Crop Burnt
The lightning during Friday's storm set fire to a paddock at Narromine, the property of Mr. O'Neil, and 30 acres of wheat were destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
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Wool and Produce Market
Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., submitted a arge and attractive catalogue of 5906 bales, comprising a number of well-known clips in excellent condition. Every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serial Story. Bindawalla Chapter X. to the Wool Shed
Leslie Raymond went to Eugowra and wired to Sydney for men, and to Forbes for police protection for them. On his return journey he thought that as the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Straying Cattle
A source of constant trouble and protest (says the "S.M. Herald" in its Local Government column) is the question of straying cattle in shires and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— Catalogues during the past week have embraced an excellent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →EUMUNGERIE. New Wheat
The first load of this season's wheat arrived at Eumungerie on the 23rd inst. It was sent by Mr. E. J. ("Sailor") Woodley, of Wilga Plains, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canadian Wheat Yield
Some idea of the vastness of the Canadian wh[?]st harvest -- and also of the up-to-dateness of the railway authorities in their preparations for coping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Wheat Trucks
The Tamworth "Daily Observer" writes:—Last wheat season was marked by a shortage of trucks to couvey the grain to market. The consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Record Load of Wheat
Messrs. Johnston Bros. brought to the Murwillumbah mill what should be the largest load of wheat ever drawn in this State. The total weight of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tetanus in Sheep. To Clean the Yards
A farmer applied for advice recently on the subject of loss among his sheep at shearing time. He stated that for two or three years he had suffered such…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Decreased Wool Clip. Sydney
The general estimate of this year's Australian wool clip is that there will be a decrease of at least 300,000 bales, and possibly 350,000 bales, as compared…
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. Trofie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. Tho Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Man on the Land Lucerne for Sheep. Economical and Fattening
"I do not know of any quicker of more economical way of fattening sheep than feeding them with lucerne," wrote the sheep and wool expert…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairy Salt
Among the characteristics of a good dairy suit, according to a bulletin issued by the Wisconsin Experiment Station, are a pure white colour, neutral reaction, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAIRYING. No. 82. Hints Jon Cheesemaking. Handling Fast-working Milk
"TROUBLE is experienced during the summer months by most cheesemakers on account of the high acid of the milk in the morning," writes one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrumbidgee Irrigation Farms
A further list of Irrigation Farms on the Mirool Irrigation Area No. 1 has been gazetted for application after December 9th. Application…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Harvest Notes. Dubbo Crops
Wheat crops in Dubbo district are yielding from two to ten bags to the acre. Some crops will not yield two bags, but it appears safe to predict…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage to Crops
The bail storm or last week did damage to wheat crops in Mogriguy district. Mr. Crawford, was the heaviest loser; he estimates he lost equivalent to 200…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gilgandra Crops
Despite the unfavorable weather con ditions during the growing period, there will be some heavy wheat crops stripped in the Gilgandra district this year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool and Produce Market
Catalogues during the past week have embraced an excellent selection including many attractive and superior clip, with a large proportion of average sorts and a fair…
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