Farm Work for Students
The Minister for Agriculture is desirous of securing positions in farm work for Hawkesbury College students. Two classes of students are available,…
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Farming & the land, 1923
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Farm Students Want Farm Work
The Minister for Agriculture is anxious to obtain position on farms for two classes of students from the Hawkesbury College. These are lads who have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General Rush for a Farm
A Homestead Farm that was recently thrown open for selection in the parish of Ginghet, land district of Nyngan, and situated about 50 miles south of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Prices For Wool. 40½d for Fleece
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Wednesday: All previous records were eclipsed at our Sydney wool sales to-day. We obtained for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Crops
The wheat crops throughout the Dubbo and Gilgandra districts are very light, though they will give much better returns than most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wongarbon Crops
Harvesting operations have commenced in the Wongarbon district. The yields vary a great deal. Some farmers are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Road to Eumungerie. Crops Very Mediocre
Some of the finest wheatgrowers in the West are round about Eumungerie. Consider, at random, a few of the names as you pass along the road, Dubbo to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming under Irrigation. Methods of Applying Water
In a discussion of the possibilities of irrigation farming in New South Wales, consideration is given to the different methods of irrigation commonly practised. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tilpa Wool
Mr. G. J. Newman's Nangara wool clip, from Tilpa, was among the offerings at Winchcombe Carson's Sydney auction last Wednesday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral. Fodder for Sheep
During his visit to this country recently, a prominent American agricultural authority remarked on the universal reliance on natural pastures for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Reports
Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., report:—Our catalogue contained 4740 bales, and included, besides many clips of good useful wool, two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Relief for Wheat Growers Share Farmers Grievance
A correspondent in a Sydney journal, makes reference to the deputation that waited recently upon the Premier with a view to helping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oversea Wheat Position
Lindley, Walker Co-op. Wheat Company report:—Our London cable on 26th read as follows:—"Australian wheat January shipment valued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Judges Reasons. Should They Give Them
A discussion took place at the annual meeting of the Victorian branch of the Australian Jersey Herd Society on a proposal by Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For the Man on the Land Agricultural and Pastoral Notes
These Notes are issued every [?] under the personal [?] of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the [?] of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Security in Dairy-farming
The first factor in security for the stockowner is obviously a reliable supply of feed and as a menus to this end there is none so cheap and simple…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crop Championship
Mr G Christie, secretary of the Gilgandra P and A Association, has been informed that the Western district crop competition will not be held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. When Pasture Is Short. Treatment of Dry Food for Dairy Stock
During the height of the 1914 Riverina drought, when every vestige of pasture had disappeared and foodstuffs were at a prohibitive price, a large herd…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm Vegetable Patch. An Insect Pest of Tomatoes
A pest which the vegetable grower should keep a sharp lookout for at this time of the year is the buff-coloured tomato weevil. This insect belongs to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Cattle
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: -- Our clearances at Homebush last Monday included steers from Mr. E. S. Twigg, Armatree,…
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