The Dairy. Age of Diary Cows. the Milking Period
The majority of dairy cows (states a writer in the "South Australian Agricultural Journal") are rejected from the herd on account of failure to breed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1912
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Dairying Foe Profit. The Importance and the Limitations of Herd-testing
Herd-testing is on the move as a progressive element in [?] in New Zealand. The Dairy-produce Division of the Department of Agriculture has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agriculture. “The Farmers Handbook.” a Guide to Best Methods
[?] using in systematic order every part of his holding for some profitable purpose throughout the [?] months of the year the farmer will [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Reports. the Wheat Market. Melbourne
The holiday spirit is more in evidence to-day than any desire to do business. For covering purposes a little prompt wheat is being sought after at about 3/6¾. For…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Grain Silos. Bulk Handling and Storage of Wheat. the Enterprise of Messrs. John Burrows, Proprietary, Ltd
The handling of our Australian grain crops in the future is a question which is being seriously considered, particularly by the Victorian Government. The high…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Artichokes As Cattle Fodder
During the dry autumn of this year a dairyman with only a few bead of cattle kept them in good condition almost entirely with a daily ration of the stems and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Market Reports. the Wheat Market. Melbourne
Private cable advices indicate a firmer feeling in the London market, owing to buying by millers, and reports as to damage having been caused to wheat in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dirty Dairy Premises. "Like a Pigstye."
Inspector Pritchard, of the Leichhardt Council, proceeded against Susan Clark be fore Mr. Smithers at the Glebe Court on Friday for keeping her dairy premises,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral. Farmers' Wool. Hints on Marketing
Some useful suggestions on the preparation of farmers' lots of wool for market were made by Mr. Cuthbert Howard in a paper read by him before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat
The Government Statistician has furnished his preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest. Despite pessimistic predictions, he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Sheep Sale
On Tuesday, 21st inst., Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. will--conduct a special sale of sheep in the Municipal Yards. It is expected that fully 5000 will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Royal Show. Wheat Entries
Schedules for the Royal Show are now available, and may be had from the secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society on application. Copies of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AGRIGULTURAL & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. The Paspalum Pastures
The peculiar problem of the R River district is the management of the paspalum to better profit. This grass, srhich ill the past has done so well,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Story of a King and Queen
Under the above title a bulletin of the Illinois Agricultural Station tells a little story for Illinois children, which is not without a wider application…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. the Orchard. Losing Valuable Trees. An Imperfectly Mixed Emulsion
During last Winter and early spring a well-known orchardist in tho central tableland district reported to the department that a number of his apple…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Harvest. in the Murray Valley. Crops Turning Out Well
A Corowa correspondent of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" writes:-- Contradictory reports regarding the probable yield from the wheat crops…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farmers' Side of the Case
Why is it that agriculture makes such slow progress in this State? Both political parties assure us that it is their chief object…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURE. "The Farmers' Handbook." a Guide to Best Methods
"In using in systematic order every part of his holding for some profitable purpose throughout the twelve months of the year, the farmer will find the key…
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