American Dairying
A well-known American authority, writing on dairying in that country, says: —"There are about 21,000,000 milk cows in the United States, valued at 650,000,000…
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Farming & the land, 1913
347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 18
Farm Produce
The volume of business transacted in the farm produce section has shown a little increase as compared with the previous week, and buyers showed a…
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A good inquiry has been maintained for most produce lines. The principal feature of the market for the week were reductions in eggs and bacon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Notes on News. London, October 21. Security for Tenant Farmers
An important section of the report of Mr. Lloyd-George's Land Inquiry Committee is that dealing with the necessity of giving complete security of tenure to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aid to Farmers. Australasia Praised. Vancouver
Officially reporting the result of the investigation of the Agricultural Commission in New Zealand and Australia, Mr. Alexander Lucas,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Margarine Competing. Best Butter Not Hit
Following on the special reports regarding the competition of margarine with Australian butter in the markets of the United Kingdom, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Humus and Wheat
Professor Lowrie, of South Australia, speaking publicly, recently, made the following observations in regard to humus in wheat areas:—"It used to be argued…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wool Season
The arrivals of wool it Newcastle for the current season to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, end Messrs. Dalgety and Company, total…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Maintaining Soil Fertility
How far are we at the present time conducting the cultivation of our crops by a system of robbing the soil of its fertility? Are we, as a rule, returning…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chinese Duck Farms
In China the duck is much esteemed as an article of diet, and what may be called duck farms are common on most of the rivers. The birds are taught to hunt for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Produce
The market rates for all lines of produce ruled very firm during the week. The heat wave has been responsible for farmers holding closely to the produce…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Grows Indoors. Chemist Makes Claim
High up in a tap room of Mansion House Chambers, London, E.C., an idea, is being matured which, if all that the originator claims for it be true, will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Season
The arrivals of wool at Newcastle for the current season to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Record Wheat Yield
All the recent estimates agree that this season Victoria will have a record wheat yield. A little while ago the Railway Commissioners propbesied 36 million…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Produce. Importance of Stripping
The annual report of the intelligence division (Part I.) of the British Board of Agriculture and Fitsheries states that In connection with a communication from a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairy Produce Market
The butter market is very firm, owing to the prevailing dry weather, and the consequent falling-off in supplies. An increase in price to anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Butter and Margarine. Nutritive Value Equal. London
The Local Government Board has issued a memorandum, in which it is stated that there is no appreciable difference in the nutritive value of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Manuring Grass for Milk
An Interesting series of experiments on manuring grass land for milk has been conducted at the Harper Adams College. A series of plots have been annually…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Farmer Police
Of the 1600 sturdy mounted men, who for six weeks were combed in the Domain, but few remain in Auckland, and those mainly for pleasure. The big camp,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Produce
There has been a good deal of activity in the dairy produce market, a keen demand being experienced for all lines, particularly bacon and hame…
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