The Wool Season. in the Midst of a Boom
On Saturday reference was made by Mr. F. E. Winchcombe, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and head of one of the largest wool-selling firms in the State, to…
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Farming & the land, 1915
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Wheat Market. Chicago Excited. Indian Export Prohibited. London, Feb. 27
The Chicago market is exulted owing to the progress of the bombardment of the Dardanelles and the favourable reports of the winter crop. May delivery is quoted…
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On December 28 last the Government of India restricted the export of wheat to the end of March. In spite of this restriction prices continued to rise. The Government…
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All the, butter made at the Leeton factory (Murrumbidgee Irrigation area) is the produce of pasteurised cream. "I have…
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Attention is drawn to the fact that the stud sheep for sale at the shire yards to-morrow are Southdowns. and not Shropshires as previously…
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At the clearing up of the wool sale of the season in Auckland (N.Z.) the offerings were small, mostly backblocks' clips. Prices showed a uniform increase of about…
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Schute, Bell and Co , Ltd. report under date 1st March:—The marke[?] particularly buoyant last week, goo to superior quality wools being in…
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Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. quote the following extracts from a Boston wool report dated January 7, from which it will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…
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"I am in the proud position of saying that the action of the Government, after fixing the price, whereby the farmer received more for his wheat than he has for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Lessons of the Drought. For the Irrigation Farmer
In a recent issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," the Dairy Expert calls attention to the lessons that may be learnt from the drought on the…
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We are indebted to Mr Harry Morton, Member for Hastings and Macleay, for a copy of the above Bill, which was introduced into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feeding Value of Rape. An Autumn Fodder Crop
At the present season, when the sowing of a few acres of rape should be in the mind of every provident farmer, it is distinctly interesting to read the…
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Early on Thursday last John Smith, aged a farmer, at Bishopbourne township about 17 miles from Launceston (Tas.2), was shot dead. His wife, Alice…
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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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Already there are 2000 appeals in the hands of the Wheat Acquisition Board for additional compensation over and above the 5/- per bushel…
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The Hon. Alex. Brown, managing director of Dalgety and Co., Limited, informs us that he is in receipt of a cable from the company's London office, dated Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Muswellbrook Chronicle Wednesday, March 3 1915 the Wheat Acquisition Act
The Wheat Acquisition Act, and the respective rights and duties of the Government and the people as affected by it, are left in a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fruit Crops
Matters in connection with the fruit crops throughout the district, as regards diseases, and insect, pests, are considered to be very, satisfactory by the fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Store Cattle Sale
A special store cattle sale will be conducted at Armidale on Thursday, 11th instant, by Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Son, when 1800 head will be yarded, particulars of which…
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