Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wakool and Burrawong Branch
A meeting of the above Branch was held ut the Wakool Hotel on October 30th, 1917. Present—Mr T. P. Grace (President) and Messrs Munro, Col…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1917
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High Price for Cattle
Good prices were realised for cattle at the Homebush sales on Thursday last. Eight station bred bullocks, three years old, from I. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reinforcement Referendum. Who Are the Friends of the Farmer?
In a “warning and appeal,” issued Monday last the Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) made the following remarks:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers’ Co-operative Grain Co., Ltd. Allocation Principle Difficult
Mr A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., in the course of an interview on Thursday last, stated :— “The Minister having intimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Ate the Crops. Glen Farm, Coonong Siding
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my second letter to the "Banner." My brother has gone to Bulygamy. We have three ponies. I like riding them ; they are very fat now…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Big Cattle Sale
On Thursday, 6th December, Mr. W. H. Wheatley will conduct a large and important special cattle sale at the Geulburn yards. when they will offer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unfairly Shorn Sheep
The practice of showing sheep that have been unfairly shorn is becoming altogether too common. At two provincial shows recently (writes the "Argus")…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cattle Sale at Goulburn
Messrs O. H. Furner & Co. and The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. (Goulburn Branch), agents in conjunction, report having held a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coping with Sheep-fly
The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock has issued a pamphlet containing suggestions for dealing with the sheep-fly problem. The advice tendered is…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Pure Seed Wheat
Sonic pointed remarks wore recently made at Wagga by Mr. Ernest Field, of Wave Hill, Marrar, relative to the problem of seed wheat. He was confident…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Wheat Pool
Sarcastic reference was made by the retiring Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn) on Tuesday last, says "The Arugs," to the speech of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer Must Pay. for Wheat Lost Through Mice
A definite reply has been received by the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association from the Prime Minister, through Mr F. B. S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales
Dalgety & Company, Ltd., report:—The second aeries of appraisements commenced on Monday when we submitted another good selection of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Size and Weight of Sheep
The great sheep of the United Kingdom have imparted size to the flocks of the world. If the merino of France is excepted it is difficult, writes "Merlin" in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Take-all" in Wheat
"Take-all" has marred many of the crops in the Riverina, and it is noticeable that the disease is more prevalent on stubble than on fallow land. The majority…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. (Issued by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture). Water on the Farm. The Various Sources
The uses to which water is put on tho farm are classified by the Chemist of the Department of Agriculture under tho following headings:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No New Wheat to Be Accepted Important to Wheatgrowers
Mr. Tucker, stationmaster at Corowa, advises us that he has received instructions that no new season's wheat is to be accepted at any railway station or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Farms at Yanco
At the present time a few hours may be spent with pleasure and profit in walking round Yanco's smallest farms (two-acre blocks), and even those only superficially…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Appeal to Farmers
The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has issued a "warning and appeal" to the farmers. "The farmers of Australia can suport…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Women Farmers at Cowra
Fiften women students are receiving the full course of training in agriculture at the Cowra Experiment Farm. The Minister for Agriculture has been on a visit to…
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