Latest by Wire. SYDNEY, Thursday. Wheat, 3712 to 37[?]
A private cable states that the German-Australian steamer Colman, and a vessel called Madis, collided at sea. The last named sank, but the crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1913
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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Live Stock. the Tick Problem. Why We Control It
"For the last ten years the most vexatious, expensive and harassing problem which has faced the stock branch of the Agricultural Department has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crops Looking Well. Brocklesby
Dear Uncle Jeff.—This is my first letter to the "Banner." The eros about here are growing well. I was vaccinated last month. We have a little foal, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Farm. Irrigation or Constant Cultivation
The following experience of an American grower related in the [?]Rural New Yorker" draws attention to the immense value of soil…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm. Stocking and Overstocking
An experienced farmer will see that his gra[?] paddocks are stocked with just the number of sheep or cattle that will entail neither shortage of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming Notes
On many dairy forms a few sheep could find profitable grazing in pastures too seant to afford sufficient sustenance for dairy cattle. In this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm. Raising Colt by Hand Feeding
When a maro dies or has no milk for her font, the latter may he raised on cows'. milk, if the attendant conducts the work patiently and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Hawkesbury College Herd. the Milk and Butter Yields
A little over a year ago the results of the individual testing of the dairy herd at Hawkesbury Agricultural College were published, and in the current…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wheat Market. Melbourne
A fair quantity is on the market at 3/9. with buyers disinclined for business. and the quotation may be given at 3/8 2/4 to 3/9. A private cable states that options…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Antwerp Wool Sales. No Demand for Crossbreds. Antwerp
The Antwerp wool sales were opened were opened yesterday. There was a large attendance, and competition was good. Rate for merinoes ruled at from five…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practical — Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Condition of Soil for Crops
If land is wet and cold when seed is sown, even though the germination is good, the young plants receives such [?] severe check that it never wholly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Counterfeit Bank Notes. Made on Butter Paper. London
Owing to a number of counterfeit bank notes being discovered at Peterhead, in Abordeenshire, the police authorities made an investigation, with the result that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Bacon Curing. Practical Hints
In curing bacon, as in preserving other farm products (fruit, silage, hay, etc.), it is necessary first of all to thoroughly understand the cure, or what actually takes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Traffic
The wool traffic is now with us, and notwithstanding that the municipal council posted the "second bridge'' on the way to Wahgunyah as unsafe for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Market. Melbourne
Locally business is very dull. For prompt wheat sellers are asking 3/8 3/4, buyers offering 3/8 1/4. There is not a great deal on after from the country. The farmers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. By the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. Hints for Maize Growers. Sowing
During the last few weeks large numbers of inquiries have been received by the department on the subject of sowing maize and of the varieties desirable for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →M Farman and His Wife Badly Hurt. Paris
M. Heml Farman, the well-known French airman, and his wife, were seriously injured yesterday while making an aeroplane flight at Elampes, 25 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weighing Cattle by Hundreds
Whilst the sale of cattle by actual weight is not yet in vogue in Australia, these handling live cattle in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wheat Market. Melbourne
The wheat market is very quiet to-day. Buyers are indifferent, and are not offering more than 3/8 [?], with sellors not inclined to do business. The London market is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. the Dairy Temperament
In the Wisconsin Experiment Station Bulletin No. 217, the Various cows in the station herd are described and analytically studied. Quite…
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