Shearing Wet Sheep
The hearing of the claims by the Australian Workers' Union for a new agreement as to rates was continued at the Federal Arbitration Court on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Farming & the land, 1911
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PASTORAL ambs—A Practical Test
With a view of making a practical test of the relative value of lambs of the various breeds and types in London, the Department of Agriculture some months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble Over Butter Grading
The fight being made against the new commerce regulations by Australian co-operative butter factories is likely to provide an interesting ease before the High…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Winning Sheep at Wagga
In merino sheep the champion ram was exhibited by Mr. G. F. Simpson, of Urana, who also won many other prizes with some admirable types of the strong combing…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Hospital Wheat Fund
The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following additional amounts:--Per Mr. J. Anderson, Balldale--Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Sales
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, including Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Harrison Jones and Devlin, Ltd., Hill, Clark & Co., Ltd., Pitt, Son and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool and Stock Reports
John Bridge and Company, Ltd., Sydney, report under date 2nd September:—Rabbit Skins.—We offered about twenty tons and had a grand sale, escaping the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lambs. a Practical Test
With a view of making a practical test of the relative value of lambs of the various breeds and types in London, the Department of Agriculture some months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Lecture by Mr. H. W. Ham. Sheep Breeding
Mr. H. W. Ham, sheep expert and lecturer of the Agricultural Department, delivered a lecture at Rutherglen. Sheep Dipping…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes will be issued every week under the direction of the Honorary Minister of 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 5 →Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Wheat, 38 to 39. Rich Gold Discovery
Another rich gold find is reported from Long Tunnel, Gundagai, 50lb. of stone yielding 70oz. The gold is very rich, and the ore is now showing at the bottom of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Throwing and Tying Cattle for the Championship of the World. American Cowboys Against the Australian Stockmen
The fact that Col. Bates and George Looker, the American cowboys, and Tom and Jim Lawton, and men, were to meet in a cattle-throw, Dick Skuthorp, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. by the N:s:w: Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Production of Maize
As frequently pointed out in these notes, the production of maize may be profitably extended in this State. The last statistics available—those for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The State’s Wheat Areas. Estimated at 2,798,980 Acres. an Increase of 186,000 ACHES
The area sown for wheat in New South Wales this year shows an increase of 7 per cent., compared with last season’s acreage. This is according to the official estimate of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Crop Prospects. Riverina
Ardlethan.—There is an increased area, of 6147 acres, due mainly to the influx of new settlers. The rainfall this year has exceeded 15in., and all crops are in a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Small Farms and Big Profits
Mr. Elwood Mead has received a report from Mr. J. Roy, the Water Commission's representative in the Rochester district, Victoria, a report on the progress made by…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The Policy for the Farmer
Mr. John Flanagan, in the course of a letter too lengthy for insertion, denounces in vigorous terms the Nielsen policy of repudiation embodied in the proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Poor Crops. Morven
Dear Uncle Jeff,—The crops are very poor about here. We have been poisoning rabbits in our paddock for four or c five, days, and every morning we get over 30…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Reports of the Crops. Fairview
Dear Uncle Jeff,âI have not been going, to school lately because I have been very sick. The crops are looking nice and green about here. I have five sisters and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Friendldy Swallows. Gold Hill Farm, Bulgandra
Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am going in for your Favourite competition. Most all the wattle and wild hickory is out in bloom. I always get a bunch when I am coming…
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