The World's Wheat
It is reckoned that the world's daily consumption of wheat is now about nine million bushels! Australia's export, even in a season like the present, will only serve for about five…
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Farming & the land, 1910
1,512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 76
Topics of the Day, Butter Frauds
Within the last few days (writes the London correspondent of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" under date Jan. 7) Mr. Coghlan, has become aware of an ingenious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fined for Growing Wheat. Conditions of Special Lease
Two Tichbourne farmers were fined £2 ahd £3 respectively by the Parkes Land Board for growing wheat on land on their special leases, which they were not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers and Settlers' Association
The Farmers and Settlers' Association then held their meeting. The President (Mr. J. J. Pearse) occupied the chair, and there was a splendid attendance of members…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Store Cattle Sale
Mr. E. W. Sparke, auctioneer, announces that on Thursday next he will offer for sale at Campbell's Hill yards 280 head of store cattle, comprising well-bred Durham…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy. Butter Making. Useful Hints
"Butter-making on the farm," is the title of a paper recently issued by the dairy instructor connected with the New Zealand Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Cattle Sale
Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd, auctioneers, conducted a big cattle sale at the shire yards yesterday, when 1100 head passed under the hammer at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fined for Growing Wheat. Conditions of Special Lease
Two Tichbourne fanners were fined £2 and £3 respectively by the Parkes Land Board for growing wheat on land on their special leases, which they were not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Denmark a Vast Dairy Farm
Having paid a visit to Denmark Mr. Christopher Turnor, a well-known landowner in Lincolnshire, residing at Panton Hall, near Wragby, has just been giving his…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Victorian Irrigation Farmers
The decision of the State Government to send Mr. Elwood Mead, chairman of the Water supply Commission, to Europe and America to obtain settlers for the irrigated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
A public meeting at Coolamon, mostly farmers and settlers, protested against the inconvenience caused by the shoring of trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Breeding and Feeding for Dairy Type
At a meeting of Vermont dairy farmers Mr. Mr. W. F. M'Sparran, of Pennsylvania discussed the question of breeding and feeding for the dairy type. Quoting from the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wool and Wheat. A Resident Optician
The wool receipts at Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth, for last week totalled 5566 bales—an increase of 2297 bales on the figures for the corresponding, week Mr. L. Cavalier, the only Achromatic Optician in Australia, has settled in West Maitland, and may be consulted daily, at High-street (two doors from Church-street). Eyes tested and advice given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Severe Hailstorm. Serious Damage to Crops
The thunderstorm which broke over Maitland on Friday afternoon, with particularly heavy in Home of the outside districts, where a tremendous fall of hail was experienced, doing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Butter Market
Prescott,. Limited, report:—The market was reduced on Monday to 100/ for first grade, and during the week there has been a brisk sale for export by the "Poona" on this basis. Second…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Market
Hill, Clarke, and Co., Ltd., report:—The market this week has again been an excellent one, very good clearances being effected, at rates quite equal to the best prices recently quoted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers Produce Sales. Sydney
A large supply of varied produce amounting [?] truckloads, was submitted at auction this morning before a moderate attendance of buyers. Composition was keen, but prices realised for forage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report
18,591 sheep and lambs were forward. Market opened very firm for all descriptions, which tone continued throughout, the market closing strong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. the Wool Market
Schute Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—The Brisbane sales on Saturday passed off most satisfactorily, the level of values current in this centre of late being well…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Weather and Crops
A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by hall, passed over the Mt. View-Pokolbin district on Friday evening. The hail was heaviest at the last-named place, where…
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