Moist Facts for Dry Farmers
The above is the title of a bulletin recently issued by the Department of Agriculture of West Australia, and compiled by Mr. G. L. Sutton,…
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Wool Report
Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Wednesday a large and attractive catalogue of 5000 bales, comprising a number of well-known…
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Young husband, Row and Co., Ppty., Ltd., continued their wool [?] in Melbourne on Monday, and had [?] successful auction. The market has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Machine V. Hand Milking. Dairymen Who Poison Children. Plain Facts by a Plain Farmer. Alarming Revelations About Impure Milk
Yes, I use a milking machine. I have had considerable experience, and as long as I milk 20 cows I will never go back to hand milking. For some years past much concern has been expressed regarding the high rate of infant mortality in our large towns. It was recognised that much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Metropolitan Wool Stores. Trouble at the Melbourne Depots. Conditions and Claims Outlined
Dear "Worker": Since last report matters in connection with the wool stores trouble at Newmarket and Kensington, Melbourne, have been approaching finality, as far as this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Building Up a Dairy Herd. Feeding
In feeding dairy cows we should consider that we are caring for animals which have been artificially bred and developed. "Nature…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm. the Birdsfoot Trefoils. Lotus Major, L. Corniculatus and L. Augustissimus. Their Value Is Fodder Plants Compared
Lotus Major is a [?] that is steadily gaining favour with farmers, especially with those who have swamp or damp country. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Milbrulong Farmers' Union. the Grain Shed
The above held their monthly meeting on November 20, at the Milbrulong Public Hall. Mr. W. Westman (President) occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales MELBOURNE
The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co., Ltd., report:—At our usual weekly sale to-day we brought forward a catalogue of 2571 bales. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Items of News. Wool Cup
General estimates of this year's Australian wool clip show that there will be a decrease of from between 300,000 and 350,000 bales compared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Growing Crops. THE M.P. AND A. Competition Judge's Award. Mr. E. Field Wins Two Prizes
The report of Mr. Hugh Ross on the Wagga Growing Crop Competitions was received yesterday. The following are the names of…
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Mr. R W. Butt's Woodlands clip, from Muttama, made 12¼d per lb at Winchcombe, Carson's wool sale on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Travelling Store Cattle
A herdsman recently summoned a stock-owner for neglecting to give notice of his intention to travel cattle over the commons. The solicitor for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture. Bleaching Wheat
IS IT DEPRECIATED IN VALUE. What effect bleaching really has on wheat, from the point of view of milling alue, is a very important one to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockinbingal's First Wheat
The first loads of new wheat, 180 bags, were delivered at the railway yard on Thursday, from Messrs. W. and F.G. Cronin's farm near Grogan. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Man on the Land. [Issued by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture] Pastoral. Lucerne for Sheep
“I do not know of any quicker or more economical way of fattening sheep than feeding them with lucerne,” wrote the sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Carriage of Wheat. New Railway by Laws. How It Affects the Farmer
Mr. T. I. Campbell, the general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers Association, had something interesting to say a connection with the new railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Markets. SYDNEY, Friday noon. Wheat, 4s 4d. Chaff, £6 to £6 10s. Sale of Coolamon Fat Sheep at Flemington
A.W. Stinson reports that a consignment of 5 trucks of merino wethers in the wool, consigned by him to Messrs Maiden Bros, fat stock salesmen, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal super[?]sion of the Hon. J. L. Trafic, Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Harvest. South Australian Estimate. Adelaide
The South Australian Government's estimate of the wheat harvest for the present season is 20,137,000 bushels, being a slight decrease compared with…
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