English Commercial Cables. Wool Sales Postponed
LONDON, Tuesday.--The London-colonial wool sales were postponed yesterday owing to a heavy fog…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming & the land, 1912
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The Wheat Season. Inadequate Railway Transport Facilities
Farmers in the Barmedman district have finished harvesting. The average yield is not as good as that of last season, being about 10 or 11 bushels to the acre. Some splendid crops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales. Strong All Round Market
Four catalogue of moderate volume, together totalling close on 12,000 bales were offered at the Sydney wool sales this afternoon. Schute Bell, and Company, Limited, [?]40 bales: Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dry Farming. Crops and Live Stock
A great deal has been beard about dry farming in Australia during the past few years. According to a statement recently made by F. S. Harris, of Utah, in the early days of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rain Wanted for Maize Crops
The weather conditions on the River during the past couple of months have been extremely dry—In fact. drier than has been the case for many years past. As a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pure Milk. Employers and Dairymen Confer
For some time past correspondence has passed between the Milk and Ice Carters' and Dairy Employees' Union, and the Metropolitan and Suburban Dairymen's Association with the view…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our American Budget Sport in the United States Jack Johnson has not Retired—His Grouch Against England—The Rise of White Hope AI Palzer—From Farmer's Boy to Championship Possibility in Eleven Months. Jeannette and Willie Lewis for Australia. AdWolgast Pulling Round
Well, what do you think ? Jack Johnson. champion of the world, has not retired, and Hugh Mclntosh—or any other pro-motor—can secure him as an opponent for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Improving Our Herds
With reference to our recent comment upon the splendid results for the year achieved by Mr. Draper's herd of dairy cows at Inverell. Mr. H. C. Stenning writes, stating that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Meetings of Farmers
YOUNG.—At the last meeting of the Fruitgrowers' Union a discussion took place in regard to establishing some form of factory to absorb the surplus fruit from the district…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Warrah Farms
MURRURUNDI.—The land board sat on Tuesday to deal with the Warrah farms. The following withdrawals were allowed, and a fine of £5 was imposed in each case: —F. A…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cane Crops
BRISBANE.—The tonnage of cane crushed in the Bundaberg district during the season just closed was 333,200 tons, being 63,000 tons short of last year's crop. The shortage was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bathurst Experiment Farm
The rotation system of farming advocated for some time by Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager, seems to have proved successful at the Bathurst Experiment Farm. Mr. Peacock states…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairying. the Dairy Calf. How It Should Be Fed
There is some diversity of opinion regarding how a calf intended for the dairy should be fed. The majority of experienced dairymen, however, consider that it is unwise to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shorthorns. Their Dairy Characteristics
It is interesting to note the various opinions expressed in different countries concerning Shorthorn cows as milk producers. E. N. Wentworth, of the Iowa Agricultural College,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farming. Irrigation. Valuable Object Lessons
Great things are expected to result from Irrigation in this State. Many are looking forward anxiously to the time when operations will begin on the first subdivision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairying on the Upper Richmond
The dairying industry on the Upper Richmond is making great strides, notwithstanding the adverse season. A butter factory on upto-date lines is about to he erected at Binna…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Closer Settlement. Warrah and Maharatta Government Farms
The Murrurundi Land Board last week dealt with applications for Warrah Estate farms. Ballotting took place on January 16. Landseekers appeared very dubious about applying,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Profitable Dairying
A very interesting return has been published by Mr. A. M. Draper, of Bannockburn, near Inverell, giving the result of dairying on his farm for the year ended December 31 last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Organisations
It is proposed to amalgamate the three farmers' organisations on the Clarence River. These bodies are the Farmers, Producers, and Commercial Union of the Clarence River; the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grafton Experiment Farm
The Experiment Farm near Grafton is fast proving its utility, and the staff has been greatly increased, about threefold during the past few years (writes a Clarence River…
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