Wheat Cultivation
MR. E. KELLY, a South Australian farmer, condemns the growing of wheat in stubble land as undrofitable. As he puts it; it costs quite as much to get it ready for seeding as…
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Farming & the land, 1905
971 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 49
The Cattle King's Grievances
MR. S. KIDMAN, writing to a correspondent in Northern Queensland, says:--"You ask me if I am coming up to buy later this year. Not if I can help it I have had bad treatment in your…
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About thirty sheep have died in the past few weeks on Mr. O. Daly's run Mullengandra, near Albury, and the cause of death was eating the carcases…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World's Wool Clip
According to the Secretary of the Bradford Chamber of Commerco, the world's wool production in 1933 was 2,666,000,000 lbs., of which 938,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm, Dairy, and Station. Curing Meat
THE following recipe for curing meat has the merit of being vouched for by a correspondent who has tried it:--To one gallon of water take two and one half pounds salt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral & Commercial. [FoRthe latest Stock Sales and Produce Market prices, see oar telegraphic columns]
LAST WEEK at Casino a draft of poddy heifers, six to 15 months old, averaged £3 15s. Latest stock returns show that on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Points
THE following are t he views of an American journal on dairying matters:- Never breed a "kicky" cow. Your…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Keeping Youths on the Farm
IT is both the duty and privilege of parents to make home the most attractive place on earth. No doubt some boys are driven from home by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer & Grazier. Shearing by Contract
The astonishing progress of the system of shearing by contract has been the subject of a good deal of speculation as to how much shearing will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breeding Dairy Herds
THE only way for a man of moderate means to obtain a first-class dairy herd is to breed it. If the dairyman has unlimited command of money, and leisure enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Yield
Official returns in connection with the recent wheat harvest place the yield at 16,463,068 bushels, being a little over nine bushels per acre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Markets and Pastoral News. the Weather
Phases of the moon for April—new moon 5th ; first quarter, 13th ; full moon, 19th ; last quarter, 26th. Probable weather for April—1st to 4th,…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sheep King
IN Mr. R. B. Triggs, Vass claims, to have the biggest sheep dealer in the world. His dealings in one month often ran into 100,000 sheep, All his buying is done by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Co-operative Dairying. Meeting of Farmers
A VERY enthusiastic meeting of farmers was held at Sir John Koch's residence, Barney Downs Creek, yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, when Mr J Searl, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Winter Care of Ducks
NO farm-bred bird will show the effects of proper care or neglect so quickly as the duck. It should always be kept comfortable during tho winter. While its…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Settlers
THE Tumut branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association has resolved to submit resolutions to the next conference, favoring an alteration of the Land Act in the direction of doing away with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter-making
Mr. W. Curtis, who has recently returned from New Zealand, where he has been spending a brief holiday, looks O.K. Mr. Curtin speaks very highly of New Zealand, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep in N.S.W.
Experts estimate that there will be about 39,000,000 sheep in the State at the close of this year…
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