My Letters Dogs Watch the Hen-house. Woolshed Farm, Temora
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 12
Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a, long time since last wrote to you. We have a fortnight's holiday, because there is a Synod in South Australia and the teacher has to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farewell to the Farm
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 13
The coach is at door at last, The eager children mounting fast And kissing hands in chorus sing, "Good-bye, good-bye, to every thing…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A District Stud Farm
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 22
Fully aware of the thorough unsuitability of his Balldale property for the successful rearing of blood stock, Mr. C. Knorpp was for a considerable time on the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Dairying Improves Soil
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 16
One way of keeping up the fertility of a farm is to purchase fertilisers to replenish, the stoves of the elements that nave been depleted by unwise cropping…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Orchard. Cover Crops. How they Restore the Soil
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 6
Though late for some districts, it is not yet too late in many places for orchardists to sow cover crops among the tress, and it is certainly better to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General Cable News. London, Friday. the Butter Market
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2
It is reported that the poverty in the industrial centres is depressing the butter market. Danish butter is selling at 127/ to 130/. choicest Australian 116/ to 120…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmyard Manure and Superphosphate
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3
It is suggested, as a result of some experiments, that the fertilising value superphosphate is enhanced by mixing it with farmyard manure…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2
On Thursday morning a meeting of members of the Deniliquin branch of the above Association was held at the School Arts. Messrs J. V. Ingram…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Eat Poisoned Rabbits. Heavy Losses Reported
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 6
Reports from the Upper Murrumbidgee indicate that several flock-owners have lost numbers of sheep, owing to tie ani-mals having developed a taste for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Butter. a Penny Advance. Melbourne
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 5
Wage-earners and their housewives will be concerned to know-particularly in these days of high, prices of household necessar-ies, and of what may be termed, in many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm. Pumpkins As Crop and Feed
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 3
The pumpkin crop is one much neglected by the average farmer, but is a crop capable of great things as a money-maker, both directly and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. by the N:s:w: Department of Agriculture
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 4
Cover Crops in the Orchard. Though late for some districts, it is not yet too late in some places for orchardists to sow cover crops among the trees, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Easter Rains. the Anxious Farmer. Melbourne
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 3
Victoria has received a welcome Easter present in a more or less general rain. For weeks the producer has been anxiously scanning skies that persisted in tones of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hay Butter Factory
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2
The usual monthly meeting of the directors of the above was held on Tuesday, there being present:—Messrs G. R. Horton (chairman), Jas. Donohoe. J. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rise in Butter
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2
Butter has gone up another penny a lb. in Melbourne on Wednesday owing to the rapid shrinking of the supplies from the Gippsland and Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Market
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2
The Sydney wheat market opened on Thursday with rather wide quotations for ordinary varieties of choice milling wheat. Brokers sales were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Closing Down Butter Factory
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2
A meeting of the Directors of the Jerilderie Butter Factory was held on Wednesday 10th inst. Present: Messrs Sleeman (ch), Theakstone,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Firbank Wheat for Hay
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6
The results obtained from Firbank wheat are rapidly bringing it into favour as a wheat to grow for hay, and a heavy sowing this season is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Hand
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6
These notes will be issued every weak, under the direction of the Honorary Minister to Agriculture (Hon. J. L. T[?]fle). and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…
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