Cattle Exhibits. Beef, Fat Stock, and Butter Makers
With an increased number of entries in the beef-cattle classes--147 this year as against 131 of last year--Mr. John Smith, the judge, had no easy task in…
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Farming & the land, 1912
1,200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 18 of 60
Sheep
It is becoming a well recognised fact that good displays of sheep are not looked for at our Royal Faster Show, owing to the greater importance…
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The 12th annual Royal Champion Butter-fat Test competitions attracted four cows less than were nominated last year. Nevertheless, the results…
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The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report to April 13:—The position in the Sydney wool market is unchanged. Very little wool is now…
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Dalgety and Co., wool salesmen, Sydney, report under date of the 18th instant:—The progress of the London sales has been the chief item of interest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Man on the Land. Annual Wool Review
The above is the title of an interesting pamphlet issued by the well-knows firm of Winchombe Carson and Co. Ltd. Sydney, who had the distinction of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURAL. No. 50. "Take-all" in Wheat. How to Control it
THE spread of "take-all" is one of the serious menaces of agricultural life. Growers who have it in their paddocks deserve sympathy; but experiments and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For The Man On The Land These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are b[?]d mainly on the experiments of the Department. Pickling Seed Wheat
Within the next few weeks most Wheat-growers will be treating their seed for the prevention of smut or bunt, and a few practical suggestions,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Farmer's Misfortune
A dairy farmer at Wimbleton, near Blayney, had a serious loss on Tuesday last. He had turned a number of fine milking cows into a paddock, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Far and Near Farmers
Farmers and settlers, who visited the Royal Show, no doubt, envied the lot of the agriculturist whose holdings were within easy hall of the…
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By no means the least interesting of the farming and agricultural exhibits were shown in the pavilion set apart for the Department of Agriculture's…
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At the annual meeting of the Wagga Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. E. Crouch gave notice of the following motion: "That the membership of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Orchard. Cover Crops—How They Restore the So[?]l
Though late for some districts, it is not yet too late in many places for orchardist[?] to sow cover crops among the trees, and it is certainly better to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dairy. Butter-making. the Washing Process
It is pointed out by an English dairy expert that farm butter makers often overwash their butter, and just as frequently fall to wash it enough…
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The position in the Sydney wool market is uncharged. Very little wool is now available outside the output of the following establishments, which is meeting a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Epidemic Sheep Eat Dead Rabbits
A Wagga telegram says.—Reports from the Upper Murrumbidgee indicate that several flock owners have lost numbers of sheep, owing to the animals…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Growing Tests. Tests in New South Wales. Useful Deductions
In New South Wales the experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture have thrown some Additional light on the economic production of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No. 50 Agricultural. "Take-all" in Wheat. How to Control it
THE spread of "take-all" is one of the serious Menaces of agricultural life. Growers who have it in their paddocks deserve sympathy; but experiments and…
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