Farmer's Death. Collapses While Chasing a Bolting Horse
John Henderson, junr., aged 06 years, a well known landowner, on Thursday last died suddenly in the Yarrawonga district. He was driving to Wilby…
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Insect Pests. Crops Damaged in Victoria
It is reported that Victoria is suffering severely from insect pests. Crops of fruit have been ruined. The only relieving feature of the situation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strawberries. a Profitable Crop When Marketed Attractively
Strawberries as a crop demand a good deal of attention, but their production is profitable. Picking and marketing of the berries is now in full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm Vegetable Patch
With the arrival of warmer weather difficulty is experienced in raising seedlings; of necessity, seeds are sown close to the surface, and in the summer…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Farm Forge
In a paper under the heading, "A Forge on the Farm," Mr. L. F. Christie said a blacksmith's forge on a farm, if not a necessity, it was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Relief for Farmers in the North
According to Mr. O'Hearn, who moved the adjournment of the House, to discuss the question, many necessitous farmers in the northern districts…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Pastoral & Agricultural Society
Mr. W. R. Clarke presided over a small attendance at the annual meeting of the P. and A. Society held at the Royal hotel on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dipping Sheep
Though it would be impossible to estimate the number of sheep that are lost to the State through carelessness or ignorance in regard to the method of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Pickling Wheat
Mr. R. M. M'Kenzie, who read a short paper on this subject at a meeting of the Collie branch of the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Prickly Pear Saves Cattle
"When I started to feed the cattle on pulped prickly pear three and a half years ago, I could have pushed over any of the beasts with one hand…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Sheep-maggot Fly
There are two types of birds that have a very important bearing upon insect pests of the blow-fly type, viz., the carrion-eating birds (eagles, hawks…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sheep on Strong Land
Strong land is generally regarded as being unsuitable for sheep farming. It is a fact that light and medium land suits the English flockmaster best. On…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Higher Wool Values. a Boom Market
The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports:— At our last wool sale (i.e., the last in this year) we brought forward an…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Cheques for £200 000 for Albury Wool Sale
On Thursday 22nd instant cheques totalling something in the vicinity of £200,000 were paid out by the local woolbrokers (Younghusband), Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →The Farmer's Pride
Let us hope that too many of us have not lost our pride in the looks of the farm (says an exchange). Maybe this year we can apply the coat of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Broom-making on the Farm
An activity associated with the growing of millet that might well be considered by farmers is the making up of the product into the…
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