Mr. Hughes' Opinion. Wheat Farmers Threat. Would Rebound on Themselves. Melbourne
Mr. Hughes states that if wheat farmers carried out their threat not to plant wheat next year they would be the main sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Vandalism. Wilful Damage to Wheat Stack. Sydney
Mr. Grahame, Minister of Agriculture, has received reports of wilful and malicious damage caused to wheat stacks throughout the State. The cases have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Arrangements. Complaint From West Australia Melbourne
Mr. Gregory, M.H.R., has written to Mr. Hughes protesting against the arrangement of the Wool Committee, under which he states a vessel which would take…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flinders 16 Miles Wide. 10,000 Sheep Drowned on One Station. All Railway Services Disorganised. Brisbane
A telegram from Richmond, in North Queensland, states the floodwaters of the Flinders are 16 miles wide at Nolda. All stock, including 10,000 sheep, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Potato Crop
A fine sample of bine Manhattan potatoes grown by Mr. W. Livingstone, of Clarenza, is on view at J. T. McKittrick's, Ltd., South Grafton. The sample…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In America. Corn and Wheat Options. New York
In Chicago the May option for corn is a dollar a bushel, the highest price in 20 years. Wheat is up three cents-- a dollar and eighty-two cents…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat for England. Portion to Go As Flour. Enquiries Among Millers. Sydney
Efforts have been made by the Australian Wheat Commission to induce the British Government to take some wheat in the form of flour, and seem…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Great Southern Butter Factory Burnt. Melbourne
The Great Southern Co-operative Company's butter factory at Foster, Victoria, is burned down. Over one thousand pounds worth of butter, as well as a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damaged Wheat. Good Feed for Pigs. Syndey
The Minister for Agriculture reports that feeding pigs at the Hawkesbury College on damaged wheat had satisfactory results…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home Grown Wool Stocks. Requisitioned by British Army. London
The British Army has requisitioned all home-grown wool stocks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Produce
The Committee of the C.R.P. and A. Association decided yesterday to ask one of the Sussex-street produce experts to come to Grafton and judge the farm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Harvest. Sydney
Where the harvest was expected to reach 35 million bushels, in some places it will go 50 bushels to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawrence Cattle Sales
Messrs. Parsons and McPhee held a successful sale of cattle at Lawrence on Wednesday, when over 200 head of stock were disposed of. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Sydney
Bush fires. owing to the intense heat, continue to be reported from various parts of the country. About 500 acres of wheat were destroyed at Laysdale,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poultry. Goose Farming. Hatching and Rearing
Goose eggs take 28 to 32 days to hatch, and occasionally 34 days. The eggs can be hatched under ordinary hens, giving them three to five eggs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural. the Potato Crop. Keep Cultivating Implements Going
Provided the land is kept well cultivated during the next two or three months, the very serviceable rains that have fallen in practically all districts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat. Melbourne
The quantity of wheat shipped by the Australian wheat pool to the 8th instant amounted to 15,429,000 bags, while the sales in Australia amounted to 12,071,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Wheat. Three Shillings at Rail Depots. Sydney
Mr. Ashford says the Premiers Conference had arranged that the Commonwealth should advance money in order that they might guarantee farmers three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sugar Gane Crop. To the Editor
Sir,--I am writing this to say that I noticed in your paper of the 16th ult. that in writing to your office I said there would be 1000 tons of cane to crush…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High-priced Cattle
W. Gilbert Walker, auctioneer, and T. W. Dooley, in conjunction, recently held a record cattle sale of the Tweed district for Mr. George W. Moffitt (Laureldale) of…
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