Bacteria for Farmers
For the past hundred years agricultural chemists have been asking the question whether it were possible to utilise the free nitrogen of the atmosphere as the food of…
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Farming & the land, 1907
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Fire at Mr. Kurtz's Farm
Mr. F. Kurlz had a narrow escape from a serious loss by fire, which broke out at his straw stack at an early hour on Thursday morning. This loss was averted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Breeding
Cattle breeding is not the easy science it seems to be. It is fraught with problems that the strongest minds have studied, and have not entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Butter Factory
The supplies of cream to the Victoria Butter Factory continue to show a falling off, though the number of suppliers is gradually increasing, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Experiments
Mr T. Smith, of Washaway Creek, Bungonia, has a small model farm on which he conducts experiments for the mere satisfaction of it. He has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →12,000 Store Sheep
Messrs Bedford and Taylor, in conjunction with Mr. W. H. Wheatley, will sell at Orange on Thursday next, 17th instant, 12,000 store sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marvellous Wheat Yield
Marvellous yields have been obtained in Victoria from the variety of beat known as Federation. One plot yielded 41 bushels, another 40…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes for Dairymen. Dairy Sires
Experienced dairymen know the value of a good dairy sire. An inferior bull is dear an any price to the man who rears his own heifers. This is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr John Perry M.L.A., at Coonabarabran. Address to the Farmers and Settlers
The member for the district, Mr. John Perry, arrived in town on Tuesday evening last, and attended the Jockey Club’s annual race meeting on Wednesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat and Wool. Sydney
Three thousand five hundred and ninetysix tons of wheat and 2190 bales of wool arrived a Darling Harbour yesterday morning from inland stations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Stealing. Sydney
At the Parramatta sessions William Murphy pleaded guilty to the charge of sheep stealing at Flemington, and was sentenced to two years in gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Commercial. Werstern Herald Office, Tuesday evening
The past few days have been fine; in fact the weather has been glorious for this time of the year. To-day has been cloudy and muggy, and may expected. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 14
Harrison, Jones and Devlin report as follows:—We submitted an attractive catalogue of 5000 bales, which were all cagerly competed for. Values for best lines of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales
At Winchcombe, Carson & Co'b sales yesterday the market was somewhat irregular, occasional lines selling in buyers' favor. Greasy reached 13 1/4d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Yield
The Bureau of Statistics has issued its [?] of the wheat yield for the current [?] Latest information has recommitted a reduction of the estimate published in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool
N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Ltd., report tinder date Jan. 16:—Our catalogue comprised a medium to good selection of greasies, in which were a few attractive lots of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Travelling Sheep Requirements
Two cases of considerable interest to sheepbreeders were heard at the local police court on Friday morning (according to the Mudgee correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep-Routed police
A 90lb. sheep, fresh from the hillsides of lower Virginia, upset the equilibrium of the Southern police-station the other day, says the 'Baltimore News.' The sheep pulled a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Returns
The following is the number of bags of wheat received at the various stations named:—Dec., 1906—Dubbo 7668, Eumungerie 1382. Balladoran 1050. To Jan. 16,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
The weather is perfect. More rain has fallen up the river, which, it is expected, will be high for some time to come. We understand, from reports, that a large…
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