Wheat on the Railways
There is a serious congestion of traffic on the State railways, owing to the manner in which the farmers are rushing forward their wheat. This is…
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Farming & the land, 1913
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Sales of Butter. Message From the Committee. London
The Colonial Butter Committee has that the following cable message to [?] principals:— "Sir George Reid refuses to telegraph…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Cardiff Orchardists' Troubles
Some people are apt to think that the growing of fruit is one of the easiest things in the world. They assume that all the orchardist has to do is a plant…
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A brisk business was reported for the week in most lines of dairy produce, and prospects for the next week or two are favourable…
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Prices of all lines of produce have bean fairly well maintained during the week; and a good volume of business has been transacted. The difficulty has been in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New South Wales Wool Exhibition at Hawick. London
An exhibi[?] of New South Wales wool was opened yesterday at the Technical Institute at Hawick in Roxburgh-shire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Crop of Motor Accidents
Of late there has been an extraordinary number of motor car mishaps. This is perhaps owing to the fine weather, which tempts out the motorist, expert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Austria and Protection. Revolt of Farmers
The "Korrespondenzblatt," of the Australian Economical Society, publishes an account of a revolt against the present High Protection policy on the part at the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairy Produce
Trade has been good in all lines of dairy produce during the week. Butter at the reduced prices has had good inquiry, but owing to the dulness…
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There has been a fairly good demand from the country during the week for all lines of fodder, the dry weather having brought about increased inquiries…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Pitting Potatoes
The importance of properly "pitting" potatoes as a check to disease has been investigated in Scotland, from where the following report emanates:—The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Record Wool Shipment
At the end of last week the A.U. liner Port Phillip got away from Sydney for Dunkirk, Hull, and Antwerp direct. The vessel, which was loaded by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Too Much Wheat!
I am speaking from the point of view of the Chief Railway Commissioner now, for the annual howl about a truck shortage is heard in the land, aggravated by…
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There has been a fairly good demand existing during the week for all lines of produce, a fair amount of orders being executed for the north and north-west…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
Business for the week in dairy produce lines has been of good volume, but without any outstanding feature. Butter has moved off steadily at late…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Fumigation of Fruit Trees
During the next few weeks many orchardists will be concerning themselves with the femigation of their trees for scale pests. In an article in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dry-farming Settlers
Mr. Nielsen has presented to the State Government his report on the International Dry Farming Conference, to attend which was the object of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Years' Crimes. Charge Against a Farmer. Paris
A farmer named Chiapali has been arrested who has terrorised the district around Grasse, in the Lower Alps, for five years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Wool. Exhibition at Galashiels. London
An exhibit of New South Wales [?]ool has been opened at Galazhiels, In Scotland. Many manufacturers and others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Value of the Silo
Two spells of dry weather within the past couple of years have proved that even on the fertile soils of the Richmond River, where the pastures are…
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