Wheat Growing. Guarantee to Farmers. the State Scheme. Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. C. Grahame) says, in order to encourage the farmers to grow the utmost possible quantity of wheat this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Gigantic Sale of Dairy Herds
Messrs. Carlton and Carlton, acting in conjunction with Messrs. Campbell and Elworthy; will hold the gigantic clearing sale of the period at Ulmarra on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Quality. Cleanliness with Cream
"Three-quarters of the inferior cream received at a butter factory is due to the want of cleanliness in some part of the dairy operations on the farmer's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter. Exports, £1,550,268. MELBOURNE
Between July 1 and Thursday last, 10,156 tons of butter, valued at £1,550,268 have been exported from Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat. the Government Guarantee. Sydney, Mon[?]ay
The Government proposes to guarantee that no farmer will lose money by growing wheat next season, as every grower will receive net return of 3s per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Pool. First Two and Sixpence Paid. Sydney
This morning a beginning was made with the payment by the Wheat Pool of the first instalment of 2s 6d per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires. Wheat Crop Fires How They Are Caused. Sydney
While an employee named Davis was harvesting in a paddock near Monteagle (Young district) a wneel ran over a tin containing phosphorous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Clip. Everything Running Smoothly. Melbourne
Mr. Hughes, referring to the sale of wool, says: The methods adopted for the valuation of Australian wools have been thoroughly tested and proved to be equal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Yield. 42,000,817 Bushels for 1916. SYDNEY
The Government Statistician estimates the wheat crop yield for 1916 at 42,000,817 bushels, an average of 11.4 bushels to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat. the Three Shillings Guarantee. Minister's Reply to Deputation. Sydney
The Minister for Lands, replying to the contention that more than three shillings per bushel for wheat should be guaranteed next season, said the question of a higher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat. Commonwealth Forecasts. 140,000,000 Bushels. Melbourne
Official forecasts of the wheat crops in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia give the aggregate at 140,000,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Troubles. Another Strike Developing. Wheat Lumpers Out. Sydney
A message from Wagga this morning states there is likely to be serious trouble among the wheat lumpers throughout New South Wales over a dispute with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Price of Butter. Big Increase Asked for [?]
Senator Russell, Federal Minister from Charge of Necessary Commodities, coldly received a proposal that the price of butter be increased qual to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires Damaging Wheat Stacks. Huns' Friends Busy. Sydney
It was reported yesterday that some wheat stacks at Old Junee had been much damaged and that two bags in one stack had been slashed open for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat. What the Pool Means. Sydney
The total cash receipts in connection with the wheat pool receipts amount to [?]16,051,000, while the shipments not drawn for represent [?]5,370,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Harvest. 42,000,000 Bushels. Melbourne
The Victorian wheat harvest is [?]mated at 42,000,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report
Report of the Dorrigo Dairy Co. for the month ending 31st December, 1916:— Butter Factory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Crop Fire. 60 Acres of Wheat Gone. Sydney
A fire destroyed 60 acres of wheat at Bell's Spring Vale property, Parkes district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter. Inferior Grade at Top Price. Minister Looking Into the Matter. Melbourne
Senator Russell, Minister in charge of foodstuffs, will look into the complaint that inferior butter is being placed on the market and consumers asked to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat and Maize. German Captures. Estimates From Jassy. London
The "Morning Post" says Jassy's most generous estimate of the wheat captured from Roumania is little more than a million tons, and maize to a similiar…
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