Saffron Thistle in the Wheat
Farmers are again reminded of the damage caused to wheat by the presence of the weed known as saffron or false star thistle (Carthnmus lanatus). In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1923
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Firm Wool Market. Values Unchanged
The secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports:-- At our sale on the 12th Inst, we brought forward an average catalogue,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Wool Record. Greasy Brings 37 1/2d
Greasy merino sold to 37 1/4d at the Sydney wool auction yesterday, which is a new record…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Concrete or Wood. More Silo Points for the Dairy Farmer
Although the pit method of enalling Is sometimes practicable for the dairy former, the difficulty of obtaining a suitable site in coastal districts often…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Carrathool Ferry. the Embargo on Cattle Crossing on the Punt. Deputation to the Shire Council
At last month's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council it was decided owing to the precarious condition of the Carrathool punt to prohibit the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Firm Wool Market Values Unchanged
The secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports :— At our sale on the 12th inst., we brought forward an average catalogue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Firm Wool Market. Values Unchanged
The secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., reports: At our sale on the 12th inst., we brought forward an average…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disease in Wheat Crops
Crop and fallow competitions are proceeding in the Murrayville district, in the Mallee, to enable officials of the Victorian Agricultural Department to…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Wool Freights
Discussion was carried on in the oversea shipping trade regarding the increase of 1-8d. per lb., announced by oversea lines in wool freights from…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Melbourne Wool Sales
Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. offered, for their fourth sale of the season, on 13th inst., a most interesting and attractive collection of 4429 bales, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
The London wool sales closed firm and a large attendance was maintained throughout. Sales numbering 69,400 from Australia and 97,140 from New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sick Wheat in Hospital
The other day I was asked to paw an opinion on a sack of English wheat. When I said it ought to be ; in hospital, the tanner was shocked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat-growing at Narromine
Despite the fact that the wheat crop this year in the Narromine district is mainly a failure, Mr. R. Griffith, of Kabinga, eight miles from Narromine…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sydney Wool Sales Record
The sixth series of wool sales were conducted in Sydney on Tuesday. A new record was established for the season, when 37 1/2d. was paid by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Firm Wool Market. Values Unchanged
The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., reports:— At our sale on the 12th inst., we brought forward an average catalogue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sale at Echuca. Sheep Aver £1 7s 2d of
McKenzie and Co. report har[?]ducted a most successful special [?]high-class merino sheep at Echuca [?] Thursday, 15th instant. A total of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Maggot Fly. Birds As a Factor in Its Control
There are two types of birds that have a very important hearing upon insect peris of the blow fly type, namely. the carrion-eating birds (eagles, hawks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sheep-maggot Fly. Jetting as a Means of Control
Jetting (or spraying) for the control of the sheep-maggot fly consists of applying with a single jet an arsenical solution of high pressure on the rump…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Watering of Sheep. Special Care Necessary During Dry Times
The water that sheep receive during dry times depends on the local conditions. It is known to all graziers that sheep are fastidious about their water…
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