Farmers and Settlers' Association
Since the advent of Mr. W. P. O'Neill, organiser for the F.S.A., into the Narromine district, the branch has been galvanised into something approaching…
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Farming & the land, 1928
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Cattle Sale
Mr. H. M. Ware will offer by public auction on Saturday April 28th, 139 head of mixed cattle, comprising steere, heifers and cows. The sale…
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A. Wilkins and Co report having held a sale of sheep and cattle at the Commercial Yards on Saturday, when they made a satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Auctions
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd report Wool continues to arrive in brokers' stores each day in limited quantities, and it looks as if the May sales will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World's Wool Consumers
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: In Sydney and Brisbane the Continent takes pride as a consumer of wool. The fineness of the clip…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Jottings. Dubbo Cattle Sale
On Saturday, 28th April, at Dubbo, The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. will sell 1100 store cattle, all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Land. Sydney Wool Market
Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—There is little to report in the local market, except in the case of scoured skin wool, which is being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Sheep-Fly Parasite. Under Test in the Scone District
Mr. W. B. Gurney, Government Entromologist announces that a parasite of the blowfly (which is causing so much injury to shep and wool)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Sale
Mr. H. M. Ware will offer by public auction on Saturday April 28th, 139 head of mixed cattle, comprising steers, heifers and cows. The sale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Silos. Poorly Patronised by Farmers
Owing to the numerous complaints made by farmers for many years in regard to the great losses occasioned in bundling the results of their…
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The growing practice of selling wool in the country was thoroughly discussed at the Graziers' conference, and it was finally resolved to appoint a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Industry
Does Wheat-Growing Pay—Dwindling Returns—Government's "Nose in the Wheat Bag"—Where Australia Lags Behind Canada, U.S.A., and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cup Winner in Sheep Section
Two very handsome cups were presented by breeders in the sheep section, and naturally the competition to secure them was very keen…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral Notes Graziers' Resolutions. Many Important Decisions
Many matters of vital interest to the graziers were discussed at the Graziers annual conference and numbers of the resolutions carried are of far-reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Prices Cattle Dearer at Homebush
At the Homebush sales this morning, 3940 cattle were yarded, the market being higher for all descriptions…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bounteous Pastures Effects on Wool Industry
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The pastures of New South Wales are at present covered with one of the most bounteous growths of feed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loose Smut of Wheat. Characteristics and Control
Loose smut of wheat is caused by a parasitic fungus (Ustilago tritici), and is quite distinct from other smut diseases which occur on wheat and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prize Howlers. Last Year's Crop
An English newspaper, "The Universal Correspondent," publishes a new collection of "howlers" said to have been obtained from recent examination…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Time Sheets for Employees Farmers' Protest
At the recent meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a resolution was passed, asking that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Hints
Tank Measurement.—A square tank 11 feet deep, to measure 1500 cubic yards, should be about 91 feet by 91 feet at top and 24 feet by 24…
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