On the Land. Farm and Station. Depth of Ploughing
In an article explaining the work of the Experiment Supervision Committee in the current "Agricultural Gazette," an interesting summary deals with the stage reached in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1912
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Boy Farmer. at Sixteen He Seeks Land. Game Melbourne Lad's Training. Melbourne, Monday
Manoel Frokjar is a sixteen-year-old native of this city who stands forward today, as a farmer anxious to secure a block of land whereon to put into practice the fund…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Crop Competition. Berrigan A. and H. Society
The following are the detailed results and awards in connection with the Berrigan A. and H. Society's growing crop competition. In this competition the entries were made and plots…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soil on the Macleay. Advance of Dairying. Maize-growing and Pig-raising
The Macleay has long been famous as a mainstreaming district. Stretching out below Kemeny as for as the eye can reach lie the rich alluvial AS whose fertility and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Red Farm. Chapter Vi
Dr. Seebell administered a sleeping draught to Clarice Montanet, leaving Vine Cottage with a promise that he would call early the next morning. Her mother slept in the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Wool. Feeding Sheep
The feeding of sheep, other than by grazing on natural grasses, has in these States, received little or no attention outside the various…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Include Sheep and Pics
At Bourke last week the inspector of slaughterhouses sued Charles Jeffery, butcher, for fees of threepence per head for the inspection of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter
The shipments of butter during the same period were:— In boxes, United Kingdom and Continent, 6880; South Africa, 175: Japan, 30; Philippine…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Butter Trade
The hot and continued dry weather has had the effect of curtailing the quantity of butter coming forward for export. The condition is not unusual…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sheep and Wool Fat Lambs. Favorite Breeds and Crosses in South Australia
The following short, but very interesting paper on fat lamb raising was recently read at Mount Bryan, S.A., by Mr. J. Thomas, junr., before a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Classing
Tinonee has some idea of studying wool-classing, and asks for information on the subject. Answer.—There are two courses open…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Manifest
The quantity of wool manifested at Darling Harbor and sub stations yesterday amounted to 231 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →American Wool Clip
The total domestic wool clip for 1911. exclusive of pulled wool is 27,547,900 , pounds, as estimated by the United States National Association of Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Sheep Trade for 1911
Discussing the trade for 1911, the "Chicago Live Stock World" remarks : "When the curtain fell in the last act of the 1910 brilliant sheep-trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grade-marking Butter. to the Editor
Sir,-- Mr. N. Lockyer, Assistant Controller of the Commonwealth Department of Trades and Customs, previous to the coming into force of the Commerce Act, submitted a report to the Minister on the grading and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Increased Cost of Wheat Production
Mr. W. T. Nixon, Geo. Shirley and Co., Ltd., writes:—You report that Mr. Wade was supplied with figures by one of the most practical and scientific farmers of the districts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter
LONDON, January 12.-- There has been a pause in the upward movement of the butler market this week, and to-day's values, though higher than those ruling last Friday, are a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. General a Firmer Tone
Out of 24,111 sheep (including lambs) listed for yesterday's sales, from 90 consignors, 22,673 head were penned; as compared with 21,762 head forward…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australia and America. Discussed by American Sheep Men
We take the following extract from the address delivered before the forty-eight annual convention of the National Wool Growers' Association held at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Wool Letter. Merinos Show Improvement
LONDON, January 12.-- Rather contrary to usage, inquiry for colonial wool of one kind or another has cautioned during this the week immediately preceding the opening of the…
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