Cost of Producing Wheat Estimated at 2/6 Per Bushel
Evidence that it cost a farmer an average of 276 to produce & bushel of wheat was given before the Land Board at Albury by Mr G. C. Bartlett, senior…
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Albury Land Board Attenborough Reappraisement "Wheat Production Costs 2/6 Bushel"
Further evidence was taken by the Albury Land Board (Messrs. W. H. Stanley, chairman, J. Brann and G. A. Bell) on Tuesday in the application…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →World Shortage of Wheat Yields Less Than Normal. New York, July 25
The Chicago correspondent of the "New York Times" says that according to calculations by leading grain experts the world is facing a wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Orchard Ploughing of Orchard Land Turn-in Green Manure Crops this Month
Where an orchard has received an autumn ploughing, and if the soil is still loose and free of weeds this operation can with advantage be left…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Farm Drainage a Sometimes Unrecognised Need
It is sometimes thought by farmers that unless stagnant water lies on the surface of the land or the area is low-lying and swampy the soil is not…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →O. & M. Dairy Co
As Mr A. E. Sandiorn, who has been a director of the Ovens [?] Murray Dairy Company, Springhurst for a number of years, decided not to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tank Farming Astonishing Yields Liquid Instead of Soil
A yield of 305 tons of tomatoes to the acre. This is the almost incredible harvest obtained from glass-houses by a new tank method of crop culture cited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep and Wool in Argentina
In South America well informed people are predicting that there will be a rapid increase in sheep numbers and wool production in all the South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Losses in the Riverina Cause of Disease Found
The disease of sheep commonly known as "yellows" and correctly termed to xaemic, or haemolytic jaundice has caused very heavy losses in parts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]E Wheat Cheque
Reported from Sydney that [?] cheque for the exported [?]season may reach £35,000, [?]e present indications, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat 46 a Bushel
Wheat prices in the Melbourne market touched 6/6 a bushel on Friday. A small amount of grain changed hands at that figure. farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Man on the Land Current Topics on Sheep Raising Experiments in Farm Methods. General Hints on Management for Improvement of the Standard of the Clip
In a comparatively short period Australia has become the foremost wool producer among the countries of the world. Notwithstanding this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Engineering Material for Concrete. How to Estimate the Quantities Required
The question is often asked as to how much cement, sand, and metal will be required for the concrete for a particular job. The table given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Monthly Sheep Sales
Entries of sheep are invited by the stock agents for their monthly sales on Thursday, August 6, The following entries have been made:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merino Sheep Control of Export
By an amendment of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations, which was gazetted on Thursday, permits will be required in future for the export of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lice in Sheep Owner Fines £10
AT the Police Court today before Mr. A. B. Collins, P M , Charles M. E. White (stock inspector) proceeded against Alexander J. Symons,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Classing Characters’ Desirable in a Flock
However small the flock, periodical classing should be a feature of its management if it is to give maximum returns. The following desirable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Skin Sales Ears or Parts Removed
THE first prosecutions under the new Pastures Protection Act against persons alleged to have had in their possession sheep skins from which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Wheat. Almost Five Shillings. SYDNEY, Monday Night
Under the influence of overseas market conditions, wheat continued its steady advance in Sydney to-day, with an improvement of one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turning Back the Files. . . 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times” July 23, 1926)
BROKEN ARM While playing on a swing at the District School, Betty Campbell, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Campbell fell and broke her…
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