Murders on Lonely Farm a Queensland Horror
News has been received in Brisbane that a girl and a woman were shot dead and a man poisoned on a lonely selection in St. George district. The tragedy was…
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Farming & the land, 1926
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Canadian Wheat. Estimated Crop Return. Ottawa, Aug. 3
The Canadian wheat crop for 1926 is estimated at 348,626,000 bushels, compared with 411,376,000 bushels for 1925…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Trade. Competition From Victoria
The refusal of the Butter Advisory-Committed to roduco prices has led to a great deal of under-cutting to meet competition from Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outlook Deplored Actions of Government Farmers and Settlers' Criticism. SYDNEY
The annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened to-day. About 150 delegates were present. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers and the Government
It is now over twelve months wince Mr. Lang, previous to the lust State election, in his policy speech at Wagga, promised to secure for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Sales Cattle Unaltered Sheep Lower. Sydney
Winchombe, Carson, Ltd. report.— Cattle 3200 yarded the bulk medium to useful quality. Prime was unaltered others cheaper at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings
During the week ended July 31 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 3811 boxes of butter, of which 375[?] were salted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Share Farmers. Position Under Compensation Act. Tamworth
At a largely-attended public meeting, representing mainly the farming community, a resolution was carried unanimously, protesting against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliaments Question of Abolition Farmers' Discussion. SYDNEY
The conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was resumed to-day. The greater part of the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Factory Closed
The butter factory at Gostwyek, near Paterson, which has been conducted for a number of years by Peters and Co. is tocease operations at the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers' Conference Compensation Act Criticised (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The annual confcicncc, of tho New Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened-to-day. About "130 delegatus were present. They wore welcomed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stud Sheep. South African Wool Industry. Capetown, Aug, 4
Reuter's pretoria correspondent dates in reference to the prohibition of the importation of stud sheep to the union, enquiries show that it…
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Messrs prescott Ltd. report as follow:- Sydney:—The increase in production in sonic districts is counter balanced by the decrease in the far-northern Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Foot Trouble
A mob of sheep at Mendooran, when examined by Mr. Bucknell, stock inspector at Coonabarabran, were found to be suffering from bad feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Agricultural Sheep on the Fallow
The value of sheep in conjunction with fallowing is being recognised more and more in many parts of the Riverina, writes a departmental…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gland-Grafting. Experiments on Sheep. London, July 23
Experiments of grafting new glands on sheep have been proved to increase the production of wool by one-third and to have added a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fierce Lightning. Sheep Killed Near Young Young
During a storm near Young, lightning struck a tree and killed 16 wethers. which were shettering underheath…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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 6 →Wheat Options. Quotations in Chicago. New York, Aug. 5
Chicago wheat options were quoted to-day as follows:—September 138[?] cents; December, 142 7-8 cents; May, 14[?] cents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Choice caten chaff advanced 5/ to £8/15/ per ton at the Alexandria saleyards. Wheaten chaff continued firm at £8, Other forage maintained late…
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