Poulthy Farming
On Saturday night last, under the auspices of the St. Marys branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. Bradshaw, one of the experts of the…
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Motive Power on the Farm
Machinery is the order of the day; there is no sense in doing by hand that which can be done better and quicker by the aid of machinery. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Experimental Farm
Mr. A. D. Hall writes a very interesting [?] of the Rothamsted experimental sta[?]—the most famous of experimental farms [?] existence. The work was begun there in…
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DUNGOG.—At a meeting of farmers and dairymen at Thalaba, it was decided to form a branch of the Farmers and Dairymen's Association, the following officers being elected…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Value of Birds to Man
In a paper read before a meeting of the British Empire Naturalists' Association Mr. James Buckland presented some weighty instances of the value of birds to man. That…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Apprentices. Agricultural Training Schools
The Department of Agriculture now has its scheme of training farm apprentices in full going order. Two of these farm apprentice schools were…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farmers' Fighting Fund
GLOUCESTER, Friday.--At the annual meeting of the Gloucester branch of the F. and S. Association, it was Unanimously decided To adopt the scheme promulgated by Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Soil. Country for Dairying. the Bulga Crown Lands. Preparing for Selection
The Crown has an extensive area of rich dairying lands on the Bulga plateau, which are being prepared for selection. This may be classed amongst the most attractive of the lands on the…
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GILGANDRA, Friday.--The annual conference of delegates from the F. and S. Association to the Western District Council was held here yesterday. The branches represented were…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →General Notes. Languishing Crops
The greater part of the State is in need of rain, especially the North-west and the North Coast, over tho greater part of which areas the position is becoming critical. The usual…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Standard Wheat
The grain committee of the Chamber of Commerce has finished its sittings with the grain export of the Agricultural Department, Mr. Joseph Knight. They were held for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Two Wheat Standards Wanted
Commenting upon the fixing of the 61½lb. standard for wheat intended for export, one who is largely interested in both wheat-growing and trading, remarked recently that a working…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Depths to Sow Seed. Wheat
At the Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia, experiments extending over three years were carried out respecting the best depths to plant wheat in the various kinds of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Barber Bullen. a Market-street Mint. Where Wool Is Wealth. Socking Strangers for Seven and a Zac Who Holds the Championship Bel
Then are tricks is all trades—except newspaper work. This scribe is darned sorry that instead of bothering about Pitman's pothooks and hangers, he didn't go in for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Garden. Grass Bad for Trees
At the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm (Eng.), a long inquiry has been conducted into the effect of grass on trees, and the experiments which have been carried out form the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Butter Markets
There has been an improving market locally throughoat the week. On account of the demand for shipment in Northern Queensland, state Prescott's Limited in their weekly report…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Held Up
CRENFELL, Saturday.--A deplorable state of affairs exists at the local railway station with regard to wheat traffic, there being over 200,000 bags slacked in rite yards, and teams pouring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales
John Bridge and Co., Ltd., has received a cable from its London agents regarding the progress of the sales in that centre:—"Sales will close to-morrow, values for good wools are well maintained, medium sorts par to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the continuation of the Sydney Wool Sales this afternoon two heavy catalogues were offered to[?]ailing close on 10,000 sales—The P[?]ioral Finance Association. Limited, 5215 bales,…
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