New Wool Scheme
The Woolgrowers' Council has accepted Mr Hughes' proposals for the sale of the coming wool clip as a basis for its sale, and the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1920
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Imperial Wool Purchase Scheme
The Graziers' Association had received from Sir Arthur Goldfinch, Director of Raw Materials in Great Britain a reply to a resolution forwarded to him expressing…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Sheep Purchase Case. Hay Decision Upset
On April 15th last Mr Justice Wade gave judgment in favor of Angliss and Company for £1743 15s. against Richard Ho[?]sley and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter on Trees. a Fruit Replaces Meat
The avocado is the butter of the tropics, where it grows in abundance, And such delicious butter! Not greasy and cloying, but sweet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Guarantee. 7/6 for Next Harvest
Mr. J. McGrory, of Tocumwal, has received the following interesting letter from Messrs. Lindley Walker Co-operative Grain Co…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales Heavy Withdrawals. London. June 2
At the wool auctions today 11,250 bales were submitted and the withdrawals were half that number. Of the New South Wales offerings, 4563 bales of crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Wheat Shipments to Britain Continue Sydney
Scathing criticism was levelled at the Government at a meeting of the Mulwarrie Shire Council today. Mr. O'Brien said wheat was still being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →World's Wool Market. 10 to 20 Per Cent. Drop in Prices
Woolgrowers are naturally anxious to learn of the arrangements for the handling of next season's wool clip. As matters stand at present the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Notes. Dairying with a Difference
From tho year 1854 to 1918 the average yearly yield of butter-fat of Danish cows jumped from 441b. to 2401b. Here is a leap indeed—surely production…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farmers' Executive Officers Criticised
At a meeting of the Young branch of the Partners and Settlers' Association, Mr. G. S. Whiteman pointed, out that the president (Mr. Trethowan.) was so fully…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Dairying in Victoria
Those engaged in dairying in Victoria owing to the absence of facilities in this State, are compelled to obtain technical knowledge relating to their calling from…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Crop In. Holbrook
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the Page. I like reading the letters very much. We have finished putting our crop in. Some of it is tip. We had our…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Left Rutherglen. Melba Farm Boree Creek
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner," and I hope you will accept me as one of your many nieces. We live one and a halt miles out of Boree…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmer's Shocking Death. Crushed Beneath a Motor Tractor
Mr. Leslie Dowe, a well-known farmer, of Manills, was killed on Saturday night owing to a motor tractor caring over and crushing him beneath…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Up a Tree--below Zero. Farmer Freezes and Falls
In order to cut tender leaves from the top of a tree for his starving stock, A. T. Cusack, a farmer, of Galong, made use of a ladder reaching to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Land. for the Man on the Land. Agriculture. the Compost Heap. How to Make a Valuable Farm Adjunct
The compost heap is a most valuable adjunct to the farm, and it to a very great pity that it is not more frequently to be found. A heap or pit can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Poultry Meeting the Feed Problem
"There are two ways in which the poultry farmer may endeavor to help himself just now," writes the Poultry Expert in his notes for the month of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shelter Belt and Farm Crop
In order that soil may do its best for the average farm crop it is necessary that it contain about half of the water that it is possible for it to hold, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Unique Position of the Turnip Crop
The turnip crop occupies a unique position in that for its proper growth it postulates a very high standard of farming (writes J. A. Symon, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Compost Heap How to Make a Valuable Farm Adjunct
The compost heap is a most valuable adjunct to the farm, and it is a very great pity that it is not more frequently to be found. A heap or pit can be made…
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