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  2. Pasture Improvement.

    Appended are extracts from an interview by a 'Queensland Times' representative with Major Bell, of Coochin: ...

    Article : 1,024 words
  3. Pasture Renovation.

    In the Central district, on both scrub and forest land of the various coastal areas, the older stands of Rhodes grass are ...

    Article : 400 words
  4. Pig Raising.

    Farmers who have not already adopted the practice are advised to give careful consideration to the advantages of running pigs on the ...

    Article : 473 words
  5. ON THE LAND

    A heavy spring crop of tomatoes in Southern Queensland districts is in prospect. A comparison of prices during the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 245 words
  6. Live-Stock in State.

    The Government Statistician (Mr. Colin Clark) has issued a statement, with accompanying tables, showing the numbers of ...

    Article : 739 words
  7. Land Topics.

    The partial failure of the maize crop in Victoria will create an additional demand for the Atherton Tableland crop. With pork at 6½d a lb., too, ...

    Article : 1,043 words
  8. Butter Production.

    The Butter Board has published the following particulars of butter production, sales, and values for the year ended June 30, 1939. ...

    Article : 386 words
  9. Dairying Industry.

    Every dairyman knows that a loss of milk-fat in separating means loss of money, but many do not realise the full extent of the ...

    Article : 352 words
  10. Dairying Brevities.

    The output by Norco Cooperative Ltd., Bryon Bay (N.S.W.), for September was 803 tons, for which suppliers were paid 12½d lb. for choice, ...

    Article : 278 words
  11. AFTER CARE OF GRAFTS.

    Any deciduous fruit trees which have been grafted this season should be examined from time to time, and when the grow this about 8in. long the ...

    Article : 299 words
  12. MONEY IN PIGS.

    That there is good money in pigs if they are properly bred, fed, and controlled is again evidenced in the factory returns of Mr. W. Muirhead, of ...

    Article : 393 words
  13. SELECTING A DAIRY HEIFER.

    In the selection of a dairy heifer, the form and general character will, to a great extent, indicate whether she will develop into a good producer. ...

    Article : 424 words
  14. VALUE OF BIRD LIFE.

    The economic value of bird life is not generally realised, and often little appreciated by orchardists, who may adopt an indifferent or careless ...

    Article : 244 words
  15. PROPAGATION OF GRASSES.

    Frequently inquiries are received by the Department of Agriculture and Stock as to where seed of blue couch, Kikuyu, Panicum muticum (Para), ...

    Article : 224 words
  16. SELECTING DEEP SUCKER IN BANANA CULTURE.

    As the result of the favorable seasonal conditions, banana plantations are now making a flush of suckers. On the selection of the best sucker on ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. THE SENIOR INSTRUCTOR.

    Mr. E. J. Shelton, H.D.A., Senior Instructor in Pig Raising, left recently for the central Burnett district, visiting Gayndah, Mundubbera, Monto, ...

    Article : 221 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 222 words
  19. The Poultry Flock.

    Although the internal quality of the egg is of primary importance in determining price, the factor of size cannot be overlooked. ...

    Article : 329 words
  20. WATERPROOFING FARM SHEETS.

    A simple and cheap method of waterproofing closely woven fabrics—such as old tarpaulins or calico sheets—is to rub into them a solution of ...

    Article : 120 words
  21. CORN COB CHARCOAL FOR PIGS.

    A good use for the corncobs (cores) that accumulate on most farms, and around piggeries, is to make charcoal of them. The cores are of little value ...

    Article : 167 words
  22. USE OF SODIUM SILICATE.

    Sodium silicate, under the name of waterglass, is well known on farms as an egg preserver. In its different forms it has a variety of uses. A hot ...

    Article : 144 words
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