Increased Wheat Values
How greatly wheat has increased in value since the end of last century is vividly proved by the leturns of the United States Census. Though the area harvest showed a large…
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Northern Territory Wheat
The first wheat grown in the Northern Territory. The seed was brought by Judge Mitchell from the Agricultural College, at Pusa, India. It was garnered just three months from the time it was sown, and had neither rain nor manure to aid its progress…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the Sydney wool [?]tions this afternoon two catalogues were submitted to buyers totaling [?] bales—Winchoombe, Carson, Limited [?] bales and the New Zealand Loan and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Truck of Wheat
Mr. J. Field has despatched a record truck-load of wheat from the Dubbo railway station. On a 40-ton truck be stacked 500 bags. If the commissioners would send a few more of those…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat-laden Vessels Depart
Four wheat-laden vessels departed from Sydney yesterday. The first to get away was a steamer, the Living-stonia, and although her departure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Butter. the Hastings District
PORT MACQUARIE, Tuesday.--The eighth annual report of the Hastings District Dairy Company shows a very healthy state of affairs. During the past half-year 152 tons of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country
A welcome change has come over the coastal districts and portion of the taolelands, where most rain was required, during the week. Coming from thunderstorms, the individual falls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints to Producers. Scarcity of Australian Wheat
This has been an exceptionally. short season in Australia for the wheatgrower. A large number of the New South Wales farmers had a bad experience last year. They left their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Farmers' Attitude
At an executive meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales, held on Wednesday, a resolution was passed eulogising Mr. Denham, Premier of Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Fishiness" in Butter. Investigations in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.). Feb. 2
The existence of a "fishy" flavour in New Zealand and other butter has been the cause of anxiety from time to time. Messrs. Cuddle, Reakes, and Reid, of the Live Stock and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Apple Growing. Progress at Bathurst. Ten Thousand Bushels From Montavella Orchard
"I expect to pull about 10,000 bushel cases of apples this season at Montavella," wrote Mr. E. K. Wolstenholme, from Bathurst, "a large proportion of which will be exported." So…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sport and Work. the Farmers' Problem
SYDNEY was represented splendidly at the Perth Swimming Carnival, when some Australasian championships were decided. E. G. Finlay, a Western Australian breast-stroke swimmer, put up an Australian record for 220 yards for…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Farming. Education. Value to the Agriculturist
The value of agricultural education can hardly be over-estimated. There may be some diversity of opinion regarding the best course to pursue in gaining and distributing…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairy Shorthorns. As Utility Animals
Many experienced dairymen favour cows of shorthorn pedigree as milk producers. Others condemn them, and extol the Ayrshires, or animals of the Channel Island breeds. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dairying. Dairy Labour. Cause Op Dissatisfaction
Dairymen complain more about the incompetency of the hired hand than of the wages he demands. The short hours the dairy hand considers he should work is also a point on…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Immigrant Farm Hands
During the month of January the State received 749 assisted immigrants, 334 being farm bands and 44 domestic servants, selected by the Agent-General; the balance of 371…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Crop Rotations
A great deal has been heard of recent year about the value of crop rotations. Fallow ing, surface stirring of the soil, and fertilising have become very popular in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming. Results in Various Countries
"The farmers of America like to feel that they are the most aggressive in the world, and thousands of them are unquestionably entitled to this distinction," writes an…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Red Farm. Chapter VIII.--(Continued.)
"I am afraid we must let them go, sergeant. The evidence I have is too vague to act upon." He proceeded to relate what he had seen. The sergeant listened carefully, and agreed…
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