Progress in the Dairy
This is an age of progress and what was good enough for our parents is not necessarily good enough for us, and everybody of a progressive mind is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New England · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1911
1,042 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 53
Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents] Currant and Raisin Crops Ruined
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Heavy rains in the Wentworth irrigation settlement destroyed the currant and raisin crops, causing many thousands of pounds' loss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market. Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., Report
Under date 6th February-- Prices throughout last week were well maintained at the improved levels established a fortnight or so ago…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Sale Postponed
The sale of 100 head of mixed cattle, advertised for sale by Mr. C. Murray on Friday next has been postponed owing to the wet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cooper's Sheep Dip Prize Essay
MESSES. Wm. Cooper and Nephews, proprietors of the a[?] famous Dip, recently advertised throughout Australasia and New Zealand a literary, competition amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brides for Canadian Farmers
Owing to as announcement that 50,000 girls were wanted to prospective brides for young Canadian farmers the immigration staff has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Prices For Dairy Cows
C. Murray reports having held a very successful sale of Mr. R. C. Thomson's Dairy herd at Myall Creek on Saturday last, despite the inclemency of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Pastoral Notes. Preparation for the Winter Crops
The keynote of the month's operations on the farm must be preparation for the winter and spring crops. The recent rains that have fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Wet-wool Tester
The trouble between postoraliste and shearers over wet sheep, or alleged wet sheep, has been going on ever since shearing was an important…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farming Inventions
Messrs. Griffith and Haseel, patent attorneys, of 163. King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm and Garden. the Flower Garden
The Carnation.[?]Of our familiar garden flowers, the carnation is one of the oldest. Probably Pliny is correct. in stating that it was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ethel Le Neve. to Marry a Wealthy Farmer. London
Ethel Le Neve is to be married after all. Since her unfortunate as[?] with crippen she has had hundreds of offers, many of them…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Butter. Grading Essential
Messrs Weddell and Company, the London butter experts, draw attention in their annual report, a copy of which has reached the Minister for Customs,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electrification of Crops
Sir Oliver Lodge, the eminent English experimentalist in the course of a a recent lecture at Birmingham on the electrification of crops said that of all the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Market
Prescott Ltd. report:—There has been very little animation in the market this week, and sales have been slow at 90. Supplies continue…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armidale Butter Factory
At the February meeting of the directors of the local butter factory, Mr. G. F. Braund presiding, accounts in reference to the operations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date Sydney, Feb. 10, as follows:- we had an excellent selection for our yesterday sale. The New England…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ethel Le Neve. to Marry a Wealthy Farmer. Hundreds of Suitors. Souvenir Hunting Ghouls. London
Ethel Le Neve is to be married after all. Since her unfortunate association with Crippen she has had hundreds of offers, many of them being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market. Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., Report. Under date 13th February--
A decidedly better tone was in evidence at last week's sales, good to superior quality wools--especially when fine in the fibre--commanding general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Shearing Championship
In our last we gave brief particulars of the above contest--the contestants being Fred Zimmerir (Toowoomba) and Charles Maurer (Glen…
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