Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales business was brisk at unchanged prices…
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Farming & the land, 1903
792 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 40
The Cowpea for Dairy Farmers
The cowpea is of especial value to the dairy farmer. The roots enrich his soil by utilising the nitrogen contained in the air. The vises, either green or when made into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Wheat Statistics. About 9,000,000 Bushels decrease
A PRELIMINARY return issued by the Government Statist shows that the total area sown with wheat for 1902-3 was 1,887,300 acres, as against 1,754,417 in 1901-2. The crops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Green Food for Farm Horses
A writer in the Live Stock Journal in discussing the merits of a greed fodder dietary for horses says:—"Though not a suitable food for light horses required to do fast work,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Seed Wheat
Messrs. Quirk, McLeod and Co. having now booked all their local seed wheat (7000 bags), have just received the first consignment of 1000 bags of South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Trip for Sheep
Mr T. D. Murphy, the champion and well known New England drover, visted Bourke during the week "Tom," as be is usually called, left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Audacious Robbery of Sheep
THERE was an audacious robbery of sheep at Adelong last Sunday night, Five hundred fat sheep, consigned to Flemington, were camped in the Cosmopalitan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seed Wheat. Sydney
The farmers in the Corowa district who have received seed wheat fear that the Government will charge them more than what seed wheat can be bought for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
The weather continues warm for the season of the year, which is a sure sign that rain is certain to fall shortly. Since our last [?]eport good rains have fallen in other parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Commercial. Wool. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., Ltd., report
Our sale on the 17th inst placed values on a level with the best rates on January. Competition was keen for all grades of merino wool, both scoured and greasy wool sharing in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →farm and Garden. Original Articles. Practical Duck Raising
HOW, to raise ducks one must be in earnest and preferably enthusiastic. Early spring is the time to raise ducks, rather than later,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seed Wheat
With reference to the distribution of seed wheat, it is stated that no charge will be made by the Government beyond what the wheat actually costs. So far over 100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long-travelled Fat Cattle
AN interesting mob of fat cattle was sold by Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited, at Flemington recently, on account of Messrs. Acres and Field…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seed Wheat. Sydney
In regard to the distribution of seed wheat, it is stated that no charges will be made by the Government beyond what the wheat actually costs. So far…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening
Since our last, good rains have fallen on the river watershed, and there is just a possibility of a rise in the Darling, which is badly needed. Splendid rains have fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seed Wheat in South Australia
The distribution of seed wheat in South Australia has cost the Government £25,053…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat after Linseed
"The beneficial effects of sowing linseed before wheat, which are said to be obtained in Kansas, U.S.A., impelled Mr. Horace Stevens, of Ascot Vale, Victoria, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smut in Wheat
Sir,—Having noticed several paragraphs in the "Argus" concerning the bluestoning of wheat for sowing to prevent smut, I thought it would not be out of place to give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Federation" Variety of Wheat
Mr. W. Farrar writes to the "Agricultural Gazette":—I see that the new variety, 'Federation,' has by mistake been distributed by the Department as a strong-flour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday evening
Since our last, splendid rain has fallen over a great portion of the north-western district, and also in Queensland, as will be seen by our reports below. Bourke had 87…
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