Pastoral a Penny Pee Head Per Week. Some Interesting Figures
It may be generally said of conserved fodder that when it is needed it is needed badly. How far silage satisfies that urgent need when it arrives is…
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Farming & the land, 1919
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Dairying. Blood Scours in Calves. Cleanliness Best Preventive
"Blood scours" in calves usually occurs where the conditions are insanitary and the accident of feeding careless, says a Veterinary Officer of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Farmers & Graziers" at Homebush Some Good Sales
The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., writes:-- "In view of the malicious statements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Farmers. Looking Towards Australia
"My object is to inspect land in New South Wales suitable for English farmers to settle upon," said Mr. Henry James Neale, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Wheat Crops
It seems strange to talk about good wheat crops in such a dry season as the district has experienced during the past 18 months, but there are several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loss of Sheep
Drover P. McDermott was taking 7259 wethers from Wellington to Dubbo and drew the mob up into a bend of the river on a reserve near "Westover."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plucking Sheep. Shetland Way of Shearing
We are so familiar with the modern methods of sheep shearing, says the "Morning Post," that it probably never occurs, even to those with a fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Oaty" Samples of Wheat Sled
The following simple and effective means of removing black oats from wheat where a grader is not available and the quantity to be cleaned is only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Leakage in Buying and Selling. a Rational Method of Repair
Every industry to-day reflects tho change with which the last few years have more than normally jostled us— even agriculture, oldest and probably…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Robbing Hat Crops
The drought conditions have produced another pest, which is causing the farmers great losses. The wheat and hay crops have suffered considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Sheep
Buyers had ample supplies from which to secure their needs at last Monday's Homebush sheep sales. 43,000 head were forward. Medium…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Seed Wheat
The Department of Agriculture has arrangements in hand for the purchase of one million bushels of seed wheat at 6 a bushel, which will be distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pinched Wheat
A Narromine farmer was travelling with a railway official in a train last week whee the wheat crop prospects were' discussed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Field Wheat Competition
The Royal Agricultural Society have again been compelled to abandon its field wheat competition which this year was to have been held in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sketcher. At the Dairy Show. A Conversation with a Cow
A great many people visited the last show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. A few of these were from the country, a good many were from town…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Crops
The severity of the drought during the spring is seen in the poor results of agriculture in one of the best wheat growing sections of the west--from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Help to Farmers
In the Assembly on Tuesday night. Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, in reply to Copt. Dunn, outlined his scheme of assistance to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kabinga Farming
Hay-making is now completed on Kabinga, Mr. R. Griffith's property at Brummagen Creek, between Narromine and Dubbo. The return from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Helping the Farmers
A comprehensive survey of the crop prospects indicates that the harvest will be a very poor one, and that it is almost certain that wheat will have to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool. English Top Output
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Between Nov. 5th and Dec 12th arrangements provide for four series of wool appraisements in Sydney,…
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