Cattle Sale
Mr. Fred Elvin, auctioneer of West End, reports having sold at his cattle sales yesterday on account of Dillon Bros., bullocks £12 to £12/10/; fat…
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Farming & the land, 1923
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Wool Again Dearer
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Values at our Sydney wool sale last Monday were generally on the highest levels experienced so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Stabilisation. the Scheme Abandoned
It was stated yesterday that the butter stabilisation scheme, which has been approved by a majority of the factories, but was opposed by a small…
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 Honorable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales. Spirited Bidding in Sydney
At the Sydney wool sales 9144 bales were offered at auction, and 8707 sold. Private sales totalled 1448. The Sydney wool-selling brokers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales. High Prices for Northern District Wools
The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers reported on Tuesday: The market was practically unchanged from the previous day, and ruled very firm for all good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer Settlers of the Past
Throughout Australia in the past the men who took up farming holdings had with their families in many cases, to struggle hard and practice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairying Industry
The dairying industry made considerable progress in this and neighbouring districts during the past ten years, but the last drought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Machinery
The International Harvesting Co, has made arrangements with Messrs. Butler and Pryke, produce merchants of Church-street that supplies of all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marrows and Melons the Farm Garden. the Production of Pumpkins
The production of pumpkins, marrows and melons is somewhat similar and so simple is it in our climate that this class of vegetable is often…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broom-making on the Farm
An activity associated with the growing of millet that might well be considered by farmers is the making up of the product into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fodder Advances. Saving Dairy Herds
The serious plight of some dairying districts owing to drought conditions makes it necessary for assistance still to be sought through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Industry. Lessons From Droughts. Will They Be Learnt?
During the past year many if not most of the dairying districts of the State have suffered severely, much more severely than they would have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral. the Sheep-maggot Fly. Birds As a Factor in Its Control
There are two types of birds the have a very important bearing upo[?] insect pests of the blow-fly type namely, the carrion eating bird…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Market
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd report: During last week, the centre of activity in the wool trade was established in Brisbane where offerings totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Singleton Wool
A number of district wools were included in Winchcombe Carson's Sydney catalogue last Monday. Merino fleece from Est. A. C. Roberts,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Stabilisation Scheme Abandoned
The New South Wales butter stabilisaton committee, at a meeting held on Thursday, Mr C. E. D. Meares presiding, definitely decided to abandon the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Stabilisation Explanation of Failure
The stabilisation committee of the dairying industry informed all butter factories by telegram that owing to definite refusal of a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Grown in Gravel
A very interesting sample of wheat has been grown by Mr. Thos. Garland, of Combo, close to town. The stalks, which are a little over 4ft. in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian Wheat. European Market. London, Oct. 30
It is reported that the Soviet Government has chartered 286 steamers to carry exports from Black Sea ports…
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