The Jester's Competition. Sheep Pens
"Mamma," sald a child, "do sheep write?" "Sheep write! No! What made you think that?" "Because I was reading about sheep pens;…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Farming & the land, 1907
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Wheat and Flour Exports
The Australian oversea shipments of breadstuffs last week totalled over one million bushels, the Victorian exports being the heaviest. Nearly a quarter of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →PASTORAL. The Season in New South Wales
From our country correspondents' reports this week, it will be glearied that this State is, on the whole, enjoying a prosperous season. Grass is in abundance, and water for all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stud, Flock, and Herd. English Breeds of Sheep. at Glen Innes State Farm
The Glen Innes Experimental Farm is attracting very considerable attention, not only in New England, where it is situated, but in other parts of the State, because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Wool for the Continent
The steamer Manica will leave Woolloomooloo Bay on Friday for London and Antwerp, via Suez Canal, with the following cargo: 11,950 bales wool, 275 tons ingot copper, 349 casks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Versus London Wool Markets
It is not surprising that the vary best should have been made of the course of the wool values by London brokers as an argument for the superiority of their market as against…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Shipments London, Tuesday, 3.5 p.m
The quantity of wheat afloat is 3,030,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and 1,700,000 quarters for the Continent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farming at Albion Park. Past and Present Methods. the Illawarra Central Factory
Albion Park is one of the oldest settled districts on the coast. There are people resident there who refer with vigour to the days of 50 years ago. They smile when comparisons are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm and Dairy. Fruitgrowers at the Bathurst Experimental Farm. (See illustrations on page 36.)
A large number of persons Interested in fruitgrowing had, on February 14, an excellen opportunity of obtaining Information respecting the various kinds of apples most suited for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wattle Culture as an Industry of the Farm. A. Crop That Pays
Wattle growing is one of the negrected industries of Victoria, but according to the statement of a progressive aggriculturist who has for years been a very diligent experimentalist…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Apple Crop Destroyed. Orange
During a storm on February 7 a quantity of apples equivalent to 8000 cases was destroyed by hail at Mr. Hicks's orchard at Canobias. The grape vines were seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Settlement in Queensland. War Between Agents
A few months ago comment appeared in these columns on Queensland's policy of settling her Crown lands through the medium of agents. The dangers and weaknesses of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Dairying. Media of Tubercle Bacilli
As consumption is generally regarded as the worst scourge which afflicts humanity, and one of the most difficult to grapple with, it is natural that the finding of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 452 →Weather, Pastures, and Crops. Tuesday Evening
Very hot weather in nearly all parts of the State, followed by patchy thunderstorms, and patchy rains in some of the districts have been the prevailing conditions since our last report. The heaviest falls…
Continued on Trove, page 454 →Farm Products Sussex-street Markets
The trade in the Sussex-street produce markets yesterday showed considerable improvement. Buyers were reported to be operating well, and a good turnover was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Missing Farmer What Was His Fate? Government Double the Reward
On November 18 last a rich farmer named Robert Amos left the house of a Mr. Monroe, at Ersktnoville, for the purpose of buying some toys for the children, and has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dairy Cow. Points to Look For
In buying a dairy cow one has to depend largely upon one's own judgment, but there are a few points that it is well to look to. It is not always possible to tell just exactly whether…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Farmer. Around Morpeth. Pests Among the Lucerne
Like other portions of the fertile valley of the Hunter, the Morpeth district is famed for its lucerne, and wherever the eye wanders acres and acres of this wonderful fodder may be seen…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Rape for Sheep
SETTLER, ORANGE, writes: "I want to sow about 60 acres in rape for the purpose of fattening sheep. Will you tell me how best to sow--either in drill or broadcast--and if in drills distance between the rows and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Shipments
LONDON, Tuesday.--The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,090,000 quarters, or 555,000 quarters more than last week: while the quantity afloat for the Continent is…
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