Saturday last, the question of amalgamating with the…
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Messrs Garvin and Cousens L[?] will offer at Tan[?]worth Yards on Friday July 14th 1000 head of cattle, comprising bullocks, steers, cows, heifers…
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THE following correspondence has been handed to us for publication:— Parnament House, Sydney, 20th May, 1916…
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DURING the last two months of the year 1915, an exhibition was held at Cordova, an important provincial town in the Argentina Republic It was initiated by the…
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THE manager of the Inverell Cooperative Butter Company (Mr. A. E. Sweaney), gave some striking evidence before the Rural Industries Commission, sitting in Inverell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy Cow. Judged by Appearances and by the Test
"The best looking cows are not always the best yielders." This is admitted by most dairy farmers to-day, but it can hardly be repeated too often…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field Original Articles. Making Stack Silage
The stack should be built nearly square. The ordinary method of building a stack should be reversed. The The sides should be kept two feet…
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[?] is certainty strange, with all the [?] is [?] high. cost of living and the alleged extortion of traders, that the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cream Quality. Treatment of Cream on the Farm
(Notes Issued by the Department of Agriculture.) Turning from the means by which milk becomes contaminated, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying in Winter
During the winter season, operations in connection with the dairying industry slacken off considerably, and consequently this is the most. Suitable period to overhaul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Supply of Humus in the Soil. a Crop to Maintain It
"The time is coming when more farmers will undoubtedly turn to cowpeas and clover to be ploughed under, in order to maintain the supply of organic…
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