Briar Bushes As Sheep Feed. Sharp's Creek, Adelong
Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is autumn and the leaves are turning red and yellow. There is not much rain falling here, and the weather is cold. Last week there were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming & the land, 1912
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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. or the Man on the Land
[?] Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister [?]re, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. Department can solve many problems concerning the land production which would be [?] to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. a Warning. Formalin for Seed Potatoes
The Department has in the past recommended that seed-potatoes be treated with formalin to prevent scab and other diseases in the crop, but results obtained in the past…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Pickling Seed Wheat. Strength of the Solution
In the recent article under this heading on the pickling of seed wheat for smut, it was mentioned that experiments were being conducted in the department's laboratories…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Maize Land. Early Preparation Essential
"Time plays a most important part in the improvement of soul intended for maize, and since the improvement is greatest when the land is worked, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. by the N:s:w: Department of Agriculture
Preparation of Maize Land. Tune plays a most important part in the improvement of soil intended for maize, and since the improvement is greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowna Farmers and Settlers' Association
The ordinary branch meeting of this branch was held on Saturday, 11th May. The president (Mr. T. J. Plunkett) occupied the chair, and a fair attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farming Notes
Sheep are invaluable, assistants, to economy on the farm. The maintenance of soil fertility depends to some extent upon the stock on the farm…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Breeding of Dairy Cows
Some practical advice to breeders of dairy cows is given in the New South Wales "Gazette" by the dairy expert (Mr. M. A. Callaghan), who writes:—It was Darwin…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Homestead Farms
[A Homestead Farm is a lease in perpetuity. The principal conditions which attach thereto being perpetual residence and payment of rent and the carrying out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →APPRENTICES. Vacancies at Government Farm Schools
The department's new scheme for training farm apprentices is now in full going order, and apprentices are being trained at various Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Sometimes Hidden. The Best Milking Qualities
In the April "Gazette" the dairy expert points out that in developing a bread of dairy cattle from an unimproved race, a fair percentage of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and Settlers Murray Valley District Council Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the above was held at the Royal hotel Corowa on 6th [?] and the following delegates were present:— Messy A. K…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official Wheat Quotations
The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market:—"London, 15th inst.—wheat markets dull, with easier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work on the Farm
Wheat sowing is pretty well over now for the present season, but the major its of fields planted require, something or other doing to them, and on that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. Grazing Forage Crops
In consuming forage crops on the land where they grow, more especially [?] ones, offers a good chance to give the soil a fertilising. Troughs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Standard Dairy Cows. Victorian Government Tests
The Victorian Department of Agriculture has decided to carry out a system of herd testing for a Government certificate of standard cows. Regulations for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Variation of Wool. Ix Different Breeds—and on the Sheep's Body
It would not surprise even the man in the street to be told that the quality of wool varies in distinct and easily recognisable quantities in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official Wheat Quotations
The Department of Agriculture has received, the following official report of the English wheat market:—"London, March 17.—Whest market dull, frith easier…
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