The Dairy. Water in Butter
The American standard (writes the "Washington Star"), allowing 16 per cent, water in butter seems to have a dangerous tendency in its practical…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1908
866 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 24 of 44
Farm and Field. Preparation of Wool
In a recent number of the "Mark Lane Express" attention is called to the imperfect manner in which farmers' lots of wool are tied up, and prepared for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday evening
We have had a couple of smart frosts this week, mid the nights and mornings have been very cold. The days are glorious. More rain may be expected if the wind will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Inverell. Sheep Truck Derailed
AN accident occurred on the Mor[?]-Inverell railway line on Saturday night to a mixed train, which caused a delay of four hours. A truck containing several rams purchased on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australasian Wool Trade. Dalgety and Co's. Annual Report
From the exhaustive report on the Australasian wool market for season 1807-8, issued by Dalgety and Co., we take the following points of interest :…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australasian Wool Market. Extracts From Dalgety & Coy.'s Annual Review. (Continued from lost issue.)
The 1,351,121 bales which wore realised upon in Australasian markets averaged,£13 Os 2d per bale, and prosuming that that portion of the clip…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dairy. Cheese-making Experiments. Some American Results
The thirty-third annual report of the Ontario Agricultural College gives among other things, a full account of experimental work in cheesemaking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying in Argentina
Although the development of the Argentine butter export trade has so far been only moderate, the industry is one of great potentialities. According to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Value of Catch Crops. How to Grow Them
The growing of catch crops formed the subject of discussion at a recent meeting of farmers at Crystal Brook, one of the most northerly districts of South…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Testing Dairy Cows
A United States agricultural "Bulletin" suggests that the fat test may be made at frequent intervals, say, once a week. Another bulletin…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers and Settlers' Society. Equity Court Suit
AT Sydney on Wednesday morning, in the Equity Court, the affairs of the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Society came before Justice Street, on an application by the official…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcombe Carson and Co., Ltd., report (22nd July):—Our expectations of a good market were fully borne out at to-day's sale. Compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market
Winchombe Carson and Co., report:—Our expectations of a good market were fully borne out at our to-day's sale. Compared with the unctions held in June prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Substitutes for Wool
The high prices which ruled for wool during 1907 encouraged a still greater resort to substitutes than ever. We could not perhaps complain if goods…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonial Wool Selling Advantages
Whatever the level of values may be, competition at the Australasian sales is always on a sound basis. If at any time there is temporarily any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday evening
Since our last we have been favored with frosts, followed by fifteen points of rain. Although the fall was a small one, it will do incalculable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Australasian Wool Market. Extracts From Dalgety & Coy.'s Annual Review. (Continued from last issue.)
All those buyers who are most intimately known in the Australasian trade are to be sympathised with, for never mind how assiduously and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool
The following interesting paragraphs are from "Dalgety's Review" for July:—The past season has been one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farrer Scholarships for Wheat Students
WITH the object of perpetuating the memory of the late William Farror and his rare achievements in the field of wheat-breeding and improvement, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mortality in Cattle. Dairy Cows Affected
An unknown disease has broken out in several dairy herds in the Allora district, Queensland. The cows affected are seized with staggering, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →