Farm and Produce
A conspicuous effect of the recent dry spell has been the identification of those orchards where the soil has been allwed to drift into an impoverished condition…
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Farming & the land, 1914
403 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 21
Dairy Produce
A good deal of activity was displayed in dairy produce lines during the week. Supplies of butter have been well maintained, but the demand has continued…
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It is difficult to eradicate the idea that the quantity and quality of milk will be influenced by causing cows to drink water in excess. In the "Journal of the…
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In the farm produce section a good business was recorded for the week. The truck trouble has been again in evidence, and merchants have experienced…
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Operations in several lines of dairy produce have been materially affected during the week by the butchers' strike in Sydney the lines chiefly influced…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Farmer
Something was said as to the effect of inflated costs on the farming industry. It was worth some additional notice. The only man who cannot pass on extra casts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Further Advanced
Another strong market was in evidence to-day for wheat, and as the supplies were not nearly sufficient on spot prices were further advanced by ½d, making the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Use and Abuse of Artificial Manures
A lecture on the "Use and Abuse of Artificial Manures" was recently delivered before the East Anglian Horticultural Club by Mr. G. A. Cowie, M.A.,…
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The market for the greater number of produce lines has been on the easy side. With the exception of wheat the rates for all lines are practically the same as those…
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The meat strike in Sydney continues to affect the dairy produce market. Bacon is in heavy demand, but inquires come principally from Sydney, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Wool Sales. London
The wool sales opened yesterday with a brisk market, which became excited as the sales proceeded. Merines showed an advance of 5 to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Margarine and Butter. the Colouring Process. London
Mr. W. Runciman, the President of the Board of Agriculture, yesterday received the deputation from the Margarine Conference, which asked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Value of Thorough Cultivation
Good cultivation is equal to a dressing of a good fertiliser. This axiom is strikingly confirmed by the result of some experiments reported by the Government…
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The dairy produce market has been active. Butter is firmly held, at quotations. Cheese continues firm, and has sold…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm Produce
There has been a steady volume of business in most lines during the week, but operations generally have been characterised by no special feature…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Preventing Decay of Fruit
Cold storage has solved the problem of holding mature fruit for long periods, and has rendered the oversea shipment of pears, grapes, etc., a commercial…
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Business in most lines of dairy produce has been good during the week. The reduced prices of bacon induced a little better inquiry, but the volume of trade…
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The dairy produce market has shown a fair amount of activity during the week, and prices in several lines have shown movement…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Bees and Honey
"The last round of the hives will be make within the next few weeks," said the Demonstrator in Apiculture, when discussing work for the close of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Life on a Farm
In the course of a case brought by a farmer's wife against her husband for a separation, the cause alleged being persistent cruelty, some thrilling sidelights…
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