Royal Show. District Sheep Awards
Mr. A. Brunskill won the following prizes in the Lincoln sheep section at the Royal Show:—Ram 2 years and over, 3rd; one year and under two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming & the land, 1915
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AGRICULTURAL. Sowing the Wheat. Seasonable Hints
Asked for a few seasonable hints on the sowing of a wheat crop, the Chief Inspector made the remark that one of the most important things…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural Notes. Sowing the Wheat. Seasonable Hints
Asked for a few seasonable hints on the sowing of a wheat crop, the Chief Inspector made the remark that one of the most important things to which the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weevily Seed Wheat. Can It Be Used?
We have some clean seed wheat stored in a shed that has this year become infested with weevils. The seed wheat now has some weevil in. Can…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America Demands Indemnity. for Destruction of Wheat Ship. Cargo Was Not Contraband. Washington
The United States Government has formally demanded from Germany an indemnity for the sinking of the American ship William Frye, by a German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Malebo Branch
The annual meeting of the Malebo Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Mr. W. Hf. Plummer's residence on Monday evening last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales
Messrs. John Bride and Co., Ltd. The difficulty in connection with shipping wool has become more acute. It is however, hoped that the position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wages of Agricultural Laborers. [?]In Protectionist Germany. the Kaiser As Farmer
English protectionists, or as they call themselves "Tariff Reformers," regard Germany as a model country. The following extract from a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Derrain Branch
The annual meeting was held on March 27, at Mr. E. H. Brill's residence. Mr. J. D. Palmer (president) presided over a large attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pure-bred Dairy Cattle
At the annual meeting of the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of New South Wales held at the Show Ground, Mr. J. T. Cole…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boom in Butter
The total entries in the section was 380, which exceeds the Society's previous best record. The butter classes were responsible for the increase, there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Fat Test
In the competition for cow giving biggest aggregate of butter fat over the three days Darkle was the winner with 7,273 lb., which has only been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Milk and Butter Tests
Butter test competitions, for which three prizes, £12, £8, and £4 respectively, were offered for the three cows (any breed) giving the best butter fat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Best Box of Butter
The successful competitor was the Alstonville Co-operative Refrigerating Company, with 94 points, the Ullahulla Butter Company, Ltd., second with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep a Small Item
In former years provision was made in the schedule of prizes for fat merino sheep, but they have been dropped out and only British breeds and crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Items of News. to Buy Farmers Wool
At the Political Labor Conference in Sydney on Monday, the following motion submitted by the Wagga League, was confirmed:—"That with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHEAT. Sydney. (Standard 60½lb)
Wheat, 5/- per bushel at stations, Government buying price; and 5/6 Government selling price, on rails at mill siding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm. Some Useful Catch Crops
It is generally, a good plan after harvest to grow a catch crop of some kind or another in the stubbles if these are clean. There is no use,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farm. Nature Maintains Fertility
It is well to know how organic matter from plants and animals is converted into food for plants, says "Farm and Ranch." Everyone is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy Between One Cow and Another
Two cows stand side by side in the stable. To both cows the same ration is fed; yet one will extract from that food as much again butter-fat…
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