Australian Butter. the Imperial Purchase. Position Explained. Sydney
Mr. C. J. McRae, president of the Primary Producers' Union, interviewed yesterday afternoon in connection with the meeting in Sydney of the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
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Destroying the Wheat. Mice and Weevils Again. Sydney
Many of the reconditioned wheat- stacks in the Temora and Lockhart districts are being again destroyed by the mice and weevils…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and Settlers. District Council Meeting
The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the above was held at Maclean on Saturday. Present: Mr. T. McMahon (president), Messrs. B…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pooling Cane Crop. Question of a New System
Brought about principally through a large area of sugarcane on the Lower Clarence being damaged, canegrowers are discussing the equality of the pool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Food. Lloyd George Exhorts the Farmers. Increased Supplies Wanted. London
The Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, receiving agricultural representatives, appealed to farmers to increase enormously food supplies, not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Butter. Sydney
The Interstate Commission will sit on Wednesday to consider the question of the production of butter on the farm. Mr. John Kemp, a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interstate Commission. the Supply of Cattle. Sydney
Mr. Robert Pitt, giving evidence before the Interstate Commission, said that for many years past New South Wales had been largely dependent upon Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter. Melbourne
A series of new prices have been gazetted to-day. The price for but ter is now made uniform throughout the Commons wealth, namely, 1494, 140, and 1214…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE 1000lb. Butter Cow
The race for the distinction of first cow in New South Wales to produce 1000lb. of butter in 12 months, under official test, is in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Workers' Registration. Sydney
Mr. Justice Heydon reserved judgment in the application for the cancellation of the registration of the Wool and Basil Workers' Association. He expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Swedish Treachery. Argentine Wool for Germany. Britain's Fine Haul. London
The Prize Court has condemned as contraband, destined for the Germans, valuable parcels of wool consigned from Buenos Ayres (Argentine) to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. the Breeding Herd. And Its Improvement
Professor C. H. Eckles, of the University of Missouri, U.S.A., recently made a plea for better breeding operations, declaring to a gathering of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter and Cheese. Dairy Farmer's Evidence. Before the Commission. Sydney
Mr. Piddington, Chief Interstate Commissioner, heard evidence to-day in regard to the cost of raising farm products, more particularly butter and cheese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brushgrove Potato Crops
Some very fine plots of potatoes are to be seen in the Brushgrove district at the present time. Mr. E. J. Harrison has a very fine plot, as has also Mr. S. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sale of Butter to Britain. Another Large Contract
The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) has added another item to his large list of commercial undertakings, having just completed arrangements for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Potato Crop
A large area of the potato crop on the Clarence is somewhat late this year, although there are plots which are already very forward. The crops in that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Palmer's Island Dairy Company
The manager, Mr. A. Bart, reports that 13,0711b. of butter were, manufactured during September, suppliers being credited with 12,9151b. The overrun for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter
The output of butter from the local factory for the month of September was abnormally low, the total amount being 11 tons and 51 lbs. This is the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural. a Milker's Protection. Against Cows that "Switch."
A Wisconsin dairy farmer, who had nearly lost the sight of one eye in consequence of being bit by a cow's tall while milking, has devised a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wheat Pool. Alleged Conspiracy. Action for £3000. SYDNEY
An action arising out of the Government Wheat Pool commenced in the Banco Court to-day, when Henry Joseph, a wheat mercantile agent, claimed £3000…
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