Dairying. Chief Functions of Water. In a Dairy Cow's Ration
A good dairy cow probably needs more water than any other domestic animal. The chief uses of water to a cow have been the subject of a special…
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Farming & the land, 1918
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Water on the Farm. Boilers and Injurious Waters
The effect of water upon boilers used for the production of steam and for other purposes is a subject not without interest to the farmer. The Chemist…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Cultivation of Maize. Preparation of the Soil
Maize, being comparatively shallowrooted, especially in the later stages of its growth, requires a thorough and deep working of tho Soil, for it is mainly…
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Joseph Palmer and Sons, sharebrokers, report that the demand for all three series of wheat scrip is good, and prices show a great advance on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seed Wheat Refused
Mr. Blakeley, M.H.R., in the House last week said he had received a letter from Mr. G. W, McKenzie, of Narromine, stating that he applied for 14…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market
John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—The position is quite unchanged, though a feeling of anxiety is being advanced in many quarters as to whether an ample supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
The weather is quiet sultry for this time of yaw. A change in expected shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Wheat Stack
Last night, just after dusk, a fire broke out in a stack of Government wheat behind the sheds of Messrs. McLeod and Co's mill. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District' Sheep Sales
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that at Homebush sheep sales they sold wethers from Est. John Ferguson, Armature, to 34s; hoggets from Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Annual Wool Review
We have received a copy of Winchcombe, Carson and Co.'s "Annual Wool Review," which contains a full account of wool trade happenings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Packs. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy
John Bridge and Co., write:— We have just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool Committee, enclosing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Pack Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy
John Bridge and Co. writes:-- We have just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool Committee; enclosing one from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Packs Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy
John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:-We have Just received a communication from the Chairman of the State Wool Committee, enclosing one from…
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. AGRICULTURAL…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water on the Farm. Prevention of Injury to Boilers
Mention was made last week of the fact that there is no certain means of preventing the formation of boiler scale, even when the composition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Packs. Central Wool Committee Urge Utmost Economy
John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write:— "We have just received a communication from the Chairman of te State Wool Committee, enclosing one from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electro-chemical Crops. Doubling Th Wheat Yield
Mr. F. Chamier, D.Sc, writes in the "Daily Mail":—"For a good many years, last it has been known that an overhead discharge of electricity…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Water on the Farm. What Is Suitable for Human Consumption
In judging of the suitability of a water for drinking purposes, other factors must be considered than in the cases hitherto dealt with. As a general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grow More Wheat. Sir Joseph Carruthers' Advice
There was no department of the recent Wellington Show invested with greater interest or of more importance to farmers than the wheat classes this…
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Winch[?], Carson, Ltd., report-Next Monday offerings will be resumed in Sydney: Arrangements have been made to bring forward catalogues…
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