Another Wheat Dividend Asked For
Amongst the resolutions passed by the country committee of the National party at its meeting on Tuesday, were the following:—"That, in view of the present sales…
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Blowfly Pest in Sheep. Experts Find Remedy
Professor Lefroy, who Investigated the causes of weevil in wheat in Australia last year on behalf of the British Government, and who was appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of Special Interest. Wheat for Home Use
Referring to the recent sale of inferior wheat to Japan at 6/1 1/2 per bushel, and the decision of the advisory committee of the Victorian Wheat Commission to…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wheat Pools Another Dividend Asked. National Party Resolutions. Sydney
Amongst the resolutions passed by the Country Committee of the National Party at its meeting today, were the following:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boom in Wheat Certificates. War Loan Bonds Advance. Sydney
There was a ramarkable boom in investment stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. Enorl[?] business was transacted, partienlarly in war loan[?], and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Wool Industry. Enormous British Purchases. Last Clip Valued at Nearly £46,000,000. Dividend to Be Distributed
Striking figures relating to the Australian wool clip for the season 1918-19 are embodied in a report by Sir John Higgins that was tabled in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plant Food Requirements of the Various Crops
That the application of suitable fertilisers is the most important lever for increasing the productive capacity of our cultivated and grass lands is accepted as an…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Building a Dairy Herd
Bight at the start of this little preachment, I would like to impress on the small breeder the value of testing, whether it be seven, 14, 30 days, or yearly. The small…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Superphosphates for Use of Farmers
A deputation representative of the Victorian Chamber of Agriculture, the Farmers' Union, suppliers of phosphate and manufacturers of phosphate, this week…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Farmers' Income Tax
A letter was received by the country committee of the National party this week from Mr. Holman, is which he stated that he had taken up the question of altering…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Dairy Produce Pool
The scheme recently propounded by the Minister of Customs for the co-operative control of dairy produce is to be considered by a conference of those interested in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farm Returns and the Income Tax
The suggestion was made by Mr. Abbott in the House of Representatives that, many primary producers, including wool growers, graziers and wheat farmers had…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →On the Soil Growing Early Tomatoes. a Good Money-making Crop
One of the chief reasons for the prevailing unpreecdented scarcity of vegetables is that the majority of the market gardeners have found tomato growing so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Income Tax. Five Years Average. Mr. Holman Moving
A letter was received by the County Committee of the National Party to-day from Mr. Holman, in which he stated that he had taken up the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deniliquin (and District) History Extracts from the “ Pastoral Times”
May 24, 1879 :— The result of the labors of the Special Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire into the proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Wool Sold Scoured Merino [?] LONDON, August 8
Nine thousand bales of wool from New South Wales were sold at Bradfrod to-day on Government account. Scoured [?] and lambs' wool 4/1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Silos. Peculiar Allegations. No Provision for Wholesale Unloading. a District Farmer's Opinion
Work on the district wheat silos is proceeding apace. Those at Balldale are almost completed, whilst those at Hopefield are well advanced. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle at Albury Markets. To the Editor
Sir,-For some time the Albury Council has been exercising its mind as to the cause of Albury having densed to be a cattle market. As far as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Land. Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Orchard. Late Winter Straying. Lime-sulphur for Stone Fruits
It was mentioned in last month's notes that lime-sulphur should be applied at winter strength while the trees are quite dormant, to control leaf curt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers and Settlers' Association. Brocklesby Branch
The monthly meeting of the above branch was held on 25th ult. The president Mr. E. W. Shipard, presided, and sixteen other members were…
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