Too Much Inferior Wool
W. H. Mather, Sydney, in the course of a letter on the suggested wool bounty, writes:—“We have '50,000 men owning less than 500 sheep each, out of a total…
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Commercial Outstanding Sheep Sale at Finley
In the Finley saleyards on Thursday last buyers from all parts of Victoria and Riverina were offered an attractive yarding of sheep when over 9000 were…
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Dalgety and Co. offered a good average catalogue of 2000 bales at to-day s wool sales. The wools were principally drawn from the late shearing…
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The Australian Wheatgrowers’ Federation, at its annual meeting: last, week at Canberra, decided to demand that the Federal Government should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Outstanding Sheep Sale Penning of 22,000 Attracts Big Crowd
At one of the most successful special sheep sales held in Albury for a long time Dalgety and Co. Ltd, yesterday submitted a very attractive penning of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trend to More Diversified Farming Increase the Need for Fodder Conservation
Livestock were becoming increasingly important in the farming programme, and fodder conservation was becoming proportionately imperative,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Sheep Show Sydney
Preliminary plans in connection will the annual sheep show to be held in Sydney from June 21 to 24 were discussed at a meeting of the council of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Competition for Wool Sydney
Under good general competition the market at the wool sales to-day ruled fully firm, at yesterday's rates. A special feature of the sale was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winter Schools for Farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College
It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, from June 27 to July 7. The schools will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Jetting for Sheep Blowfly How to Prepare the Calcium Arsenite Mixture
These notes are Issued every week by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of…
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Under good competition from Yorkshire and the Contin[?] and with good support from Japan, the won market to-day ruled fully firm for all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Erring Wife Valued at £450 Damages For Farmer Cousin Co-respondent Melbourne
The Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Mann) to-day granted a decree nisi for divorce on the grounds of adultery to Joseph George Watt, aged 38…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wider View of Farming Aims of the Agricultural Bureau
Farming was no longer a hit-ormiss occupation, but one of the most complicated callings, said Mr. J. Cavanagh, general president of the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Sheep Classing Characters Desirable in a Flock
The following desirable characters should be kept in mind when calling the flock: 1 Good strong heads without…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Jetting for Sheep Blowfly How to Prepare the Calcium Arsenite Mixture
The recent abnormally abundant rains make a severe wave of blowfly strike probable during April and May, and it is by no means impossible, in…
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At the Municipal Council meeting next Monday, evening. Aid Edwards will move that further consideration be given to the matter of erecting new…
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Early entries are invited for a special sheep sale to be conducted at Wakool on Wednesday, April 26. by Robert Bradshaw and the N.Z.L and M.A. Co…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Impoverishment of Wheat Soils Mixed Farming As a Solution
Discussing at a conference of south-western district farmers the problem of depletion of the fertility of wheat soils, the manager of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Averages 9d a Lb. Sydney
At the closing wool auctions of the week to-day competition was sustained from all sections and prices were firm at yesterday’s rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Mcnamara’s Finley Sheep Sale Total Yarding Averages £1/6/
JOHN McNAMARA & CO Pty Ltd report having conducted another very highly successful special sheep sale at Finley on Wednesday last (19th…
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