Wheat Cargo on Fire. Two Holds. Flooded
When the British steamer, Cairnhill, with a full load of Australian wheat, put into padang, Sumatra, recently, a fire was raging in two holds,…
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How to Defeat Sniafil. Grow Better Wool
A well-known scientist recently on a visit to this State is of the opinion that while "Sniafil" does not represent an immediate menace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WHEAT Spocially Written for "The Land." No. 6
In Article No. 5 of this series attention was invited to the remarkable fluctuation in area devoted to wheat production during a period…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Mallee Wheat Benefit of Fallow Depth of Ploughing
The harvesting of the experimental plots conducted by the Victorian Deportment of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. Stewart, at Carwarp, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wednesday, February 10. Before Mr. Longfield, S.M. Short Weight Butter
Inspector 'Degotardi, of the Weights and Measures. Department, proceeded against Sydney Pritchard on two charges of selling butter that was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Easter Show a Record Probable The Wheat Section
Record entries have been received in the wheat section for the forthcoming show of the Royal Agricultural Society, There will be 57 exhibitors,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In the City To-day for Canada More Butter Sent Aorangi's Shipment
The Agerang sailed frem Sydney for Vancouver yesterday, and her cargo included a large quantity of butter for Canada…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters of Moment. the Romance of the Affluent Towns, Fertile Wheat Lands and Fruitful Sheep Country make a Smiling Agricultural Paradise the Borderland of Rival States (Continued from Our Last Issue.)
From Wagga if one takes the back track towards Lockhart there is the Bullenbong plain to cross. Here one gets a glimpse of the pastoral ora…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Work on the Farm. 44-Hour Week Not Applicable. Minister for Agriculture's Opinion
During his visit of inspection to the Bathurst Experiment farm last week, Mr. Dunn, the Minister for Agriculture, said that too many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Radio and Farmer. Progress in U.S.A. Australia's Service Similar
The way in which the American farmer has availed himself of radio is strikingly brought out in the annual report of the U.S.A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Manufacture and Care of Farm Machinery
While there is a never ending cry against the alleged high cost of farming implements generally, it is a melncholy fact that the cost,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Starlings Versus Orchardists. Attack on fruit Crops
Starlings arc reported to be doing an immense amount of damage to the fruit crops on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation area. Many schemes have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wasting Time Dairying. Mr. T. Griffen's Views
At a meeting of Burringbar branch of the P.P. Union Mr. T. Griffin" said that people were wasting time dairying on the North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valuation of a Homestead Farm
"Kurrajowg" also sends the following inquiry:—"I am the holder of a homestead farm. I propose to approach the Rural Bank to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Answers to Questions Claims on a Homestead Farm
"G.H. Hillston writes:—"Homestead Farm selected in 1921, with improvements gazetted as—ringing and suckering Crown property——…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Payment of a Farm Hand
A Hancock, writes:—"If I employ a man for milking and general farm work at 30/- a week and keep, can he demand from me more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers' Field Day. Big Meeting at Tumut
A farmers' field day, to be held at Tumut on Monday next, is an innovation in the agricultural education work of the district, and it is expected…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Share Farming Openings Wanted An Appeal to Farmers
The New Settlers' League to assist in increased settlement appeals to pastoralists and farmers generally with spare land, to make a portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying and Pig Rearing the Bucket Test Dairying Returns Pure-bred Cows
The dairy expert of the Western Australian Department of Agriculture (Mr. P. G. Hampshire) has published completed figures giving…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Factory Reports Grafton
The Grafton Daily Company's Output of [?] for 1925 was a record. It totalled 1208 tons [?], being [?] tons in excess of the quantity manu[?] for the previous year,…
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