Soil Analysis and Cropping Practice
A chemical examination of the soil reveals little evidence as to the proper fertiliser or cropping system to be followed to secure maximum…
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Farming & the land, 1925
1,386 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 70
The Farmer. Thatch the Stack. How It Is Done
The art of thatching the hayrick is not practised as much as it might be, and it is not uncommon to see hayricks partially damaged through the…
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Five years ago a number of sheep owned by Messrs. Jeffrey Brothers, of Big Hill, near Marulan, and Messrs. Loseby Brothers, of Canyon Leigh,…
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The final estimate of the wheat harvest is about 65 million bushels. Wheat is now selling at 6/4 to 6/5 at country stations. It is anticipated…
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Reviewing the week's remarkable total of eighty wheat cargoes sold, the trade journal's grain reporter alludes to resales and mentions a profit of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:—Competition at our sale on Wednesday last showed some slight improvement as compared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Uncovered Wheat Local Railway Defects
At the meeting of Macintyre shire council on Saturday morning a matter of interest to local farmers was brought forward by Cr. John Swan,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Position Healthy Outlook
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Both in Australia and London a strengthening in demand for all good wools has recently been noticeable…
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On Saturday next at Mr. T. Higgins' farm, on the Glen Innes road, the whole of his dairy herd will be sold by auction. Particulars are advertised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Maize Contest. Apathetic District Farmers
Some little tame ago, the Department of Agriculture endeavored to foster a maize growing contest in northern N. S. Wales. So far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangarsleigh Farms. and Experimental Plots
Mr. M. H. Reynolds, Agricultural Inspector for the north, on Thursday afternoon last, visited, in company with an 'Express' reporter,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Red Poll Cattle Popularity in Great Britain
Red Poll cattle have notwithstanding the difficulties attending the 1924 show season gained notable distinctions in every direction in the shows of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Position Healthy Outlook
Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report under date January 29:—Both in Australia and London strengthening in demand for all good…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Market Overcoming Exchange Problem
Schute Bell and Co. report under date January 29:—Although the improved competition which has devel[?] this week was well maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Around the District Potato and Wheat Trials
On Thursday last Mr. Mark Reynolds Inspector of the Department of Agriculture visited Armidale and inspected the district. In the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Wheat Speculators Do Well. Sydney
Mr T. Camphel1 General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers Association says that the position of the wheat market is most satisfactory to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Gibraltar of the Orient" What an Authority Thinks of Singapore. (Reuter's Cattle). London
In welcoming a contingent of cadets from Australia Sir John Simmons referred to Singapore as the "Gibraltar Of Orient." He emphasised that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Feed and Butter-fat Tests
Many farmers have emhavonred without or with little success to raise the butter-fat test by use of certain kinds of feed, writes W. N. Paton in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Live Stock. Grains As Food for Farm Animals. Wheat, Barley, Oats, and Maize
Wheat is not regarded as a suitable food for horses, and is not widely used in this country. If eaten by horses unaccustomed to it. it is liable to cause…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…
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