Irrigation Farms. One Hundred Acre Blocks
Up to the present the Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme has provided for farms containing a maximum irrigable area of 50 acres. The majority of the farms are…
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Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association
The committee of the above Association met on Friday. There were present:—Messrs R. W. Ronald (president), Maclure, Glandfield, Gibson, Browne…
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The experiments conducted last year by the Department of Agriculture under the direction of Mr. H. C. Stening, inspector for the Southern District, are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Corowa Branch
A meeting of the above branch of the F. and S. Association was held at Mr. J. D. Fraser's office on Saturday evening last. There were present--Mr. C…
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The champion ram at the Adelaide show, "Jack Johnson," has been sold for 800 guineas; and the champion ewe brought 450 guineas, both to go to South…
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It has long been thought that Africa is the only country in the world where ostriches can be farmed with profit, but in "Life" for June, just published…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farm. Food for Horses
The "best" food for all horses, as a stable diet, is good oats, and hay. To infuse variety, to meet excessive labour, to ensure cheapness, or to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney
Tho Sydney wool auctions were resumed this afternoon, after a lapse of six weeks. Seven catalogues were offered, totalling 7584 bales. The market showed…
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There is some renewal of the demand for May delivery for covering purposes before the close of the month, and the market for this purpose is quoted at 3.9½…
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Two valuable rams from Boonoke Station were brought to Jerilderie on Tuesday last, and were entrained from here the following morning—…
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At the last meeting of the Corowa Pastures Protection Board the following report was received from the stock inspector (Mr Campbell) :—…
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The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market: London, May 20— Wheat market steady; no quotation…
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An interesting account of the attempts to grow, corn from wheat grains, discovered in the tombs of Egyptian mummies, is given in the March number of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wheat Experiments, Season 1912
The past year was tho fourth one in which systematic experiments have been carried out by the department. The season was anything but a favourable one in the…
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A Riverina firm has received from the Dookie Experimental College, Victoria, samples of three new varieties of wheat, viz.:—Commonwealth, Kurrawa, and Moira…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Vegetable Fibre in Wool
The manufacturers at home have from time to time complained of the presence, of jute fibre in wool, and an English committee appointed last year to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Wheat Market. Melbourne
The local wheat market is rather quiet as far as actual business is concerned. May delivery to cover forward speculative contracts is quoted at 3/9½ to 3/9[?], and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra
A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Continuous Wheat Growing Comparisons From Cowra
A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…
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