Orange Cattle Sale
Messrs. Leeds Bros, will hold an important sale of cattle at the Orange Corporation Yards on Thursday, July 4, commencing at 11 a.m. The…
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Farming & the land, 1918
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Inbreeding of Dairy Cattle. How Par It Is Safe
A correspondent lately addressed the following questions to the Department: How far is inbreeding in cattle safe? A young bull (Durham) served heifers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cooper Sheep-shearing Machines
Messrs. T. M. Sherriff and Co. are the district agents for the Cooper sheep shearing machines, and now is the time to consider the question of installing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Water on the Farm. More Methods of Purification
In addition to the purification of water by filtering and by adding certain chemicals that destroy unfavorable bacteria, etc, there are several…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral Conditions
Mr Stock Inspector Reuss reports on pastoral conditions to the Cobar district during the month of June as follows:—Lamb marking may now…
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Turner and Brownhill, sharebrokers. in their monthly report, write: "Business has been on a very reduced scale but prices, especially for the 1916-17…
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A movement is on foot to form a farming company, with a capital of £100,000. on the Patterson River. The farm comprises an area of 1314 acres,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ideal Farms for Soldiers and Closer Settlement. (To the Editor.)
Sir,--These farms, situated between Albury and Blayney, are valued at £3000. Area of land 250 acres, valued with improvements, at £10 per acre, is…
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Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue of an important sale of 350 high class Shorthorn cows by Mr. E. B. Mugg, which will tack…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
Lovely weather, with sharp, frosty morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Fumigation
Fumigation in a intention of destruction[?] attended to, account[?] many [?]The best [?]to rumigate is the[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Champion Sheep Dog
Mr. L. M. McLeod, of Canonbar station, a gentleman who never misses a race meeting in Dubbo, had hard luck again in the champion sheep dog trial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seed Wheat
A farmer last week went into Quirindi to purchase seed wheat. After signing a declaration that the wheat was intended to be used as seed, he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inbreeding of Dairy Cattle. How Far it is Safe
A correspondent lately addressed the following questions to the Department: How far is inbreeding in cattle safe[?] A young bull (Durham) served he[?]fers…
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 Hen. W. C. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 578…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying. Lessons in Cow Testing. a Feature of a Fair
That the dairy farmer should know exactly what each cow in his milking[?] is doing in the way of[?] and cutter production was[?] in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening
One of the coldest and driest winters we ever experienced. Jack Frost is supreme indeed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1915-16 Wheat. Government Intentions
In a statement issued by Mr. Watt it was made clear that there was no intention on the part of the Government or the Wheat Board to close the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Rabbit Destruction. Making and Using Poison Baits
Last week, the suggestions of the rabbit inspector at Moree with regard to the laying of poison baits for rabbits wore given at some length in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Western Stud Sheep
At Sydney stud sheep sales, Mr. M. Collins, of Lallott, South Australia, purchased the merino stud ram Prince Charley, by Lord Charles (a ram that…
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