Miles of Flames. Great Area Swept. Sheep Losses
The bushfires have swept over 100,000 acres of grass and timber country in the localities of Wymah, Woomarama. Lankey's Creek, Jingellie, Rosewood…
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Farming & the land, 1926
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Australian Butter. Big Shipment to the East. Melbourne
Mr. Pratten, Minister for Customs, announces that during the week ended January 16, Australian butter amounting to 10,055 boxes and valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales. Good Demand in London. London, February 2
At the wool sales to-day 9000 [?] were offered, and about the full quantity sold. A good demand continues, chiefly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Potato Grading. Attitude of Guyra Farmers
At a conference of farmers held at Guyra, it was decided to ask the Minister for Agriculture not to bring the potato grading regulations into…
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The dry weather is the most severe that has been experienced for some time. Competent judges say that the subsoil was never so dry as it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings
During the week ended January 30 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney, 21,237 boxes of sal[?] and 3464 of unsalted butter, a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Synthetic Wool. Must Be Described As Artificial
The Minister for Customs (Mr. Pratten) in reply to Mr. Cameron in the House of Representatives said collectors of customs in all States had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales a Good Demand. (Reuter Cable.) London, Tuesday Night
At the wool sales 9000 bales were offered. A good demand continues, chiefly for fine kinds, which remain firm, especially greasy merinos. Low…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fair Rents and Farming Lands
Mr. E. P. Fleming Under-Secretary, Department of Lands, has communicated with Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., with reference to his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Markets. Sussex Street Sales. Sydney
In Sussex street to-day, butter made 177/4 cwt; eggs, now laid 1/8 dozen, rails and rivers 1/2; cheese, local large 10 1/2d lb. loaf to 11d; honey, 3d to 4 1/2d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moderate Wool Values
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 4th February:— On recent basis of values, wool sales are proceeding satisfactorily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales. Realisations in Sydney
Receipts of current clip into Sydney stores to the end of January were 862,883 bales, of which 477,190 bales had been sold, and 4935…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued every, week by direction, of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Position. the French Factor
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 28th January:— France has been a good bidder for the better class wools at recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales. a Good Selection. London, Feb. 4
At the woolsales to-day 10,669 bales were offered, of which about 9,000 were sold gold. There was a good selection with steady sale, at full current rates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. Greasy Merinos in Active Demand. London, Feb, 3
At the wool sales to-day, 10,753 bales were offered, and about 9000 sold. Withdrawals were generally loss frequent. Superior greasy merinos were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Property Sales
Mr. W. N. Dann reports having sold the following; 131 acre dairy farm. 11 acres agricultural farm. Stock, plant and lease of 40 acre…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural Bureau. Annual Conference. Big Gathering of Farmers
The annual conference of the North Coast blanch of the Agricultural Bureau opened in the Memorial Hall, Bellingen, on January 19…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farming Days. Before and After the Advent of Machinery. (No. III.)
The first wheat sown on the Rou-chell Brook was handled by the late Alexander Cameron and Donald Kennedy, fountain heads of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying. Bacteria in the Dairy. How Milk May Be Contaminated
Milk is a very suitable food for bacteria, and furnishes an excellent medium for their growth and development. It contains all the…
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