Dairying
PARKES.—The annual meeting of the Parkes Dairy Company was held on Wednesday. The balance-sheet showed that £42 had been received from the sale of machinery, and £2614…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming & the land, 1909
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On the Land. Farm and Station. Farming As a Business
A progressive farmer has to possess considerable business ability; more so, perhaps, than is the case in many other callings. The man who devotes his attention to any…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Soil Settlement and Production. General Notes. Weather and Crops
Very little rain has fallen during the week: none in the metropolitan district, and nothing beyond 67 points in any part of the State. Still, for all that, the outlook after the copious…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wool and Wheat
Thought the week ended yesterday showed a decrease in the number of bales of wool received at the city depots, the season's output so far displays an increase over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Predicted Rise in Butter. Bega
At the half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Society, held at Bega this afternoon, the directors' report disclosed that the turnover for the half-year was £413,880, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Garden
In a rotation test at the Alabama (U.S.A.) experiment station, it was found that by ploughing under sweet clover stubble or the entire growth of cowpeas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Farm Notes. Government Horse-breeding Proposal
Certain of the Federal Ministers have conceived the idea that it would be a wise stop for the Government to enter upon a scheme of horse-breeding in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Gate Without Hinges
Hinges are not absolutely necessary to hanging a farm gate. No. 12 wire can be substituted, used in the manner indicated in the accompanying illustration. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Immigrants. Farm Laborers and Domestics
On Friday 82 immigrants arrived, at Sydney in the steamer Commonwealth. The contingent comprised 59 farm laborers, 13 domestic servants, and 22 persons,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Field for City Boys Training Them for Farm Work. Highly Successful Experiment
Annually the complaint is made that there is a dearth of suitable labor for farm work or general farm hands, and there is much ground for it. For many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone at Maitland. Crops Badly Damaged. Main Street Flooded. Maitland
A cyclonic storm, accompanied by hail and rain, broke over Maitland at 4.40 p.m. to-day, and lasted 40 minutes, 310 points of rain being registered. The storm raged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sale of Dairy Stud Cattle
NOWRA.—The sale of Numba dairy stud, under instructions of the executors of the late E. Pritchard, was commenced on Friday by Messrs. Stewart and Morto'n and W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed State Butter Factory
ALBION PARK, Saturday.--The reported intention of the Government to take over the Berry Central Butter Factory is strongly condemned here, and farmers intend…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., beg to report having received the following from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray &…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria Butter Shipments. Melbourne
From July till Thursday last the quantity of butter shipped to the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Eastern ports totalled 6964 tons, or 3651 tons less than for the export…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial. the Wheat Market
On Saturday the wheat market showed no change on the levels bt the previous few days. That is to say, the ruling quotation was 3/10½ Sydney, or its equivalent in the country, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Sales. Better Tone. ' LONDON, Jan. 20
At the wool sales this afternoon a better tone prevailed. Best merinos showed improvement, and other sorts were firm, Jan. 30…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Pests on Crown Lands
The Gilgandra farmers are to be congratulated, inasmuch as they have attained some success in their efforts to get the spread of prickly pear on Crown lands in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Industry. Clean Methods Wanted
"Retured Daury Farmer" writes:—In the dairying industry, as regards export butter. some is graded, and the directors of factories, through the manager, are advised…
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