Dairying. Ten-yeae-old Silage. a Profitable Venture
A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 1909—nearly ten years ago—was recently forwarded to the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1919
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Agricultural. Temora DEMONsTrATION Farm. a Suggested Rotation
Where a farmer is catering for the grain and the hay markets, it is possible to adopt a rotation that will give tow crops every three years. That, indeed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Tuesday, Morning
On Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock a thunderstorm passed over the town, and 26 points of rain were recorded. During the storm there was one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Wheat Conference
The following are suggested as matters to be discussed at a general conference on the wheat question, to be held at Harden, on Tuesday, March 11,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Offerings
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool appraisements continue without interruption in Sydney. We offered a catalogue of 7200 bales last week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Red Clover Seed. Heavy Settings in Various Places
Several heavy settings of red clover seed are reported by the agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture in a short note in which he also quotes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Varieties of Wheat. How They Behaved This Season
One of the features of this season's work on the plant breeder's plots at Cowra has been the success of South African varieties of wheat under test…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Experience with Farm Tractors. What Farmers Said
The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused much discussion in America, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Woolgrowers will be interested to learn that in epite of the dislocation of business caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor, the Wheat Future
Sir,—In view of the uncertain attitude token up by farmers and others with regard to the future of wheat, I think it well to endeavour to dispel the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Co-operation
Mr. C. J. McRae, president of the Primary Producers' Union, has taken up his residence in Sydney, as a paid official, to watch the Interests of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Offerings. Blocking German Wool Trade
Winchcombe, Garson Ltd. write:—Wool appraisements continue without interruption in Sydney. We offered a catalogue of 7200 bales lase week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral and Commercial. He Weather. Friday Morning
Yesterday afternoon thunder-storm passed over the town, only 10 points being received locally. An exceptionally heavy storm passed round…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10,000 Store Sheep
Now the drought has broken there is sure to be a good demand for all classes of stock, and Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., have already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Wool Committee Writ Against Sydney Firm
"The Commonwealth of Australia and the Central Wool Committee on Saturday issued a writ returnable 21 days after service, claiming £282,000 from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The American Wheat Crop
In an interesting and voluble article in the "Sydney Morning Herald" on Wcdnesday morning Mr, G. S. Beeby, M.L.A., evidently forwarded from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Confiscated Sheep
At the P.P. Board meeting last Thursday night a letter was received drawing attention to the frequent arrival at Flemington of sheep with half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Yoorooga" Wool
Congratulations to Mr. Jos. Bitter, whose wool Inst week realised top price of all the consignments appraised for the A.M.L. and F. Co. Wethers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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 [?] mainly on the experience of the Department. 407…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural. "Take-all." The Wheat-Growers' Worst Enemy
For some years the Plant Breeder of the Department of Agriculture has observed the prevalence of "take-all" in the wheat breeding plots at Cowra…
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