Price of Butter Shipping to Blame
Prime Minister John Curtin, commenting on the criticism against the Price Fixing Commissioner for refusing to increase the price of butter…
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Farming & the land, 1941
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25 Years Ago (From issues of the "Argus" dated December 14 and 16, 1916.) Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory
The report submitted at the nual meeting of shareholders of the Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory showed that the total…
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The business done at the Farmers' Union yesterday was the largest yet recorded for that market. The sellers numbered 150, and the suppliers…
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The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report on 11th inst:—As our next appraisement is not finalised until Monday, the 15th inst.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. Wool Supplies
Supplies of wool on hand in the United States, including the quality held by the Defence Supplies Corporation, were estimated at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Frozen Food for Farmers System in U.S.A.
In 1903 a Chicago Ice Company rented part of its cold storage space to local merchants for storing eggs, apples and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →40 Tons of Wool Measured Distance of 41,000 Miles
Since the outbreak of war more than 40 tons of wool have been purchased by the New South Wales Division of the Comforts Fund and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Product Quotas
The Minister for Agriculture, on the recommenation of the New South Wales Dairy Products Board, has -determined the quotas of butter and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Cheaper at Homebush
SYDNEY Thursday— WinchcombK Carson prime were 56 304 sheep penned Prime were 6d [?] others very dull and cheaper Best…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Better Thein Expected
SYDNEY Thursday—Harvesting is proo[?] space in New south Wales the dry weather enabling farmers to get their wheat crops in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gunnedah Cattle Sale
Fleming and Ross, Gunnedah, and Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Sydney auctioneers in conjunction, report: We yarded approximately 1100 store cattle,…
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By Nenco: Estate A. T. Nivison, super com w 28 1/2d, aaaw 24 1/2d, aaaw 23d, aaaw 22 1/2d, aaae 22d; G. R. Ireland, Murrurundi, aaaw 19 1/4d, aaa…
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Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports: 3813 bales wool were appraised at our Newcastle cataloge on Wednesday. Results included: Thomas F. Henry,…
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THE FARMERS AND GRAZIERS' CO.-OP. CO., LTD., reports on the 17th inst.:—We submitted our Appraisement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mainland Stock Sales Big Cattle Yarding
One thousand and fifty fat cattle were yarded at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday, a big increase on the number that has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Report The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 17th inst
We submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 66 (the 15th of the 1941/42 season) on Thursday, 11th December, the appraisement being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Submitted to Appraisement Pitt, Son and Badgery's Report
On Wednesday, 17th December, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., Newcastle submitted to appraisement approximately 3500 bales,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AGRICULTURAL Seed for Root Crops Danger of Shortage Unless Grown Locally
The growing demand for root vegetables makes a commencement in local seed production advisable if a shortage such as was experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying Water As a Source of Cream Contamination
Faults in milk and cream can frequently be traced to stagnant water. While the popular belief that the drinking of such water is, in itself,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm Home Use of Farmyard Manure on Lawns
Farmyard manure should be used with discretion where lawns are concerned. It sometimes attracts insects and if used in large quantities may…
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