Characteristics of Good Wool
We must not suppose that the wool on every part of a sheep is alike in fineness; it differs considerably. That on the side of the neck or the shoulders, back, and ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farming & the land, 1907
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London Wool Market. London, 31st May
The London market throughout the week shows very few sales to report. The inquiries, however, have been frequent from Yorkshire, Scotland, and Germany, but…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Dairy English Cheese Market
No product of the farm has met with a more appreciative market during the past year or two than cheese of a popular variety, and good standard quality…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying on Shares. a Demand for Vacancies
THE State Intelligence Department reports that a considerable number of the immigrant families who are arriving in Sydney every week express a desire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Conversion" Clause. Do Farmers Want It?
"Having read a good deal lately concerning the conversion clause, or, rather, how it affects the farmer, we natuar[?]ly feel a bit interested,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Psalm of Farm Life
Tell me not in broken measures Modern farming does not pay. For the farm produces chickens. And the hens— do they not lay?…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy
Milk low in butter-fat is also low in total solids. The less the butter-fat, the more water there is in this milk. The heifers should not be bred until they…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Werribee Farm. Purchased by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
The farm of the Metropolitan Board of Works, which covers 8847 acres, is situated on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, and on the western bank of the river Werribee…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Travelling Sheep
Following is a copy of a High Court decision submitted by Mr. Harrington at the last meeting of the Urana P.P. Board. It is taken from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat or Wool Which Is the More Profitable? a Pastoralist's View
Addressing the annual meeting of the Pastoralists' Union in Sydney on Thursday evening Mr. W. E. Abbott, the president, said that the pastoral industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Color of Cattle
It is difficult to get away from fads, even in the breeding of cattle. We find some men who will select a breed just because the color of that breed is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office
The following are the stock movements:— 96 sheep, Warbreccan to Melbourne ; 268 and 288 weaners, Daly’s Victoria to [?] and Royston ; 25 cattle, G Evans ;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. Albury Market. A Record Sale Established for Fat Sheep
Younghusband, Row, aud Co., Proprietary Ltd. report having hold their usual fortnightly sale at Albury, on Tuesday last, when a fairly heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Purpose of a Dairy
The dairy is supposed by many to be a place solely for keeping butler a ad other products made therefrom, but too often, on some of our colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairying. a Tribute to the Cow
The following tribute to the cow appeared some years ago in a well-known magazine, and is well worth repealing:-…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For the Farmer. Maize Culture
Attention should now be given to the cultivation of the land for the future maize crop. As soon as the work of putting in the wheat is completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Jottings
Something that is often neglected in the dairy is regular watering. One farmer waters horses three times a day, whether they are doing anything…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For the Farmer. "Getting the Most Out of It."
The true secret of success among men consists, not as many think, in large opportunities, but in making the most out of whatever opportunity…
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