Legislative Assembly. the Wheat Scheme. Sydney
Mr. R. D. MEACHER, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. GRAHAME the Minister for…
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Farming & the land, 1915
427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 22
Landowners and Farmers
Lord Selborne's appeal to landowners to relax restrictions in order to enable farmers to plough more land has been reinforced by an appeal signed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More Cheese Wanted. Butter Wasteful London
The Board of Agriculture has issued a leaflet recommending increased production of cheese, both because of the present high prices and as contribution to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's Wheat Board. Meeting in London London
The Wheat Board met this afternoon, Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner, for Australia, presiding. An, outline of the London portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Farmers Clearly Annoyed.—£3 8s the Living Wage!—sir William M'millan on the Recruiting Question.—early Closing at the Trades Hall.—a Better Demand for Australian Goods—the Route Marches Sydney
The Federal wheat scheme appears to have roused the farmers considerably. The day by day reports of meetings in the wheat districts are fairly conclusive. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increasing Butter Fat
A few dairymen believe that the normal percentage of butter fat in a cow's milk can be increased by special dietry. The efforts of the Government experimental…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wheat Scheme. Melbourne
The Federal authorities announce that Messrs. J. Darling and Sons, J. Bell and Company, and L. Dreyfus and Company, have been appointed agents under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Cultivating Maize
Opinions differ amongst growers as to how often maize crops should he cultivated. The number of times the necessity arises for working the ground during the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairy Produce
Business in dairy produce has been brisk during the week. Cheese at the reduced prices, has had ready sales, and supplies, although good,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm Produce
For most lines of farm produce the market has been firm in tone during the past week. There his been a big demand experienced from the northern districts of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australia's Wheat. Problem of Shipping. Views of Shipowners. London
The difficulties of the wheat scheme are becoming, very real, The most serious problem facing the committee is that of obtaining a sufficient number of ships to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Butter Supply. Export Prohibited. Sydney
Owing to the present butter supply being insufficient to meet local requirements, Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, has decided, on the recommendation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Cargoes. Australians Well Treated. London
There is a good demond in the Mediterranean for wheat on early shipment. Steamers' cargoes expected to sail in January were sold at the Baltic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Scheme
The opposition which the farmers in, some of the farming districts of the State have shown to the scheme for exporting the wheat crop is based…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Share Farming. Government's Wyalong Scheme. Sydney
Mr. Ashford, the State Minister for Lauds, this afternoon explained details of his scheme for share farming on Forest Vale Estate, situated on the line of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Butter Market. London
The butter market has not been greatly disturbed by the announcement of the prohibition of Australian export, though there is a diversity of opinion as to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cleverness of a Sheep-dog
Some years ago there was a terrific snowstorm in Scotland. The snow lay in grent drifts several feet thick, and those unfortunate travellers who were far from…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Australian Butter. Export Restrictions. Melbourne
Explaning his action in prohibliting the export of butter, Mr. Tudor, the Minister for Customs, stated to-day that two-thirds of the butter produced in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Milk Constituents
Milk consists of six different constituents, together with bacteria of various species, . The proportion in which the various constituents exist in milk varies…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm Produce
There has been a firm market for all lines of farm produce. Supplies have been short, and unless rain falls, matters will assume a serious aspect. The Government…
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