Local and General. Farmers' Picnic
The annual picnic, reunion, and sports promoted by the Dubbo branch of the F.S.A. will be held on Cootha (Mr. w. W. Baird's) pine paddock on…
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Farming & the land, 1914
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Lads for Farms
Mr. H. E. Holmes, president of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, has received a letter from the Assistant Superintendent of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Farming
Mr. H. McClure, of "Myall Park," Gilgandra, who is highly satisfied with the account his Big Four-Thirty oil tractor has given of itself in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warren Experiment Farm
Mr. J. E. Spittle, who represented Warren as a deputation to the Minister for Agriculture to urge the establishment of an Experimental Farm in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Market
The outbreak of war on the Continent has seriously affected the market, Prior to the opening of the mictions this week the news of the outbreak came to band and most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural. Saving Moisture for Wheat. Some Cases in Point
It is not many weeks since the [?]y Notes" were urging upon the attention of wheat farmers the importance of fallowing as a method of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 170. Pastoral. Crossbreeding Experiments with Sheep. Body and Fleece Weights
"The idea of catering for specific demands with special breeds or crosses has, so far, not attracted the attention of those engaged in the mutton and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruelty to Sheep
In response to a recommendation made by the local branch of the P.L.L. in respect to cruelty to sheep when in transit to Sydney, the Under Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wheat Market
In Sydney markets on Saturday milling wheat sold at 42. This is a decline of 3d on the war price. There is a general impression in Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commercial News WOOL
The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 6th August:—Just 11 days ago the prospects for the marketing of the clip now being Shorn might be said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Macquarie Electorate Farmers
Mr. S. R. Armstrong, organiser for the Macquarie District Council, in a letter dated Saturday, says that he has every reason to be pleased with his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Pastoral Properties
We have received authentic information that Mr. J. Linane has purchased for Mr. W. Naughton, Yandama, Tileha and Fort Grey stations, which are situated out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Worms Damaging Wheat in the North-west
The reports of cutworms doing damage among wheat crops were lately supplemented by a letter from a farmer in the North-West who, having noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →High Butter Fat Yields. Agricultural Department's Offer
In order to stimulate an improvement in the breeding, feeding, and testing of dairy cattle, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has decided…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairying. High Butter Fat Yields. Agricultural Department's Offer
In order to stimulate an improvement in the breeding, feeding, and testing of dairy cattle, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has decided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Store Your Wool
Sydney wool agents have advised pastoralists throughout the State to store their wool. At present there is Very little demand for wool in Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Aimford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 171…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worms Damaging Wheat. In the North-West
The reports of cutworms doing damagE among wheat crops were lately supplemented by a letter from a farmer in the North-West who, having noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Clip. Annual Review for Past Season
We have received a copy of Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australasia, which contains an exhaustive summary of everything relating to the past…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For the Man on the Land Worms Damaging Wheat. In the North-West
The reports of cutworms doing damage among wheat crops were lately supplemented by a letter from a farmer in the North-West, who, having noticed…
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