America Helps Australia. Seeking Neutral Wheat Ships
New York, Wednesday.—The Washington correspondent of the New York “Times” reports that the council which has been set up to control…
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Farming & the land, 1917
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The Upper Hunter of Bygone Days. Amongst the Wild Cattle
I am sending you a sketch of days when the head of the Hunter, or rather I should say the mountains around the head of the Hunter were full of wild cattle. Many of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Butter and Sugar. English Market Prices. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
Butter is firmer, and in better demand. Supplies are shorter, which is largely due to the sinking of considerable cargo. Australian is scarce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Export Butter Trade an Important Conference. The Shipping Space Shortage. Need for United Action. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A conference of representatives of the butter shippers, Dairy Factories' Managers, the secretaries of overseas shipping associations, the Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural. Sweet Corn or Table Maize, Planting the Crop
As will have been gathered from last week's references to the growth of table maize, the methods of cultivating the crop are very similar to those practised by growers of field…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairying. Pasteurisation in Denmark
The immediate cause for the introduction of pasteurisation in Denmark is the subject of an article in "Hoard's Dairyman," and the interest that has lately attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experince of the Department. No. 321. the Orchard. Brown Rot and Twig Blight. How They are Connected
A sudden blighting of the blossoms and twigs of apricot trees in parts of California, U.S.A., in the early mouths of this year caused much, concern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stud Sheep Sales
The stud sheep sales opened to-day. Prices were all in favour of buyers. although bidding was brisk, many of the best studs went at the prices of selected and flock rams…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Butter Industry. Question of Storage
A deputation of about 60 representatives or the butter industry walted on Mr.Ryan premier of Queensland,and the minister for Agriculture on saturday, and pointed out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Cattle. Crossing Into South Australia
For twelve months Mr. Blundell, Minister for industry, south Australia, has been negotiating with the Queensland Government in reference to crossing cattle from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tamworth Cattle Sale
Messrs. Broughton and Blemfield will held a special cattle sale at the Tamworth yards on Friday, 13th instant, when 500 head of Durham and hereford cows, cows and calves…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Industry. Better Prices for Last Clip
At the annual meeting of the Sheepbreeders' Association on Saturday, night, the president reviewed the events of the past year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying
At the annual conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers' and Secretaries' Association last week, Mr J. Williams read a paper on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming Inventions
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 1 →The Wheat Pool. Position of Queensland Farmers
A deputation from the Fittsworth wheat farmers Queensland, walted on Mr. Ryan State premier Mr. hunter minister for Lands and Mr. lennon Minister for Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oldest Farmer. Attends Cattle Market in His Hundredth Tear
On a peaceful, old-fashioned farmstead in Cornwall lives probably the oldest farmer in England. This is Mr William Mugfur, of Golant, who is in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alcohol From Wheat. for Industrial Purposes
In discussing the possibility of industrial alcool being distilled from dimmed when in South Australia, Mr.vaughan, State Premier, said that the question was one which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Social Cattle Safe
Mr.R. A. Elkin will hold a special cattle sale at his yards, Raymond Terrace, on Tuesday, 17th instant, 300 head of fat cattle, springers and stores. Full particulars are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sale od Prime Sheep
During the past week a very highly satisfactory sheep sale was made by Messrs, john Hogan and Co., of Matland and newcastle, on account of Mr. A. B. Stifferd of Bellata…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market
The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Co., report 4th July, 1917:— The final appraisemenis under the Imperial Government's Wool Acquisition…
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