'Agricultural Societies throughout the district have had under consideration a circular from the Numurkah society, asking for reduced freights on grain. Sixpence a bushel ...
Article : 419 wordsEvery farm house should have its supply of water under pressure, and it can be obtained simply and easily. Our illustration shows how the pipes should be laid and the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 197 wordsCold, wet, wintry weather, with enough rain to put a little water in the dams, fill the crab holes and make the land very heavy and boggy for ploughing and harrowing. ...
Article : 349 wordsThe wheat smut question brought before the farmers in "The Leader," showing the serious [?]tined in not paying proper attention to the preparation of the seed, has ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 wordsAt a representative public meeting held to-day under the auspices of the Warracknabeal Agricultural and Pastoral Society, the following resolutions were carried:-- ...
Article : 972 wordsSir,--Knowing how much "The Leader" has done in getting the farmers to use this class of grain drill, I gave you last year our sales for that season, which amounted to ...
Article : 244 wordsPloughing is now in full swing for grain crops, and present appearances indicate that the area will be larger than that of last season. The rather stagnant condition of the ...
Article : 393 wordsLast week's was the best general rainfall we had had for over nine years, Up to 24th June the rainfall for this years was 9[?]inches 70 points, and for the same period last year ...
Article : 367 wordsSir,--In reply to inquiry in "The Leader" asking for a five-horse swingletree, I am sending you the accompanying sketch, which I find to work well. F[?]g. 1 represents the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 210 wordsSir,--In your report of my place under the above heading in "The Leader" of the 17th June, the land is described as selling up to £60 per acre. In getting to my farm land ...
Article : 144 wordsA preliminary meeting at Upper Toora is the first instance in this district of an effort in the direction of a purely co-operative butter factory run and owned by the ...
Article : 345 wordsTo a correspondent who asks for a plan of n good gate, we recommend the one shown in our illustration. It is of a gate used by Mr. Geo. E. [?]ower, on his exceedingly well ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 84 wordsSir,--Would any of "The Lender" readers kindly give me a plan for a stable, of about 12 or 14 stalls, with a chaff house attached. Also a sketch showing a good arrangement ...
Article : 95 wordsSir,--Whilst reading a book on travels in America I noted the value of this plant in South America for feeding stock. It stated that in the rainless, arid districts of the ...
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Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Sat 1 Jul 1899, Page 8
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