Our Farmers. The Rabbit-poisoning Prohibition. The Government Severely Criticised
The regular monthly meeting of the Dubbo brunch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on saturday, when there were present:…
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Farming & the land, 1914
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Pastoral and Commercial the Weather. Tuesday evening
Weather fine, all signs of rain having dissppeared. Splendid rains have fallen over a large portion of New South Wales Pastoralists…
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Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 19th October. The wool sales to be held this week are of exceptional interest, since, for the first time since…
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So much hinged upon the wool values at the opening of the Sydney auctions last Tuesday that the sale room was taxed to its utmost capacity to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lucerne Hay and Chaff. Making, Handling and Marketing
"Every care should be exercised in the cutting, curing, storing, and preparation for market of lucerne hay and chaff, so as to produce a[?]product…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Selecting Maize Seed. Do It in the Field
"Although it is generally conceded that the season is a large factor in determining the amount of suckering in a crop, there seems to be little doubt…
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Something over a hundred years ago the hacendados (ranchmen) of Aruguay (South America) complained to the Government that over 450,000 head of…
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Some early references to four-horned sheep in Scotland have been unearthed by Dr. James Ritchie, of the royal Scottish Museum, says the "Scotsman."…
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It is on the cards that the neccessary Commodities Commission will visit Dukko shortly, and hear what our farmers have to say about the proposal to…
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Mr. Frank Mack writes:—It is generally admitted that there is going to be a shortage of wheat through all the States this year, some being of opinion…
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Mr. Joseph Field writes:—The price for new wheat is not definitely, fixed, and the uncertainty of same being determined has practically kept matters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carcoar Wool Clip
Shearing will commence in the Carcoar district about the end of the present month. The clip will be about 400 bales shorter than [?]…
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Mr. T. H. Thrower, M.L.A., has received the following letter from thee private secretary to thee Atorney-General:-- "The Attorney-General has…
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Before the Necessary Commodities Commission on Wednesday, Mr. T. I. Campbell, secretary of the F. and S. Association, stated that many farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General a Good Crop
There is on view at the Dubbo Town Mall a splendid sample of hay grown at the local sanitary depot area. The ears are well filled. A good crop has…
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Last wheat season Mr. F. J. D. Hanckel, of "Essington," Gilgandra, was the first farmer in that district to commence harvesting the golden grain,…
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Last week the stripper was at work on the Coonamble Experiment Farm and Sunset wheat sown on 5th May at the fann yielded 18 bushels to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mummy Wheat. Old Farce Exploded
"Professor Flinders Petrie has completely ruined one of the most interesting and well[?] worked of all our pulpit illustrations," says the Expository Times "In the second part…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Sour Skimmilk. As Food for Calves
Experiments carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture, indicate that in summer calves make as rapid gains on sour skimmilk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal superrvision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 181. Agricultural. Selecting Maize Seed. Do It in the Field
"Although it is generally conceded that the season is a large factor in determining the amount of suckering in a crop, there seems to be little doubt…
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