Dairying. Selecting a Dairy Cow. The Necessary Characteristics
In a commercial sense the dairy cow is a machine for the production of milk and butter-fat and the reproduction of other machines of her kind and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New England · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1925
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Miscellaneous. a Farmer's Challenge. And a Plea for Farm Women
"The man on the land may make a periodical valuation of his live stock and dead to determine his financial position. He will write off a certain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Plots Interesting Comparisons
Mr. A. M. Paterson, of Greenhills, Delungra, has made available the results of the plots grown on his property under the supervision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool
Goldsbrough, Mort & Company, Ltd report:—The interest of the trade is now centred in the New Year which opens on Monday. (to-day), and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle. Homebush Market
The Secretary, Farmers & Grazlers" Co-op. Co. reports under date 5th January 1-- We are pleased to report, that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Sale of Sheep
By reference to the advertisement in this issue, it will be seen that Messrs Viewers & Co. have booked up 3500 sheep for their first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Position Sound. Future Values
Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report under date, January 14:—Though confident that wool values will will rule in January on highly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rusty Oat Crops. Suggestions for Harvesting
The oat crops seem more effected with rust this season than the wheat and before a farmer decides to cut a bedly rusted crop for hay it would…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farmer. Speeding Up Grass Growth. Effect of Electricity
To perfect the turn on the greens in one fourth of the usual time, electric lights were used to grow grasses at the new million dollar Bradley…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Sale
In the municipal saleyards on Friday next 100 head of cattle will be sold. Included in the yarding are 40 prime fat cows and heifers. Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strange Cattle Mortality
Investigations made into the mortality reported among cattle in the Oberon district, Bathurst, by Stock Inspector Gittings, in the locality…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FARM and Station Co Operative Sheep Dips. In the Moree District
Reports received from the Moree pastures Protection District, writes the Chief [?]terinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture, indicate that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Harvest. Considerably Over Estimate
Mr. G. W. Walker, of Messrs. Lindley, Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., considers that the Government Statistician's estimate of the wheat harvest is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. Decline In Values
At the wool sales yesterday good spinning wool was firm at December values, but all super wools were from 5 to 7 1/2 per cent lower than in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Position Sound Future Values
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— Though confident that wool values will rule in January on highly satisfactory levels, some little doubt exists…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Shipping. May Be Held Up
The shipping of tins season's wheat may be held up as a result of a deadlock which occurred on Friday at the wheat conference, the parties being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Defects Caused by Jute Packs
Mrs. G. R. Skelton, of Ottley, has received a very interesting letter from her brother, Mr. T. P. Bucknell, who is travelling abroad. Inter alia he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle Market Gradual Increase in Prices. Queensland Outlook Brighter
Gradually but surely the cattle market is improving, says a Queensland authority on stock. After the slump in cattle values in 1920 three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Profitable Dairying. The Plough as an Adjunct to the Cow
If the Australian dairy cow is to have her wants supplied, her owner must use the plough to a much greater extent than at present. If he finds…
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