Interesting to Farmers
A meeting of special interest to farmers and others "on the land" has been called by the Farmers and Settlers' Association, to be held at the…
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Farming & the land, 1914
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Special Store Cattle Sale
A special sale of store cattle will be conducted at the Tamworth yards on Friday next Messrs. Inglis and Stewart, who will offer 500 head, comprising well-bred bullocks,…
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The war is withdrawing many thousands of men from agricultural operations in Europe, and in order that the world's food supply may be adequately maintained it will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Market
Messrs. Trebeck, Son and Co., of Sydney, received a cable from their London agents on Monday morning reading as follows:— "Combing merinos: We anticipate advance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Area. Government Scheme
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, addressing a gatherng on Saturday, said it was the duty of the Commonwealth to provide as much foodstuffs for the…
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At their rooms, Church-street, to-morrow, at noon, Messrs. Swan, Murray, and Hain will offer in the estate of the late Mr. William Cusick, a farm property of 8 acres…
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Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…
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Mr. H. Grainger, of Dight's Crossing, has grown a fine crop of the Florence variety of wheat. It stands about four feet high, and was sown during the last week in May. As…
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The Attorney-General (Mr. HAll) made reference on Tuesday afternoon to a complaint that difficulty is experienced in securing supplies of wheat at the fixed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Wheat. Not Planting for Profit
It is not the intention of the Government to plant wheat with the object of making it a business undertaking and reap a profit. The Chief Secertary, Mr. Cann, has made this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool and Produce Reports FOR week ending October 24 1914
Wool.—The opening sales of the wool selling season were held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, when catalogues aggregating 12,000 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria's Fruit Crop
Instead of being abundant, as expected until recently, the fruit crop will be light (says the Melbourne "Argus" of the 24th inst.). The Government superintendent of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crop Prospects
The district generally is smiling under the beneficent influence of the recent splendid rainfall, and prospects, except with regard to the potato harvest, are exceedingly bright…
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Considerable relief is being expressed at the abandonment by the Government of any intention that they might have cherished to go into the business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sample of Wheat
A fine sample of wheat, of the Florenee variety, may be seen at this office. It is from a crop of five acres grown by Mr H. Grainger, of Dight's Crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming Reforms
Our Government agricultural experts are constantly, urging fanners to adopt methods that have been found by through scientific inquiry to be most suitable and profitable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Meeting
On Saturday night, Mr W. B. Rothery, of the head office of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, will be present at a meeting called by the Association at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Export
Mr. Mears, of the Coastal Farmers Co., complains that there is a shortage of ships to take away our butter, owing to the usual steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wool Market
Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report under date 26th October:—The wool sales last week were unexpectedly satisfactory, crossbred meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Method of Preserving Butter
I have lately been asked to give the following recipe for curing butter with sugar, as a substitute for salt. It will keep for months, even for years, and as…
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