Dairying on the Downs
Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the remarkable advances made by the dairying district on the famous Darling Downs country. Nature…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
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Warren Wants an Experiment Farm
Dubbo, Narromine, Trangle and Warren are all agitating for an experiment farm. Good luck to the centre that scores. Let us hope, however, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Crops Around Cudal
The areas under wheat around Cudal look well, having recovered in a remarkable fashion after the protracted drought. Out towards Canowindra…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Up-to-date Farming
Messrs. Skinner Bros., of "Pine Grove," have purchased a 25 h.p. oil tractor from the International Harvester Company, and propose to utilise it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tillering of Wheat
Experienced wheat growers have long recognised the fact that thin sowing allows the plant to tiller more freely than it does when sown too thickly. Hence most up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Market
The regular wool selling season opened on Monday last under very encouraging auspices. There was an exceptionally large attendance of buyers, many now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No. 72. Agricultural. Cultivation of Wheat
The Important Place of Rotation. A few weeks ago a good deal of space was devoted in these notes to consideration of the important influence which…
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 which would be Impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stack Platform. a Farm Requisite
This illustration shows a platform for reaching to the higher levels in building a haystack. Stacks are usually built with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Testing Dairy Herds. the Government Scheme
A scheme for the testing and certification of pure bred dairy cows has been prepared by the veterinary officers attached to the Victorian Department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool
The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date September 21st:—Wool during the week has been arriving freely, and it is anticipated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Market. Sydney
The wheat market of N.S.W. is reported to be on the verge of a possible crisis, as there is not now enough wheat in the country to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo F. & S. Association Greetings to Wellington. the Experiment Farm and Experiment Plots. the Dubbo Weir.—the Nielsen Scandal
The regular montly meeting of the Dubbo F. and S. Association was held [?] when there were present; Messrs. [?] Morris (in the chair). E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market
Sheepskins—The market ruled firm with at times an advances of [?] on w[?]lled sorts Merine full wools 6¼d to 8¼d per [?], medium 5½d to 7d, shot 4d to 6d, lambs 4¼d to 6¾d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Cultivation of Wheat. the Important Place of Rotation
A few weeks ago a good deal of space was devoted in these notes to consideration of the important influence which fallowing lias upon the yields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool and Produce
Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 23rd September:—Judging by the course of wool sales in Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Australian Wheat Grower
Cornishmen have played an important part in the colonisation and development of Australia, but it is not generally known that one of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Divining Rod. a Provident Farmer
A correspondent writes:—The much disputed power of the "divining rod" was put to a practical test recently on Mr. Thos. Brummell's farm at Suntop…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Report
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association report to September 21 :— No auction sales have been [?] in Sydney during the past week, but 29,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Sales. London
At the London wool sales t[?] was good competition for all [?], and prices were [?] at opening rates…
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