Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Several auction sales of forage occurred at Alexandria, the first for some months, and good prices were realised, especially for eaten hay. The…
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Farming & the land, 1929
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Junior Farmers. Meeting of Club Council. Organiser's Report
The first meeting of the Junior Far-mers' Club Council was held in Endeavoru House, sydney, yesterday, The president (Mr. A.D. Hunt, M.L.C.) was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairying. Indigestion in Calves Some Common Causes
Owing to the artificial manner in which most calves in dairying districts are reared indigestion and its consequences general unthriftiness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Butter Awards
The silver medals won by the Gloucestor Dairy Company and the Comboyne Rural Co-op Society Ltd. for salted butter exhibited at the last…
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Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report.—Auction sales have proceeded throughout the week on a satisfactory basis, competition being keen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.d.s. Column Butter Values
A review of the P.D.S. statistical records of butter values which have ruled in the Sydney market for thd past 20 years reveals that only on one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stroud District. Damage to Farms
Floods in the Karuah, and Wards Rivers, and in Johnson's Creek, hawS dealt severely, with tarns in the Stroud district. The town itself, The state of the roads was responsible for a fatal accident ne[?] Stroud, A motor lorry, driven by Norman Loade, of Corlette-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Desolation at Wauchope. Farmers in Peril
Wauchope now presents a scene of desolation after the flood. All ferry punts ceased runnings and warnings were forwarded to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farms Under Water
A large area of the northern side of the Paterson River was flooded on Sunday. Viewed from the Morpeth-road and the hill at Morpeth,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded North Coast Two Men Drowned. Immense Damage to Farms
The torrential rains which foil in the North. Coast districts, between Gloucester and Grafton,. during the past week, caused heavy floods on Saturday…
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Mr. J. D. Smith, of McCully's Gap, considers that a cause for worm infestation in sheep is the fact that animals so affected aro depastured on spotted…
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Fine in quality, dry in condition and soft handling, the Mountain View clip from estate Angus Martin, Blandford, attracted keen French bidding at…
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The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:—On 5th February we offered 8795 bales, comprising many very attractive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.D.S. Column Butter Values
A review of the P.D.S. Statistical records of butter values which have ruled in the Sydney market for the past 20 years reveals that, only on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poison Incident Made Pancakes with Sheep Dip
A mistake in labelling involved 11 bushmen— four Europeans and seven Maoris— in a poisoning incident at a sawmill camp at North Auckland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enormous Damage to Farm Lands. Kempsey, Taree, and Gloucecter Inundated. SYDNEY
The torrential rains which fell in the North Coast districts, between Gloucester and Grafton, during the past week, caused heavy floods on Saturday in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Raymond Terrace Dairy Company
The factory report of the Raymond Terrace Dairy and Produce Company for the month of January is as follows:— Markets: Butter 1/10½,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Prices for all lines of forage were slightly weaker at Alexandria. A fair yarding was available. In the vegetable section Colac Globes sold at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. Recent Values Maintained
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,480 bales, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sorghum Poisoning Danger of Feeding-off Immature Crop. Departmental Warning
An Albion Park dairyman recently lost 14 cows that broke into a sorghum paddock and ate the young crop. Such reports are received…
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