Shortage of Wheat Bags
In view of the present indications of a record harvest, through the largely increased acreage under crop, and the recent soaking rains, farmers'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1915
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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
Those Notes are issued army week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agricultures and are based mainly on the Experiences of the Department. No. 220…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are Issued every week under the personal supervision or the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 219…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural Notes. the Wheat Bulletin. Department's New Publication
"Hardly any feature of agriculture in New South Wales is more interesting or more surprising than the development of wheatgrowing that has taken place in the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Real Dairy Farm. Manus, Tumbarumba
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner," hoping you will accept me for one of your nieces. I am 10 years of age, and am in the fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Next Season’s Wheat. There Will Be No Seilure
The Attorney-General states that the Government does not intend to acquire compulsorily any of next season’s wheat crop. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Return From Fodder Crops
A return of £40 per acre from irrigated fodder crops, even in a drought year, is exceptional, and almost incredible. Mr. J. T. M'Williams, of Farm 133. Mirrool,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Startling Depletion of Dairy Herds
Dairy herds have been seriously depleted as a result of the drought. A deputation from the Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factories' Association of Victoria waited…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Small Farmers and Poor Cows
The farmer with the least money usually pays the lowest price for cows, and, of course, gets the worst. Yet it is he, above all others, who should be prepared to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Progressive Party to Oppose Socialism. Farmers and Settlers' Platform
The Farmers and Settlers' Conference decided to frame the political policy and fighting platform of the association, in accord with the movement to consolidate all…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Farmers Condemn Mr. Griffith
At the concluding session of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association Conference, Mr. Ferry, of Woodville, brought before, delegates a statement made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →British Crops
"The Times" crop report of the British crops on July 1 state that the cold, wet, and prolonged winter, sand protracted drought-and cold nights later on, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Cost of Establishing an Irrigation Farm
The first thing the intending irrigationist wants to know is what his farm will cost him before it begins to pay, aud what he will be able to make out of it afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Good Crops. Rock View
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my third letter to the "Banner," and as my sister is writing I thought I would write also. We are having nice weather now, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Crain Bags for Farmers
No fewer than 21 members of the Federal Opposition accompanied a[?]putation to the Minister of Customs urging the remission of the general duty of 10 per cent, on…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →General Cables. Indian Tea Crops Flooded. Calcutta
Serious Hoods are being experienced in Assam (Eastern Bengal). Considerable damage has been caused to the tea plantations, particulurly in the Cachar and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy Amending Bill Denounced
At Wednesdays sitting of the F.S.A. conference, Mr. J. McLean, of Goolmangar, moved: "That we enter our protest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Cream Quality. Grading Cream at Factories
Setting aside taints due to feed, absorption, etc., which only in very bad cases compel the cream to be classed as second quality, the article by one of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irrigation Farming. As An Applied Science
Both as a business and as an art irrigation is in its infancy in Australia, remarks the Inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau in the first of a…
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