The Wheat Crop
The Government Statistician estimates the wheat crop for the current season at about 50,000,000 bushels. The area under crop is 4,500,000 acres, a decrease of…
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Farming & the land, 1916
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Butter Industry. Advisory Committee Appointed. Sydney
As a result of a deputation of producers from various States to the Prime Minister in Melbourne on 27th ult., and subsequent interview with Senator…
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Chicago wheat broke with a crash at the opening of the Exchange, with a loss of 2 12d per bushel, while New York Atlantic insurance rates jumped at once from 1 to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Hughes at Ballarat. "The Wheat and the Chaff." What Defeat Means. "They Will Come in Their Millions." Sydney
Mr. Hughes, speaking at Ballarat, said there were men who presumed to speak for freedom, but who by acts of grosses tyranny endeavored to close the mouths…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers on Strike. Brisbane
Farmers in Mackay district, Queensland have decided not to return to work until the Dickson sugar award is abolished or modified…
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Mr. Hughes, referring to the disposal of wheat to the British Government said the latter had agreed to purchase 500,000 tons at terms entirely satisfactory…
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The Anglo-French and Italian official committee has met daily in London, and has been purchasing wheat. Owing to the possibility of military operations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit to Experiment Farm
About 20 members of the Ulmarra Agricultural Society paid a visit to the Grafton Experiment Farm yesterday afternoon, when they were shown over the…
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Senator Russell states that the whole question of the butter trade is receiving attention, meanwhile the declared maximum price of 1s 6d per lb must be…
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Senator Russell, the Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, does not think it would be practicable to give the farmers another advance of 6d on this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exporting Wheat. Another Big Shipment. Melbourne
The first Commonwealth steamer left Melbourne yesterday with 6136 tons of wheat on board, valued at £400,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural. Cool Your Cream. a Word in Season
"Three-fourths of the poor cream that is coming on to the market to-day is caused by carelessness in cooling." The statement was made by an…
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Cattle are often sold in saleyards without disclosing the name of the real owner auctioneers sometimes doing this on their own account by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Hughes at Hobart. We Have Not Done Enough. Farmers Need Not Fear. Sydney
Mr. Hughes addressed a magnificent meeting at Hobart. A resolution in favor of conscription was carried by an overwhelming majority. Mr. Hughes, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Strike Off. Farmers Decide to Harvest. Mackay (Q), Friday Night
After having exhasted all constitutional means to find relief from the impossible conditions imposed by the Dickson award, and realising that further…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grafton Experiment Farm Visited by Ulmarra Party
A party of members of the Ulmarra Agricultural Society, to the number of about 20, visited the Grafton Experiment Farm on Wednesday afternoon, and spent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Commercial. Sydney Markets. Ample Butter. Sydney
There was ample butter for all requirements. The shipment from Byron Bay totalled 4242 boxes, or an increase of 160 boxes over the arrivals of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Incendiarism. Wheat Stacks Fired. Sydney
Three stacks of wheat were found to be on fire in several places at Lockhart railway station on Saturday. A man has been arrested on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Position of Dairy Farmers
The strain (of uncertainty in regard to labor supply if conscription be carried) is being felt severely in the dairying districts. Cows must be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →L.c. Farmers and Settlers Association
The regular meeting of the District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held at, Maclean on Saturday, when a quantity of important…
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