The World's Wheat Crops Up to Average
The European wheat shortage is a severe one, and looks likely to continue; outside Europe, however, areas are larger and crops up to the…
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Farming & the land, 1917
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Destroying the Sheep Fly
Mr. Donald M. Ferguson, of "Meriman," Gulargambone district, is one of the fortunate graziers who has not his year suffered losses through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Burning Wheat (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Strange as it may read, yet it is only too true, that the authorities haul wheat into Sydney, and at Darling Island, actually barn it…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Open Column. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.) Burning Wheat. (To the Editor.)
Sir,--Strange as it may read, yet it is only too true, that the authorities haul wheat into Sydney, and, at Darling Island, actually burn it, rather…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General Coonamble Experiment Farm
A Dubbo visitor to Coonamble wants to know if the Government is experimenting in noxious woods culture at the Coonamble Experiment Farm. There…
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Appraisement work was continued daring last week and excellent progress made. The series was brought to a conclusion last Thursday and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
The weather during this month has been hot and disagreeable. The Gidgea has been smelling very strongly of late, and although the skies are clear, we anticipate…
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. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 308…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. It Tests the Bull Too. Herd-Testing
Cow testing tests the cows and the men. It tests the bull, too. That is the view put forward by an organiser of a Wisconsin (U.S.A.) Cow-testing…
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Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., advertise in to-day's issue a nice compact farm situated at Gollan, comprising 800 acres of beautiful wheat and…
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John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 31st March:-Wool.—The trade in Sydney awaits the opening of the series of…
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. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 308…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. It Tests the Bull Too. Herd-Testing
Cow testing tests the cows and the men. It tests the bull, too. That is the view put forward by an organiser of a Wisconsin (U.S.A.) Cow-testing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Farmers
"You may judge a carpenter by his chips," is an old and trite saying Cr. Godwin thinks you can tell a good farmer by his efforts to eradicate noxious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral and Commercial the Weather. Western Herald Office. Tuesday evening
We are having glorious weather just now. No rain is expected until May, although a couple of inches now would do a great deal of good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Pickling Seed Wheat. the Best Way to Prevent Bunt
Of the various preventives for bunt or "stinking smut," the most efficient is certainly sulphate of copper, or bluestone, but success depends largely upon…
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A telegram from Tenterfield endorses the statement of Mr. Les. McVicar (McVicar and Dennis), Dubbo, published in the "Dispatch" on 30th ultimo…
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Sehute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 2nd. April: This has been nerely a clearing-up week in Sydney, owing to the series of appraisements being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eumungerie Wheat Harvest
Wheat carting has been completed at Eumungerie, about 45,000 bags having been received by Messrs. Wheaton and C. Ley, agents for Jas. Bell and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sore Mouths in Sheep. a Remedy
In the autumn time of the year, after a good season, we generally find a number of sheep with ulcerated mouths, and the gums are also ulcerated, and if not…
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