Going in for Cattle
In parts of Queensland some stockowners are reported to be going out of sheep and taking on cattle as a result of the blow-fly post. There have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New England · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Sheep in the State. 32½ Million in June
The State Statistician (Mr J. B. Trivett) last week made available the live Mock statistics for 1915-16. It is startling to learn that the sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Items of Interest. a Big Wheat Deal
The Victorian Minister for Agriculture states that Great Britain is making advances of about £2.009.000 a month in respect of the 3,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. a Good Dairy Wash
The following wash is used by many dairy farmers and recommended by the Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College who supplies the information…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Notes. Seed Maize. Some Rules for Selecting it
A few weeks ago the thoughts of maize-growers were turned, by a few notes in this column, to the subject of the extent to which growing conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colour in Butter
Recent experiments carried on by the Department of Agriculture have demonstrated that the rich yellow colour demanded by the public in dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm & Field Original Articles. Advantage of Leguminous Plants
One advantage in growing a leguminous plant for this purpose is that it does not rob the soil of nitrogen as does non-leguminous crops, but on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Market Easier
Winehcombe, Carson Ltd., report that sheep prices took a slight turn in buyers' favor at Homcbush last Thursday. 16,000 head were on offer. This supply…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report
The A.M.L. & F. Co., report under date March 22, an follows:--The fifth series of sales under the appraisement scheme has been continued during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Guarantee
Several statements have gamed currency lately which show that there is some misconception regarding the guarantee for the 1917-18 wheat drop. The Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Benefit of Good Wool Classing
It might not be generally known that Mr. W. Walton, of Shannon Vale, is one of the most competent wool classers in the State, and the flecee that goes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Branding of Wool Bales. Stevedores Request
John Bridge & Co., Ltd., believing that woolgrowers generally will rendily give the required assistance, have requested us to re-publish the subjoined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interesting Items. Record Maize Crop
One of the largest maize crops ever grown is about to be harvested on the lower North Coast. Along the Ma[?], the Macleay, and the Hostings…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Butter Return
A dairy farmer on the Lower Manning River claims to have put up a record a regard to returns from the butter factory during December and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Sales at Homebush
Beef changed hands at high figures at Homebush last Thursday. Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that cattle prices generally were right up to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Branding of Wool Bales. Stevedores' Request
John Bridge and Co., Ltd., believing that woolgrowers generally will readily give the required assistance, have requested us to republish the subjoined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maize Crop
The Queensland Minister for Agriculture last week said that he had recently made representations to the Federal and Imperial Governments…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Interesting Items. Age of Cattle
It was declared by a station manager in giving evidence in the Supreme Court in Queensland, that animals that he would have called steers before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 308…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Branding of Wool Bales. Stevedores' Request
John Bridge & Co., Ltd., believing that woolgrowers, generally, will give the required assistance, have requested us to republish the subjoined…
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