Agricultural. Cropping Systems. Their Effect on Yields of Grain
The effect of continuous cropping for wheat was once more proved by a series of experiments conducted by the University of California, U.S.A., in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening
Sixteen points of rain fell on Sunday, but this was of little good, except to lay the dust. The red country is looking well, but the black ground wants two inches of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington Sheep and Cattle Sale on October 27
Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd. are yarding an exceptionally, good lot of store sheep and cattle at Wellington on 27th instant. Since the last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. the Breeding Herd
Professor C. H. Eckles, of the University of Missouri, U.S.A., recently made a plea for better breeding operations, declaring to a gathering of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1000 Cattle at Orange
On Friday, October 26, at Orange, Messrs. Leeds Bros will hold an important cattle sale, when 1000 head will be offered, direct from the owners, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Position
Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date October 15:—Woolgrowers whose clips came under the appraisement scheme last season will welcome…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Growing. Cost to the Farmer. Finding of the Rural Commission
The report of the Royal Commission of inquiry on rural industries is now printed, and issued at 12/6. In view of the diversity of opinion as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat. Big Decrease in Acreage
The estimates supplied by Mr. H. A. Smith, acting-Government Statistician of the areas of wheat sown this season in the various police patrol…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer's Co-operative Grain Co
Last Monday afternoon Mr. A. C. Alford presided at a meeting of district, farmers, held at the Municipal Council Chambers, to meet the Hon. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Straying Cattle
On Friday last two Dubbo men were each fined 10s, and 6s court costs, for permitting stock to stray about the municipality. No excuses were offered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Losses
Some interesting figures are given by Mr. C. J. Woollett, Stock Inspector for the Tamworth district, in his annual report. Dealing with the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Government Cattle Business
A Queensland paper says that it is not generally known, nor does the Government desire it to be known, that the Caucus has embarked on…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farmers' Wheat Co-operative Handling Co
Mr. John Fitzpatrick, farmer and grazier, of Junee, and a provisional director of the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Grain Company, Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Clip
The Prime Minister states that the Central Wool Committee has resolved to declare a dividend, payable on the 23rd inst., of 10 per cent. on the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Exhibits at Shows. Necessity for Greater Competition
There is some common-sense in the following article, credit for whichis given Dabbo "Dispatch":— "There's another Richmond in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Response From Country Men. Sheep for F. and S. Queen
We have been requested to publish the following list of sheep, donated by country residents in support of the F. and S. Queen (Mrs. R…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Co-operation. the Newly-established Grain Company. Co-operation—the Farmers' Only Policy. Mr. Trethowan Shows the Way
On Saturday afternoon an important meeting of farmers was held in the Australian Hall, Gilgandra, to hear an address by Mr. A. K…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lgandra Weekly gandra, Friday October, 19 1917 Will the Farmers Accept?
To-day the farmers of New South [?]ales have placed before them a definite scheme for the preservation [?]f, their wheat-growing industry, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General Eschol Crops
Given another good shower and the crops of the Eschol district will yield fairly well. So says Mr. R. Allen, of Eumalgn. He says the wheat is short,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protecting Farmers
In the Legislative Assembly last Wednesday, Mr. P. M. McGirr asked the Acting-Premier, if he would take the necessary steps to extend the…
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