Do Men Want Work? a Farmer's Lament
"An Old Subscriber," who is also a farmer, writes to the "Daily Telegraph":— "I see by the papers that there are…
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Farming & the land, 1917
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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are Issued erery week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 303. Agricultural. Green Manuring. Its Practice in Other Lands
The theory of green manuring is based on factors that underlie the fertilty of the soil all over the world. The operation of those factors on the positive side,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenterfield Cattle Sale
Messrs. Weaver and Perry, Ltd,, in conjunc-tion with Messrs. R.B. Lawson and Co., will offer at auction at Tenterfield on Saturday, March 10, 1000 head of store cattle, comprising…
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Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. will hold a special cattle sale at Muswellbrook on Tuesday, March 20. Four hundred head are now booked, including 150 good bullocks. Other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowthorn Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting
The twentieth half-yearly meeting of share-holders of the Bowthorne Co-operative butter Factory, Ltd., was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armidale Cattle Sale
Messrs, Water J. Hawke and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Fenwicke and Gill, Will offer at auction at armidale on Friday next 2500 head of store cattle, including 900 Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Submarine Menace. Remarkable Speech by Mr. Lloyd-george. Drastic Measures to Save Food, Tonnage, Etc. Farmers Encouraged to Grow Wheat, &c
The Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd-George) made a remarkable speech in the House of Commons on Friday last, dealing with the submarine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Co-Operative Dairy Company. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders of the above, held at the School of Arts on Thursday last, was very poorly attended. Present: Messrs…
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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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gresford Cattle Sale
Mr. T. Bogan will hold a [?] cattle at Beatty's Gresford yards March 9 when 200 head of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Pool
The Wheat Pool has received 20.329,000 bags of wheat. Nearly £5,000,000 had been advanced to growers at 2/6 a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Sales in Muswellbrook
Ou Tuesday 6th March Messrs Tindale and Co will sell 650 head store cattle at Muswellbrook yards. Particulars are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. Farmers' Produce Markets. T-day's Quotations. Sydney
In Sussex-street to-day maize was quiet. Prime white suitable for milling sold at 3/5 to 3/6 per bushel; yellow 3/3; weevily from 2/9. Clarence River potatoes were depressed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tamworth Cattle Sale
Messrs. Garvin and Cousen, Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs. Broughton and Bloomfield will hold a special cattle sale at Tamworth on Friday, 16th instant, when 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Ticks. Agricultural Department's Experiments
For some time past, by direction of Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture officers of the Department have been making experiments in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Traffic. Release of Trucks
The New South Wales Railway Commissioners state that there has been a satisfactory increase in the daily release of wheat trucks. Last Monday 559 trucks were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australasian Wool. London, Wednesday night
In the House of Commons, Mr. Forster (Financial Secretary to War Office), stated that four sub-committees from the published panel control the distribution of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. WOOL. (To the Editor.)
Dear Sir,—Under prevailing conditions some 150,000 bales have now been, dealt with in this market and those growers who have already…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 304…
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