Fighting Pests Achievements of C.s.i.r. Control of Sheep Blowfly
In dealing with the common snail, Australian gardeners may, in the not far distant future, be able to leave the task of getting rid of the pest…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farming & the land, 1937
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Out with the Sheep at 86. At One Time He Suffered from Rheumatism
Going out with the sheep, miles from home, this old farmer has forgotten all about the rheumatism that once kept him indoors. Like many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Prices Improving New Australian Record. the Week's Average. Sydney, Thursday Night
France paid 35½d. for merino fleece at the wool sales to-day, and established a new Australian record. All the best features of yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan Enters Wool Markets Prices Up 10 Per Cent. Best Clearances for Years
At the opening on Monday of the new series of wool sales in Melbourne, with America forcing the pace and Japan following a close second, prices…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Station Work for the Week
THE Flower Garden.—The recent humid conditions were responsible for rapid growth, and the wood on most plants is now soft aud sappy, and…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Farm Home Water From Wells To Ensure a Safe Supply
For a water supply to be safe, two prime conditions must be observed in construction of the well, the first being the choice of a safe location…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Dairying the Milking Yard
A drain is essential in the cowshed immediately at the rear of the cows, and it must be earned for a distance of at least 30 ft. beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Turf Notes Randwick Mishap Was a Blessing in Disguise for the Jamieson Stable Latharna Failed in Randwick Novice but Landed Big Wagers in Open Company at Warwick Farm Bailey Payten's Pair of Smart Two-year-olds
Latharna's defeat of Loud Applause in the Warwick Farm. January Handicap on Saturday suggests that if Jack Jamieson had prepared this four-year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Free Agricultural Training at Government Experiment Farms
A recent departmental announcement draws attention to the fact that a splendid opportunity exists at certain of the Government Experiment Farms…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deliberate Attempt to Burn Crops Matches and Piece of Glass Used
Last week-end two attempts were made in the Euroley district, near Narrandera, to deliberately burn standing wheat crops by means of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ducks Damage Rice Crop
Wild ducks are extensively damaging the rice crop in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Mr. E. B. Furby, senior agricultural inspector of the Griffith…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Department of Agriculture Results of Wheat and Oat Trials
Mr. F. P. Taylor, Agricultural Instructor, Deniliquin his forwarded the following results of w[?] and oat trials which were conducted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hand Lacera[?] Sheep Carcas
Mr. Earnie Lee, wh[?] as a cook at Dahwilly [?]iliquin, had his right [?]lacerated on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Delive[?] 45,000 Bags Delive[?] Deniliquin
Up to date about 45,[?] wheat have been delivere[?] quin. Truck-owners have[?] busy delivering the gra[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiewa Dairymen Receive £16,000 for Butter-fat
Dairymen at Kiewa are experiencing a second flush of production, supplies having again reached spring peak level, owing to the bountiful…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep We After Dipping
Mr W. Grogan Illaioner, Binalong, lost nearly 200 sheep last week through rain falling on sheep recently dipped. The rain drove the mixture to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wonderful Wheat Yields Australian Record for One Day's Harvesting Put Up by Cobram Farmer
Farmers are again obtaining wonderful wheat vields from their crops for the second year in succession, and the average yields in many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disease in Cattle Rapid Spread in Queensland
A large proportion of the dairy herds of Queensland have been affected by a malady known as "three-day sickness." Officials of the-Queensland Department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Prices Steady 3d. Rise in Sydney Sydney
On the strength of further buying by Italy from Argentine, the wheat markets abroad were reported in the cables to-day as steady, with firmer…
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