Sheep-marking Device
In the United States a device has been patented which secures the automatic marking of sheep during breeding season. The American device…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farming & the land, 1917
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Sheep-fly Ravages
A large and representative meeting of pastoralists, presided over by the Mayor, was held recently at Coonamble to discuss means of dealing with the blow-fly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmers' Representation. on Federal Wheat Board
The farmers are represented on the State Wheat Board now, but not on the Federal. For some occult reason State Ministers or officials have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reconsideration. Farmers and the Wheat Board
Regarding the motion passed by members of the Federal Liberal Opposition on Monday urging that farmers should have a direct representative on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Illawarra Dairy Cattle. Success on the Northern Rivers
At the last meeting of the council of the [?] Dairy association the secretary (Mr. T. James), reported having visited the Richmond River [?] where he had received the names…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep On The South Coast. Dairymen Chance Over
A Kiama message mentions that the first draft of sheep for the Kiama district, where dairying holds sway, arrived at Habbagong last week, where…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. 1917 Wheat Prices The System of Deductions a Cause of Dissatisfaction to Farmers
A fortnight ago Uncle Wiseman predicted that there would be considerable dissatisfaction among farmers because of the deductions being made by agents on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clarence River Cattle Trade
MACLEAN,--During the past month some remarkably high prices--have been realised for local cattle. On the Central Clarence last week a well-known dairyman disposed of his dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Pooling Wheat
While there was a strong antagonism on the part of farmers against Government interference with the wheat crop in the early stages of affairs, there is now a general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat at Wyalong
Wheat experiment plots were sown by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. Willima Cruickshank, Eurowic, Marsden. The crops were very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Wheat Plots. Trail of Storm and Rust
In the additional results of the harvesting of farmers' experiment wheat plots, under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture, in the north-west and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Freight Arrangements
A cable from London states that the Board of Trade and Allied Executive Committee for Chartering has requested Messrs. Anderson, Anderson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Friendly Chat. Farmer's and Ministers. the Wheat Business
On Wednesday afternoon, February the seventh, in the year of grace, or disgrace, 1917, there happened a unique little conference in the pleasant town…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lung Worm in Sheep, Curb
H.C.P., writes:—(1) I have some merino ewes affected with lung worm. What treatment would you advise? (2) I have a three year old colt with curbed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Pool The Controlling Board a Farmers' Representative Wanted
The Commonwealth Liberal party, at a meeting held at Parliament House on Monday, considered the question of the appointment of a direct representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →H.S.W. State Wheat Farm. Harv[?] operations at T[?]nham
Since harvesting was commenced on the Government wheat at Woodlands (N.S.W.), no less than 14[?] of rain has fallen, and the work has been carried…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Passing Show. Wheat Elevators
The question of erecting elevators for the bulk handling of wheat is causing a stir. For the past ten years the Farmers' and Settlers' annual conference…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.z. Wheat-flour Prices
The New Zealand Board of Trade fixed the prices of wheat, delivery in February-March-April, as follows:—Pearl Velvet, 5s 9d; Hunter's, 5s 8d…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Guarantee. State Alone Responsible
Mr. Grahame (Minister for Agriculture) stated on Monday that the State Government alone had financial responsibility in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federation Wheat. Why It Failed
In connection with the paragraph, respecting the above wheat, published in the Wagga "Express," ana reprinted in the "Stock and Station Journal…
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