Farm Produce
A fairly good volume of business was passing in farm produce lines. Apparently the recent rains in the north and on the north coast have not been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
362 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 19
Electricity and Crops
During 1911 experiments were carried out on a farm near Dumfries, on the growth of potatoes with electric treatment by means of the Lodge-Newman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Market Flat
The week closes without any sign of animation in the wheat market. Holders looking at local conditions, namely the dry weather in the Riverina, rather than…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tak on Wool. American Proposal. Presidents Veto Expected. Washington
Mr. Underwood, the leader of the Democratic party, has Introduced a Wool Tariff Bill, which proposes to levy 20 per cent. ad valorem on raw…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Forage and Fertilisers
"There is one phase of the question of sell fertility which has a direct bearing upon the feeding of animals, and is worthy of consideration—namely, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairy Produce
There was satisfactory volume of business passing in dairy produce. Butter, at last week's quotations, has been selling well, and prices leave a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm Produce
There has been a fairly good demand for form produce, many consumers storing for winter requirements. The market for wheat is exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sale of Dairy Cattle
Goodman, Wright, Limited, report having held a very successful sale of dairy cattle at Cooranbong on Wednesday, on account of Mr. W. J. Russell and other…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Firm
The week closes with wheat maintaining the improved position it gained during the past few days. Holders in the growing areas have been influenced…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Farmer and the Clerk
Of course, a great deal depends on the sort of life you lead, A country farmer driving over his lands in all sorts of weather in an open cart needs a different…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farm and Produce. Farmyard Manure
Farmyard manure consists of the solid and liquid excerements of animals and the litter with which these substances are mixed and absorbed. Its value for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Panama Canal Zone. Farmers Objected To. Washington
The Federal Agricultural Department is anxious to throw open the Panama Canal zone to farmers, as they assert that it possesses vast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advertising Australia. Pamphlet on Dairying
"Australia, the Dairy Country," is the title of a pamphlet just published by the Deportment of External Affairs for distribution abroad. Its object is to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Dairy Herds. Improving the Breeds. Sydney
For the time Mr. Treffe, the Minister, for Agriculture, has had under consideration the question of establishing a herd-testing association, with the object of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Butter Market. Affected by Distress. London
It is reported that the poverty in industrial centres is depressing the butter market. Danish butter is selling at from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Winter Fodder Crops
The maintenance of a regular supply of green food for winter is a requirement of the coastal districts, which hardly receives the attention which it deserves. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Produce
The market for farm produce has been firm, and prices were well maintained. Wheat has an upward tendency, and It looks as if there will be a scarcity…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
There was a good volume of business passing In dairy produce, all lines receiving attention. Prime butter was selling particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"That Lloyd-george!" a Rector Turns Farmer
The Rev. R. E. Walker, rector of Frant, Sussex, accompanied by his wife, Lady Emily Walker (daughter of the Marquis of Hretford), his five…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Over 4s a Bushel
The wheat market is very firm. Some shippers offer 4s to 4s 0¼d (Darling Island) for f.a.q. grain, and holders ask 4s 1d. Sales were made late in Thursday…
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