Share-farmers' Income Tax
TEMORA.—At a meeting of the Ariah Park Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday the following resolution was unanimously carried:—"That an emphatic protest be…
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On the Land. Farm and Station. Improving Our Herds
As the returns from Mr. A. M. Draper's dairy herd at Inverell have been recently the cause of some discussion in these columns, the following letter from that gentleman is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Produce. Dairy. an Uninteresting Market
Nothing bordering on the sensational transpired in the dairy departments of the Su[?]xstreet markets yesterday. Quietness reigned supreme. The end of the month was at hand…
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CESSNOCK.—At the ninth half-yearly meeting of the Cessnock Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., the report showed a considerable increase in business compared with the…
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FORBES.—At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. W. J. Marsh referred to the unsatisfactory results obtainable from the use of nearly every poison…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →England's "Pig-headed Farmers."
This is the aggressive title of a very aggressive paper contributed to "Pearson's" by the editor of the "Small-holder." It is, as the editor describes it, a scathing…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farming. Draught Horses. Breeders' Prospects Good
Draught horse breeding should prove profitable for many years to come in Australia. Large areas of land will be brought under the plough that are now lying in a virgin…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairy Shorthorns. Big Milk Records
It is frequently asserted that Shorthorn cows, even of the best milking strains, do not continue to give big yields throughout a long lactation period. A writer to the "Breeders'…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Warwick Farm
Entries will be received on Monday next for the Warwick Farm R.C. meeting, which [?] place on February 17. The programme reads : — Flying Handicap, 6…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fiji Hurricane. Labasa in Flood. Considerable Damage to Crops
SUVA, Tuesday.--The hurricane which swept over the Fiji group on Saturday and Sunday last has resulted in serious damage. Wireless telegraphy with Labasa has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Season and Crops
ALSTONVILLE, Tuesday.--The district at present is suffering most severely from drought conditions, which are said to be the worst, since 1892. Large numbers of cattle are being…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Nambucca District. Advance of Dairying
BOWRAVILLE, Tuesday.--At both dairy factories on the river a substantial increase was shown in the returns for December, proving how rapidly the dairying industry is forging…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Soil. Fertilisers on the Railways. a Hint to Farmers
In reference to the complaint of a Germanton correspondent, published in yesterday's "Daily Telegraph," regarding harsh regulations governing the removal of artificial fertilisers…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Macleay River Maize Crops
The weather conditions on the Macleay 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 9 →Woburn Fruit Farm Report
The thirteenth annual report of the Woburn (Bedfordshire) Experimental Fruit Farm, by the Duke of Bedford, F.R.S., and Mr. Spencer U. Pickering, F.R.S., has just been issued, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga Crop-Growing Competition
It is stated that, owing to all the conditions not being fulfilled. Mr. A. Koetz, who was awarded the first prize in the growing crop competition held under the auspices of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers and the Income Tax
The Bagdad and Ariah Park branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have passed resolutions protesting against the reduction of the exemptions from income tax from £1000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Position of Free Laborers on Farms
The position of free laborers, men standing outside the Rural Workers' Union, and who do not desire to join it, was discussed at the last meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Automatic Farming. Grain-growing Machinery in Western Canada
A correspondent of the London "Times" gives the following account of the manner in which machinery is employed in Western Canada:-- "Crossing the Saskatchewan Prairie by motor…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farming in South Africa
A good farming season is anticipated in South Africa (says an exchange). Mealie-growing and tobacco culture are increasing in importance, is anticipated that this season's tobacco crop…
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