Goulburn Cattle Sale
W. H. Whealley reports selling 1778 of mixed cattle at an average of £7 2s 6d on Tuesday, the 18th instant. There was a large attendance of local…
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Farming & the land, 1916
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Butter and Bacon Industry. Increased Wags Asked For
An application has been lodged by the Cold Storage and Ice Employees' Union to the Food Supply and Distribution No. 6 Board, which deals with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Held Original Articles. Plants and Superphosphate
When plants are nourished by acidified or dissolved phosphates they do not take them up in the form in which they are applied. The moisture in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Butter Application for an Increase
The butter merchants applied to the Necessary Commodities Commission on Wednesday for an increase from 123s 8d per cwt to 140s in the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →H. D. Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd. Half-yearly Meeting
THE 24th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held in the Beechwood School of Arts on Saturday last. Mr. J. Healey, chairman of directors, presided, and there were 40…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm & Field Original Articles. Wheaten Chaff for Working Horses
From experience I have found wheaten chaff excellent feed for working horses, especially when mixed with oat sheaf chaff. The wheat straw is not so…
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Mr. W. J. Caldwell informs us that the pasteurising plant, lately installed by the Macleay River Co-operative Dairy Company, has been working…
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In no department of Australian industry was the outbreak of war more severely felt than in that of wool-growing. Germans, who had…
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The puntman--Mr. "om Johnson--had a somewhat exciting experience on Tuesday, while taking some cattle over the river at Macksville. A good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Prices
THE Necessary Commodities' Commission has fixed a new price for batter, as from Monday last, as follows:—Wolesale; At Sydney, when new boxes are used, first grade 135a 4d per cwt. second…
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THE following letter was forwarded to the Necessary Commodities Commission on the left inst., by Mr. Arthur Knox, director of the Berrima District Farm & Dairy Company, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Field Original Articles. Good Manuring
Having ascertained the elements in which the soil is deficient, and those which are likely to best meet the needs of his trees, the grower is faced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Export of Wool
A communication has been received by the New Zealand Prime Minister, requesting the Dominion Government to prevent any crossbred wool being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farms for Returned Soldiers
An inter-State conference dealing with the question of farms for returned soldiers is being held. A scheme involving the capital expenditure of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Reduced
The increase in the production of butter in the State has caused the Necessary Commodities Control Commission to recommended a reduction is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm & Field Original Articles. Filling the Silo
"The usual practice, in filling the silo to avoid acid fermentation, is to put in but 2½ft. or 3ft. in depth of the fodder in a single day, and this is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Pool
The weak places of the wheat pool are being exposed. But, so far as grain already delivered is concerned, it does not appear that any remedy is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important Auction Sales. Special Cattle Sale
On Wednesday, 1st March next, at the Wingham yards, Mr. R. M. Easten will held a special cattle sale, when 300 store bullocks will be submitted…
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The attention of our readers is drawn to the announcement in our advertisement column of the clearing out state at "The Homestead",…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wingham and Upper Manning Co-op. Dairy Coy
The ninth annual meeting of the above Company's shareholders was held in the Federal Hall, Wingham, on Saturday afternoon last, the Chairman…
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