Notes on News. London, March 8. Boy Labour on Farms
Farmers are to be permitted to employ boy labor on farms. The Government, says Mr. Asquith, is not going to forbid the local education authorities from…
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Farming & the land, 1915
427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 22
Price of Butter
The Government is being seriously urged just now to stop the export of butter from New Zealand owing to the high price at which this necessary article of diet is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm and Produce. Testing Skim Milk
A useful question was put by a correspondent to the American paper "Walace's Farmer," when he Drwardad a sample of him akin milk to the paper,…
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The market has been exceptionally firm for all lines of farm produce, and merchants are still experiencing difficulty in finding supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →State Wheat Harvest the Actual Results. Sydney
The compilation by the State Statistician of the returns from the wheat harvest has advanced sufficiently to permit of the following statement respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Trade. Proposal to Stop Gambling. Sydney
Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, stated yesterday that he was much interested in the suggestion made by the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers'…
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An unfortunate dispute has arisen between the associated wool-selling agents of Sydney and the buyers who are operating in the salerooms this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Wheat Supplies. Mr. Hall's Views. Sydney
Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, expressed disappointment to-day at the latest figures on the wheat harvest, as supplied by the Government Statistician…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sarcastic Farmer. Sydney
Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, who is administering the Wheat Act, stated the other day that he frequently received letters of commendation…
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An especially bitter protest is being made against the rise in the price of butter, There have been protests about the price of butter for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat in India. Large Acreage. London
Lord Crowe, the Secretary of State for India, stated in the House of Lords to-day that India this year had sown 4,000,000 acres of wheat in excess of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Over-ripe Cream
Over-ripe cream is usually that which is sent to the factory every second day, and which is consequently affected with a mixed fermentation. If dairying…
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In dairy produce there has been a fairly good volume of business passing during the week. There has been a further reduction in…
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Business in the farm produce section of the markets has been rather quiet during the week. Merchants have been unable to truck away, or receive produce, on account…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Relief to Farmers. Sydney
Mr. Ashford, the ,Minister for Agriculture, stated to-night that, in view of the reported sale in the country of fodder at rates above those fixed by the Necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Export of Butter
The Government has prohibited the export of butter, except on condition that the shipper shall make a declaration as to the distinction of the butter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Produce. Modern Dairying Rules
Kicking the cow has not been good form for some time in oven moderately advanced dairy circles, says the "Chicago Herald," though the ban upon it probably…
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Idle work animals; cows that consume more than they produce; machinery that is used but a day or two stands idle the rest of the year; fruitless orchards that…
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Business was quiet yesterday. The important feature of the week was of course, the proclamation of prices of chaff and hay. It was stated yesterday…
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In most lines of dairy produce there has been a good demand during the past week, but the volume of business would have been larger had…
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