Primary Producers' Union. City Papers on Butter Rise
Quoted from the "Sun" of the 24th of March.—"Though production is declining, particularly from inland centres, the output is far in excess of local…
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Farming & the land, 1922
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Singleton Letter. Proposed Butter and Bacon Factor. Singleton
A meeting of farmers and dairymen, convened in connection with a movement at Ravensworth for a new co-operative butter and bacon factory for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Primary Producers Union City Daily Papers on the Butter Rise
Quoted from the "Sun" of the 24th March :— "Though production is declining, particularly from inland centres, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry. Green Feed All the Year Round. a Poultry Farmers' Crop Calender
The following list tells the poultryfarmer what and when to sow in order to maintain a constant supply of green feed for his birds throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. Gervais Cheese. a Popular Dairy Product
Gervais cheese is made from half milk and half cream. If the cream is very rich in butter-fat the mixture may be two partsw of milk to one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blight in Crops
There has been a considerable amount of blight in crops on the Hunter this season, produced, it is believed, by the recent moist season. The grape vines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Orchard. a Profitable Side-crop. Prepare Land Now for Strawberries
Planting time for strawberries will soon be to hand, and preparation of the ground should be started at once. Of the side-crops grown by orchard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle
The beasts penned in this section wore worth going a journey to see, Every class catered for was well patronised. The beef cattle spoke…
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In this section the pens were well filled with some fine animals. There were 70 exhibits, and the judge had no easy task in making his awards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Dearer. Rise in Melbourne
Melbourne dairy produce merchants decided on Monday to increase the wholesale price of butter by 10/ per cwt., making it 150/ per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wheat Pool. Victorian Sales
Since the inception of the voluntary wheat pool by the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation 31,895,000 bushels had been received up to last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Market. Overseas Market Lower
The week opened quiet and easier on the Sydney wheat market on Monday. Those shipping agents who were quoting reduced their figure by 2d to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wheat Market. Sydney Conditions Dull
Dull conditions still held on the Sydney wheat market on Wednesday. Shipping agents maintained their figures at from 53½ to 55 a bushel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poor Cattle Return. Glen Innes Grazier's Experience
This week Mr. Norton, of Glen Innes, sent a truck of 14 steers and heifers to the Homebush market, and received an account of the sales, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales. Sydney Market Firm
At the wool sales in Sydney 8276 bales were offered, and 7444 were sold. Private sales numbered 1324. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dull and Listless. Sydney Wheat Market
The Sydney wheat market on Tuesday was dull and listless in tone. Shipping agents were again quoting as low as 5s 3½d a bushel,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales. Keen Demand for Merinos
In Sydney on Monday 7717 bales were catalogued, and, including private transactions, sales totalled 8089 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wool Sales. Keen Competition in Sydney
At the wool sales in Sydney on Tuesday, 8076 bales were offered, and 7515 were sold, Private sales totalled 892 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Record Wool Price 34 1/2 d Per Lb
There was a keen general demand for good wools at Sydney wool sales on Thursday.. Six bales of the Stockton (Hillgrove) clip brought 34½d per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Classes. (Heavy or active draughts.)
Stallion, 3 yrs, and over, W. H. Upton's "Blairgowrie," 1. L. Cook's "Talbot Again" 2. Mare (dry) or gelding, G. Cook 1, King and…
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