The Wheat Harvest. Very Light Yield
Writing of the 1907-S wheat harvest, the statistical bulletin, "compiled in the Bureau of Statistics," states: "According to information supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farming & the land, 1908
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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade. Thursday, February 20
A few weeks ago the impression prevailed that as money became cheaper in Europe the wool market would revive, and that prices would become firmer. That…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Standard Wheat Sacks Experiment by Chamber of Commerce
There is at present on exhibition at the Royal Exchange a bag of wheat belonging to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. In addition to a copy of the provisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bull for Dairy Farm
No. 1218, Fairy Meadow, asks: Can you give me the terms and conditions under which I can lease for three or six months a stud bull from the department of agriculture?…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Dairy Farm
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to recognise the "Farmer and Settler" as your city representative. Write to us concerning anything you have to sell, or wish to buy, or desire to know, and your own paper will conduct the business for you. Our object is to secure for subscribers tho best possible service, and no charge is made for the convenience…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. Farm and Station. South Coast Farm Competition. a Model Dairy Herd
"The finest herd I have seen in the competition" was Mr. Dawson's comment upon Mr. Alfred Wedlock's cattle at Abbotsford, Picton. The owner has a reputation for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipping Wool for Home Markets 19,500 Bales Leaving To-morrow
Large and extensive lines of general cargo will leave Sydney by homeward-bound steamers to-morrow, noticeable amongst which is the large quantity of wool for the home markets. The [?]th German ma[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lincoln Merino Crossbred Wool. Points for Growers. (By Our Bradford Correspondent.)
If we could bring back the manufacturers and wool users of 75 to 100 years ago, and show them the great variety of wools which are now placed upon the markets of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Fat Stock Sales. (Published in the Order of Sales As Arranged Each Day by Ballot.) Monday, February 17. SHEEP
7,813 sheep and lambs were penned comprising a fair number of prime sappy wethers with a proportion of trade descriptions, and odd pens of plain and inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Training the Farm Worker. Government Has a Scheme in View. What the Immigrant Would Like
A deputation representing the Emigration League of Australia, waited upon the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture this afternoon, for the purpose of requesting that a training…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Organ: "The Farmer and Settler."
Objects: 1. To represent and promote in every legitimate way the pastoral interests of New South Wales. 2. To be the medium of communication between the pastures boards and Ministers. 3. To watch the administration of, and urge upon the attention of Ministers, any alteration in the diseases in sheep acts, pastures acts, imported stock acts, private acts, amending acts, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers at Play
Forbes branch F.S.A, has decided to postpone their day's sports to 11th March. The programme comprises horse racing, bicycle and fool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Organ: "The Farmer and Settler."
Objects: To unite all the farmers' unions and settlers' associations in New South Wales under one executive council, using the same general laws and pursuing the same general intentions and desires, in precisely similar methods, for the reform of the land and other laws bearing directly upon the interests of the settlers of the state; to strenuously encourage and foster land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Share Dairying
No. 1217, Molongio, asks : Can you inform me what conditions or system the share dairy farmer works under? If I find everything, leaving him to do labor only, what percentage…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →If the Farmers Went on Strike
In sending us a copy of the well-Known lines "The Farmer Feeds Them All," Mr. Charles Patterson says: It would be interesting to know…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Good Dairy Animal
In experimental work it has been found that it is not breed that determines the value of a cow as a money maker, nor is it color, size, or her…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm Produce
The wheat market has been dull and lifeless, and owing to daily cables reporting the depression in London business has been almost impossible…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Farmer and Settler the Danysz Microbe. Conference Unfavorable to Mainland Experiments
The conference of state health authorises which discussed the expediency or otherwise of permitting experiments on the mainland with virus for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Immigrant Farm Laborers
As the ploughing season will shortly commence, agriculturists should be glad to learn that a number of farm hands are now on their way to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Good Farm Paint
A carelessly-made whitewash will endure only for a little while. It will richly pay to get the wash right in the first application, so that it may…
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