Great-grandfather's Saved Wheat
Old Edinburgh town had its plan for saving wheat away back in 1831, as shown by a quaint old manual printed there 87 years ago, entitled, "The Repository of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farming & the land, 1918
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Sheep-stealing Charge. Schier Again Acquitted
In last week's issue we published lengthy particulars of the easy in which John Oliver Schier, a farmer residing near Finley, was arraigned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Wheat Released Sydney
A private cable message states the Chinese Government has released 100,000 tons of wheat for Japan. The price is not named, but is said to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →H. L. Culley & Co. Narandera Cattle Sale
H. L. Culley and Co., Narandera, associated with Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Singleton, report having held their special cattle sale at Narandera on Friday, 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Cause of Black Disease in Sheep Discovered
It is a matter of the greatest importance to pastoralists to know that, the cause of black disease in sheep, which has long baffled scientific investigators, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sheep-Stealing Charge. Verdict of Not Guilty
At the Circuit Court, Deniliquin, last Thursday, before Mr Justice Pring, John Oliver Schior, a farmur residing near Finley, was charged that on the 10th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural Notes. the Grain Sorghums. Their Probable Utility to Farmers
In the hope that it may be possible to provide farmers with a quick-growing fodder crop having a special value for day districts, the Department of Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Irrigated Dairying
The Irrigation Commission advises that supplies last month to the butter factory at Leeton and the cheese factory at Mirrool were in each case a record for…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Corowa District Council
A meeting of the above was held at Berrigain on October 11th. The president (Mr M. Kilpatriek) was in the chair, and representatives were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Albury Wool Appraisements
The first appraisement of this season's wool will take place at Albury on Thursday, November 7. The selling agents are Younghusband, Row and Co., Pty. Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →20,000 Sheep at Echuca
By McKenzie and Co., Echuca, on October 31, after arrival of midday train 20,000 sheep, consisting principally of good young crossbred ewes and wethers, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin (and District) History [Extracts from the “ Pastoral Times.”]
May 12, 1877 :— The march of civilisation in the interior is shown in a marked degree by the fact that good bands are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cleaning and Protecting Wheat
Power was laid on on Thursday to a new wheat-cleaning plant installed at Williamstown by the Austral Otis Engineering Co. on behalf of the Victorian Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advantages of Fallowing Wheat Land
Farmers throughout the wheat bolt of New South Wales are asked to fallow as much as possible of their land for the 1919 sowing. So convinced is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Stealing at Forbes a Growing "Industry."
Sheep-stealing has reached alarming proportions in the Forbes district. A local agent who was mustering his mob of 600 sheep one day last week found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hospital Sunday Movement. Annual Band Trip to Mulwala. a Record of Records. £9113 in Cash and 62 Bags of Wheat
In weather which did not promise too well, the Border Brass Band under, took its annual trip to Yarrawonga and Mulwala on Sunday last, this being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weevils in Wheat Solving the Problem
A conference, promoted by the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry, was held recently in Melbourne in connection with the weevil pest of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wakool and Burrawong Branch
A meeting of the above branch was held at the Wakool Hotel on Wednesday, 16th inst., the following members being in attendance:—Messrs. F. E. Old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Black Wool
Mr Jim Fox begs to thank the following persons for donations of black wool.—Mr Brownless, Yanko ; Mr Wilson, Carrah Farm…
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