Maitland District. a Butter Packing Machine
The requirements of the butter export trade provide that the butter shall be packed in boxes of a certain type to hold 56½lb of butter, the extra half-bound…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1913
347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 18
Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Position of Wheat
Messrs. Lindley Walker and Company report as follows:— "A very quiet week has passed, and transactions in wheat have been on a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. an Acre of Mandarins
As an illustration of what can be done in the way bf restoring and renovating an old orchard, and of what it can he made to produce, when…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Produce
Transactions in farm produce lines have not been at all heavy during the week, excepting in one or two lines where storekeepers believe the markets have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
Business in most lines of dairy produce has been good, the only exceptions being honey and hams, the demand for the latter having fallen off considerably since…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Cargoes From Victoria
The Russion barque Bertha was despatched from Melbourne last Wednesday, with 31,558 bags of wheat for Callao, and the Norwegian ship Asgerd left next…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Fixtures
The Norwegian ship Aveni[?], which was chartered a few days ago by the Farmers' Union to load wheat at South Australia for the U.K. or Continent at 36s 6d per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Training for Boys
It is a matter for considerable surprise that the opportunities for the training of boys which are offered at the State Government farms are not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Farms Openings for Lads
The attention of parents whose boy are just leaving school and who have not yet decided as to their future career, is invited to the opportunities provided by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Britain's Farmers. Best Men Emigrating. London
In the House of Commons yesterday Dr. W. A. Chapple drew attention to Australia and Canada's increasing efforts to attract the best…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Wheat Fixtures
It is reported that the big tramp steamer Vestalia, 5528 tons register, which was built last year for the Vestalia S.S. Company, and managed by Messrs. Gow,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Position of Wheat
Messrs. Lindley, Walker, and Company, in their weekly report on the wheat market say :—"Locally, it cannot be said that farmers are rushing the prices at present…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Dairy Expert's Advice
In the course of his latest report, Mr. C. J. Reakes, head of the live stock and meat division of the Department of Agriculture gives some useful advice to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cowpeas As a Seed Crop
Under this title an article appear in the "Queensland Agricultural Journal" for December, which directs attention specially to the profits of cowpeas when…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Increase Fodder Crops
The energetic cultivation of fodder forms the basis of both the successful maintenance of live stock and of crop production. Such a system enriches the soil,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Produce
There has been a fair demand for most lines of produce during the week. The market for flour remains at last week's levels. There is still an uneasy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
All dairy produce lines, with the exception of honey, have been meeting with good sales during the week, and the demand for bacon has been exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Industry. a Journalist's Account. London
Mr. C. E. W. Beap, an Australian journalist, read a paper before the Society of Arts on "The Wool Industry the British Dominions."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United States. Wool Tariff Fight. Washington
Opponents of the wool schedule in the United States tariff point out that the country is actually taxed to the extent of 8s 9d per head of population…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Butter Pat
A lot of our butter sent to England is used to work up with other butters, etc., etc. Thus Sir George Reid, and we are seeking to discover the why and…
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