Sheep Lick Trials at Glen Innes Details and Advice
A report from the New England Experiment Farm Glen Innes notes that fertilized land with improved grazing and diverse feed may negate the need for mineral licks in sheep. It urges top dressing with fertiliser and supplying phosphorus calcium and salt separately, using sterilised bone meal and rock or coarse salt, to correct soil deficiencies and optimize animal health.
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Department of Agriculture
New England Experiment Farm
Glen Innes
New England
Ube
Breeding Records Improve Dairy Herd Management
A June Agricultural Gazette article urges meticulous breeding logs for dairy cattle. It argues that simple, methodical records of each cow’s breeding history, calving date, bull used, and any postpartum abnormalities enable quick health checks, accurate diagnoses, and better culling decisions, especially when bulls are kept separate from the herd.
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New Swath
Wales
June Agricultural Gazette
Orchard Ploughing Urges Timely Autumn Work
The article stresses timely second ploughing after autumn work to restore plant foods locked in rotting green material, ensuring trees receive nutrients in early spring. Early ploughing also reduces green manure competition for moisture and enables quick absorption of rain, protecting trees in dry seasons.
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Peterveine
NSW Wheat Breeding Programme Aims for Better Baking Quality
The Department of Agriculture in New South Wales will have cereal chemistry staff run a full program of dough, protein, milling, and baking tests on NSW wheats. Breeding for higher gluten content and baking quality will use dough tests and baking tests to select elite strains, while maintaining high yield and disease resistance.
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Department of Agriculture
New South Wales
Wenholz
Ledat
Australia
Farrer
United States of America
Germany
Wenhorn
Shooting seeds for early cucumbers and melons method
The article explains shooting seeds to hasten germination by placing seeds between bags in a warm position before field planting. It notes risks of overdoing it, timing when seed coats split, and suggests starting in containers in a hot bed four to six weeks before normal planting with thinning and frost protection. It also covers potash from wood ashes and using them in compost or as top-dressing.
Farm profits hinge on cost control and management
The article argues that farmers must boost profits by lowering production costs and improving management. It notes price fixing is limited for farmers and emphasizes identifying controllable costs and efficient labor use as the path to higher margins. It stresses that even a small family-run farm acts as a managerial business requiring detailed, non-routine efficiency improvements.
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Whitman
Tasmanian Journal of Agriculture
Joseph Thompson and Son Union Takers Maughan Strout
Joseph Thompson and Son, Union takers, Maughan Strout, Whonw 273 percent.
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Joseph Thompson
Sheep Age and Incisor Development Guide
The article explains how incisor tooth emergence varies with sheep age, noting eight lower incisors as an age index and detailing stages from milk teeth to full mouth. It discusses breed, climate, and feed effects, the typical sequence of central, middle, later, and corner incisors, and the concept of broken mouth and “calling for age” in flocks.
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Department’ of Agriculture
Rerly
Tve
A Hatchling Problem in Poultry Hatching
The Poultry Report from the Department of Agriculture notes that many cures for dead in the shell can include non Fight causes. Some dead embryos are inevitable due to weaklings before and after hatching. Consider common causes when experiencing high dead in the shell rates.
Orchard Apple Root Weevil Warns Growers in Districts
Growers in infested districts are urged to use Swinter banding as a control for the apple root weevil. Beetles emerge mid June and travel up trunks where bands catch and destroy them. bands should be high below main branches and renewed weekly. Begin mid June and continue spring into early summer. Inspect orchards, dust weather, keep bands clean, and check lower branches for signs. If unsure, contact the local fruit inspector.
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Locel Fruit
Breeding Stock Care For Successful Hatching
The article discusses sound stock and proper feeding to prevent weak hatch outcomes. It notes male bias in feeding, the need for mid day individual meals, and risks from protein overfeeding and inconsistent diets. It also cites moisture loss as a cause of dead shells and stresses timing relative to egg laying.
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Whia
Am Iden
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