About Wheat
This world is big, and for one acre under wheat in Australia, there are 100 acres elsewhere. It stands to reason that there mutt be a lot to learn from what…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farming & the land, 1917
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Pickling Wheat
A report from Dubbo states that thousands of acres have been sown to wheat with unpickled seed. There are various reasons entertained by farmers as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Wheat Experiment Plots
The wheat experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture are being continued on the farm of Mr M. J. Carew, "Selbourne;" Deniliquin. The sowing of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Wheat
Representatives of the Ministries of the four wheat-producing States, together with engineering experts, conferred with Senator Russell representing the…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →How Old Is a Sheep?
The age of sheep can be old largely by the appearance of the permanent incisors. The sheep, like human beings, have two sets of teeth. the first being replaced…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Huge Wheat Ship
An interesting problem in arithmetic is suggested by the departure from Port Arthur, Ontario, of the freight carrier, W. Grant Morden, for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat From Riverina. to Be Sent to Melbourne
Complying with a request wade by Mr Ball, N.S.W. Minister for Railways, Mr H. M[?]Kenzie, Victorian Minister for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Farms. Mr. Ashford's Tour
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, returned to Sydney on Saturday, after having made a motor-tour of about 2000 miles for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers and Settlers
A meeting of the Henty Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday last, The President…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Farms
Mr Ashford, Minister for Lands, returned to Sydney on Saturday, after having made a motor tour of about 2000 miles for the purpose of inspecting…
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The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. C Grahame, M.L.A. states that at the last meeting of the State Wheat Advisory Board, the question was considered of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Farmers' Conference
The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which will be held on July 7 next, will be of an important character. The general secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →500 Acres Under Crop. Green Vale, Borce Creek
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is the second time I have written to the "Banner." We have no school teacher now. Our teacher, Mr. Lewis, went to the war My father…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Sugar Crop
If a settlement of the differences which exist between the Commonwealth and the Government of Queensland regarding the sugar industry is not effected within the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Sheep Farming. Wool-classing for Small Men
In giving advice to small sheep-farmers [?]s to classing and balling, Mr. Halle, the State Government expert, says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deniliquin (and District) History [Extracts from the “Pastoral Times.”]
February 14, 1874:— At the lands office on Thursday, Thomas Glennon acted as agent for the following who took up conditional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Last Wheat Harvest
The Australian wheat harvest for 1916-17 is estimated at 135,00,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Menace to Wheat Stacks
From to-day the work of protecting wheat stacks from the ravages of mice will be carried out by the State Wheat Office. The Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silos for Next Season's Wheat
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the wheat storage, in a report to the Prime Minister, advocates uniform action in the four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. (Issued by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture). No. 31[?]. Feeding Off. Will it be Advisable this Season?
In average seasons, that is, in seasons when germination takes place almost immediately after the seed has been sown, wheat growers frequently find it…
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