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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
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The atmosphere is close and muggy, and a change is threatening. This is generally as far as we get, but it might make a mistake sometime and rain properly. May it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There are some useful notes in the leaflet just issued by the English Board of Agriculture concerning the selection and milking of dairy cattle. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Success in scalding a pig depends entirely upon the temperature of the water. A reliable method of determining this is as follows:—Before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The question of interesting the boys on the farm is one of universal concern. An English paper, dealing with the matter, observes that a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Silos become each year more common, and progressive dairy men [?] possess one or more silos. With suitable machinery to do the work it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—No doubt you are aware of the [?] that the Immigration League of [?], 14 Moore-street, Sydney, is making to secure lads for farmers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AN experiment was made some time ago in America [?] test the relative merits of various breeds of sheep. Ton lambs of each variety were selected and fod in the same way. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The experiments in wheat growing in the Temora district undertaken by local farmers, under the direction of Mr. G. L. Sutton, government wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Experimentalist of the Agriculture Department is desirous of obtaining sonic definite data us to the minimum amount of rain required in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An American consular report states that attention is being given to cattle breeding by the several States forming the German Empire. In Bavaria alone…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wheat Experimentalist of the Agriculture Department is desirous of obtaining some definite data as to the minimum amount of rain required in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An American agricultural paper Writes:—"Liquid manure is found to contain a great deal of nitrogen, a little potash, and generally no phosphoric acid at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It should be the aim of all owners of stock to preserve as fully as possible the fertilising properties of manure until it is ready to be applied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather has, been very tantalising lately. Almost every day has been close and mnggy, while splendid rain clouds would gather from all quarters, yet, for some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 5th May:—Interest in wool circles is mainly concentrated upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 28th April:—It has been decided to hold auction sales in this centre on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Considering the long spell of dry weather, the display of cattle was a good one. In the shorthorn classes, Johnson Brothers carried off the first and champion Prizes for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sheep generally were a good lot, the principal district breeders being represented. Owing to the continued dry weather the entries were small. The great event…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The taste of the English consumer has been trained to prefer butter containing more or less salt. Nearly all that is sold is salted, and the quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The N.Z. L. and M. Agency, Co., Ltd., report under Thursday's date:— At our sale yesterday the market declined 10 to 12 ½ per cent, on March rates, but…
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