Stealing a Watch. Owner Slept in a Sheep Pen
Palmer was further charged with having at Germanton on September 5 stolen one watch, one chain and one pendant, valued at £5, the property of William George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1912
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Young Man Drowned at Springdale. When Rescuing Cattle. Bethanga
Word has been received at Bethanga from, the police at Tallangatta that the Mitta is in flood and is still rising rapidly. It is said to be the biggest flood for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Bonegilla. Flock of Sheep Marooned. Roads Under Water. Bonegilla
The Kiewa and Mitta rivers rose with alarming rapidity to-day, and are now in high flood. Stockowners, taken off their guard against such a rush of water, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snails and Snail-farming
Though rather a slow sort of occupation—people who have much to do with snails are apt, so it is said, to acquire something of their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Intensive Farming
An old country journal rather satirically makes reference to the tendency toward intensive farming, as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods at Bonegilla. Young Man's Narrow Escape. Four Hundred Sheep Swept Away. Bonegilla
The Hood waters of the Murray, which rose with remarkable rapidity on Tuesday, attained their highest level to-day, which is barely as high as the record flood of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corriedale Sheep
One of the chief attractions at the Albury Show was an exhibit of the above breed of sheep by Mr. J. F. Guthrie from his "Corriedale" Estate, near Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Goulburn Cattle Sale
Mr. W. H. Wheatley sells 2500 store cattle at Goulburn on Thursday, 3rd October. Official figures show that the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Cultivation of Wheat
The Important Place of Rotation. A few weeks ago a good deal of space was devoted in these notes to consideration of the important influence which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tillering of Wheat
Experienced wheat growers have long recognised the fact that thin sowing allows the plant to tiller more freely than it does when sown too thickly. Hence most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Wheat Fund
The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following additional moneys in connection with the above:--…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Official Wheat Report
The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market.—"London, 17th inst. Wheat market steady, but quiet."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Highly Successful Special Cattle Sale
M'Pherson, Thom and Co. report having held a most successful special cattle sale at the Corporation Yards, Yarrawonga, on Monday, the 16th inst. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Prizes at the Show
In our report of the show last week we omitted to state that Mr. John Ross had 12 entries competing in the merino sheep classes, and succeeded in obtaining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Missing Flock of Sheep
When Constable Thomson, of Dandenong, returned to Melbourne from a search for the missing sheep in the mallee, he was accompanied by Mr. W. M'Millan, the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Wool and Stock Reports
Messrs John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report as follows:—Tallow: Lines of exceptional merit were about 15s higher, touching £32, at our last sale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wangaratta General Sessions. Cattle Stealing Charges Fail
The Wangaratta Court of General Sessions opened on Tuesday, and concluded on Wednesday, his Honour Judge Johnston presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest by Wire. Wheat Market. Sydney, Thursday. Wheat, 44 to 45. Libel Action
The action brought by Lawton against Paul, for alleged libel, was concluded to-day, when the jury awarded plaintiff £5 damages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agricultural, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crop Rotation in Wheatgrowing
We have a long way to travel before we reach the stage when our wheat-growers will realise that to carry on the industry in progressive lines entails crop rotation…
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