Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales
Conditions were practically unchanged at the Alexandria market yesterday. Business was dull, Wheaten chaff sold a shade lower…
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Farming & the land, 1930
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Australian Dairy Council
The Commonwealth Government being desirous of retaining the Australian Dairy Council as an advisory body, a meeting was held in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying Industry. Increased Production Needed
"The great need in the dairying industry," said the general manager of the P.D.S., Mr. C. E. D. Meares, before he sailed for London on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland's 1930 Show Opens. Grand All Round Display. Big Increase in Entries. Dairy Cattle a Striking Feature. Wonderful Display of Agriculture. Judging Day
Maitland's 69th exhibition, the "shop window of the district," opened under happy conditions to-day. It bids fair to be one of the most successful held under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. There is an increase in entries…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prime Minister's Appeal "Grow More Wheat." Compulosory Pool Urged
An appeal to the famers of Aus tralia to grow more wheat, and so help Australia towards solving some of the problems associated with the period of depression, was made last night by the Prime Minister (Mr Scullin) in a speech broadcast from Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Cattle. Milking Shorthorns
For the first time the Illawarras and the Milking Shorthorns were grouped, and shown as the Australian Illawarra Shorthorns. This step followed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Cattle
Prime cattle made late rates at Homebush on Monday, but values for other descriptions were 10/ to 15/ lower, Mr. R.D. Wallace…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Butter Trade. Gradings for Export
During the week ended March 1 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 18,026 boxes of butter, 17302 being salted and 725…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Market. Pollard Price Reduced
The Sydney wheat market was unchanged on Wednesday, In the parcels trade quotations for bagged wheat were still nominal, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales. Record for Greasy Merinos
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7514 bales, and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales at Newcastle. Newcastle
The last wool sale of the season was held to-day. Over 1900 bales were catalogued. There was a moderate attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sixty-ninth Effort. Many Sections Excel. Great Parade of Dairy Cattle. Mitchell's Flat Wins District Exhibit. Striking Display by School Children
The 69th Maitland Show had a most successful opening yesterday. The entries totalled almost 1000 more than last year, and the receipts for day and night sessions showed an improvement. "A really fine Show." This was the consensus of opinion amongst those who had the pleasure…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butchering Dispute. Trouble at Homebush. Sheep Sales Held Up. Sydney
It was announced at the Flemington yards to-day that a dispute had occurred between the slaughtermen and carcase butchers at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales
Though business was restricted at Alexandria, the demand showed an improvement yesterday, Better grades of wheaton chaff were in request at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gored by Bull. Farmer's Critical Condition
Mr. Archle McGillivray, of Ellos-more, Adelong-road, Cowra,was badly gored by a pedigreed Shorthorn bull. Mr. McGillvray…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Dairy Council
The Commonwealth Government being desirous of retaining the Australian Dairy Council as an advisory body, a meeting was held in Sydney last week to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Exports
Exports of butter from Australia to the United Kingdom for the present season are aleady 3000 tons groater than for the same period of previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral in Praise of Wool a Notable Exhibition Interests Are Co-operating
From April 7th to April 17 Sydney will hear, read and see much of wool and woollens. During /that period a Wool Exhibition will be held on 6000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Butter
They had seen in the Press that the price of butter had been reduced 1d per lb. He was at the meeting which decided to reduce the price. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Pool Prospects
Mr. Scullin thought that there was every possibility of a strong all Australian wheat pool being formed. The whole modern trend was for farmers…
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