Crops Look Well. Boomanoomana
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is the second time I have written to you. The crops are looking nice around here. Some of them are about a foot high. There are…
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A Picnic and Plenty of Money. Falkirk Farm
Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a very long time since I last wrote to the "Banner." We are having splendid weather now ; in fact, the ground is too hard to plough in some…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Seasonable Warning to Farmers
Fortunately, in this country serious visitations of grasshoppers are not of frequent occurrence, nor is the pest widely distributed over the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the Farmer. the Application of Science to Agriculture. The Flower—Mendel's Law
Agriculture depends more directly for its progress upon the development of science than is the case with any other material art. To enable us to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destruction of Rabbits. Farmer's Novel Suggestion
A reformer rose at the Victorian Farmers' Union Coaference in Melbourne on Monday and propounded a scheme which to his mind would have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DAIRYING. Stad Stock. Importance of Herd-testing
The herd-testing movement in New South Wales may be discussed under tow heads--the testing of stud pedigree stock and the testing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deniliquin (and District)History (Extracts from the “Pastoral Times.”]
April 7, 1877 :— On Easter Monday a cricket match, town v. country, was played on Warbraccan cricket ground, which was in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Silos at Oaklands
The work of erecting six concrete wheat silos is proceeding rapidly at Oaklands railway station, forty men being employed on the job. Two shifts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Wheat. Problems of the Future
Problems in regard to Australia's wheat production and the future development of her agriculture are to be handed over to a special board that is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter in Cool Stores Advance of l/1½ Per Lb. Melbourne
Pending the first sale of surplus butter to Britain, arrangements have been made by the Federal Government to make an advance of l/1½ per lb through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wakool and Burrawong Branch
A meeting of the above branch was held at the Wakool Hotel on Wednesday, September 25th, the following members being in attendance:—Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Paoks. Interesting Position
Messrs John Bridge and Ltd., of Sydney, write as follow :— “In another part of your paper appear two separate announcements…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Packs! Interesting Position
John B[?]ge and Co., Ltd., writes:— "In another part of part of your paper appear two separate announcements of ours, referring to the wool-pack…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Sheep Stealing. J. O. S[?]hier Committed for Trial on Two Charges [?]
At the Finley police court on Thursday last John O. Sohier, who was committed for trial on the pre[?] day on a charge of alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Henty Farmers' and Settlers' Association
The monthly meeting of the branch was held in the School of Arts on Saturday. Members present were:—Messrs. E. P. Hurley chair), D. P. Gibson, Geo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Settlers’ Association. Berrigan Branch
There was only a fair attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the Berrigan branch of the Farmers are and Settlers’ Association, held on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worm Nodules in Cattle
The executive committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry has issued a bulletin containing a number of valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Wheat Stacks
The position in regard to the stocks of wheat in New South Wales, even without, any further sale to the Imperial Government, is not so desperate as most people…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Wheat V. Meat
The proposal of the Federal Ministry to appoint a special board to consider problems in regard to Australia's wheat production, and the proper utilisation…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Dairying. When to Breed the Heifer. A Question of Development
Much data has been collected on the question of the age at which the first calving should take place, having regard to the ultimate utility of the cow,…
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