Pigs and Pork. Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College
It may be accepted as a fair statement that in "the production of bacon or pork, under normal market conditions, wheat cannot be deemed an…
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Farming & the land, 1917
1,168 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 59
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
Those 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. 299…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pigs and Pork. Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College
It may be accepted as a fair statement that in the production of bacon or pork, under normal market conditions, wheat cannot be deemed an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fine Corn Crop
Mr. Joseph Field this morning showed us a splendid cob of corn picked from a crop grown by Mr. Tom Giddings, of Geurie. The sample is equal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Setting Fire to Crop
The Peak Hill '"Express" of 26th January contains further particulars of the case of the farmer, Karl Meigel, which was referred to in our issue of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World's Sheep
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writes:—"In view of the present need for wool and mutton throughout the world, it is interesting to note the number of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Position
Schute, Boll, and Co., Ltd., report under date 29th January.— It was not unexpected that technical difficulties would arise in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. "Milk Veins." As Indications of Milking Capacity
For many years the development of the so-called milk veins has been considered one of the surest indications of the productive capacity of dairy cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Worth Nothing
The "Herald," Warren, is publishing reminiscences of that town and district a quarter of a century ago. Here is an interesting extract, which shows…
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The following gentlemen have been appointed under the War Precautions Act as appraisers of sheepskins for New South Wales:—Hans Sylvester…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Report
The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 31st January:—During the past two weeks appraising has been in progress in Brisbane, and as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poisoning Sheep Blow-Flies
The attention of the Minister for Agriculture (Ho[?]. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A.) has been drawn to the fact that quite a number of letters have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Trucking Rates
In view of the increase of 10 per cent. in rates on all classes of goods carried on the N.S.W. railways, the position in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Standard
The State, Wheat Office still intends, apparently, to adhere to the obsolete and unsatisfactory f.a.q. standard system in handling the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Good Wheat Yields
Every day one hears of satisfactory wheat yields in spite of the destruction caused by wind and hail and rust. Mr. J. Wright, of Abdullah, Rawsonville,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Covering Wheat Stacks
We desire to draw the attention of the Wheat Board to the necessity which exists at Ballimore and other places for providing sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arsenic for the Sheep-fly
It is said that two tablespoonsful of arsenic to a gallon of water makes an effective wash for application to sheep attacked by the sheep-fy. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mice and Wheat Stacks
Owing to the grave fears expressed regarding the probable damage caused in wheat stacks from the presence of mice, it is interesting to learn that…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Next Year's Wheat Pool
The committee of the N.S.W. Farmers' Union (Tarnworth), at the last meeting, at the instance of the president, Mr. A. Matheson,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Storm Warnings for Herders of Sheep
During the past spring the Weather Bureau established a special storm-warning service for the sheep ranges in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, to enable the owners of soine 2,000,000…
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