Farm and Produce. Herd Testing
A correspondent of the American paper "Fallace's Faurmer," relating his expert[?] of herd testing, incidently replies to the objection of many dairymen, that…
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Farming & the land, 1913
347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 18
A Tenant Farmer's Son
Sir John Williams, president of the National Library of Wales, has had a career that reads almost like a romance. The son of a tenant farmer in the hills of…
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The market for produce has been quiet, and no orders have been forthcoming from the country, beyond those for absolute necessities…
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Sir,—If an easy mind causes a sound dreamless, sleep then several of Cardiff's cattle magnates will never dream the Newcastle Cup winner, being fully blessed…
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Sir,—Having occasion to visit Sandgate cemetery on Tuesday, I, with others, was astonished to see a young calf roaming about the grounds. I had some seeds…
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Mr. Trefle, the State Minister for Agriculture, has intimated that the Government has decided to bring experts form America for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Position of Wheat
The undercurrent of strength so noticeable in the London wheat market at the end of last week was maintained until Tuesday last, when buyers exhibited…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Cow Comforts and Efficiency
When the returns from the dairy are not satisfactory it is not at all unusual for the owner to complain that his cows are poor, and for his friends to…
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The United States Census Report shows 21,759,770 dairy cows in 1910, as compared with 18,108,666 in 1900. An increase in 10 years of 3,687,104 of 20.4 per cent…
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Good business has been transacted in most lines during the week, the principal exceptions being bacon and eggs, the demand for the former being very poor,…
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The market for produce has been on the quiet side during the week, and only hand-to-month orders are being received. There has been an absence of speculation…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →American Tariff. Wool Schedule Passes. Washington
The wool schedule passed quietly. The expected defection of representatives from the wool-growing States failed to materialise…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Wheat Country. Mr. Trefle's Western Tour. Sydney
Mr. Traffic, the Minister for Lands, had something to say this afternoon about his recent [?]our of the Central Lands Division…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Position of Wheat
After an active week's operations, during which period several large parcels of wheat changed hands, chiefly between speculators, at fairly high prices, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Orchard Notes
" Inquirer," writing from Speers Point asks one or two questions on the subject of fruit tree planting which are so appropriate to the present time of the year…
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Notwithstanding the wet weather there has been a brisk business in most dairy produce lines, the principal exceptions being bacon and eggs. The only…
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The produce market has been devoid of animation during the week, only hand-to-mouth requirements being asked for in practically all lines, storekeepers…
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Mr. Trefie the Minister for Lands, has had a careful analysis made of the occupations etc., of the 1322 applicants for the Lake Cowal homestead farms, and…
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Up to the present the Murrumbidgee Irrigation scheme has provided for farms containing a maximum irrigable area of 50 acres. The majority of the farms are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dalgety's Wool Review
Dalgety's annual wool review for Australasia, 1911-12, contains a mass of information of great interest to those interested in the staple industry of the…
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