Farm and Produce. Preparation of Manure
It has long been known that the application of raw, unprepared stable and cowyard manure to garden ground is a wasteful and unsatisfactory proceeding,…
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Farming & the land, 1916
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Farm Produce
The business generally has been fairly brisk in all classes of farm produce merchants reporting far business with the district, and also on the north generally Heavy rains…
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Business for the week has been good in all lines. The only feature worthy of recording is the short supplies of butter, merchants consequently finding a difficulty to fill orders;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →American Wheat Crop. New York
The Bureau of Crop Estimates announces that nearly all the estimates have declined during the month, wheat by forty-three millions of bushels, oats forty-three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Farms
A return which has been presented to the State Parliament in accordance with the terms of the Special Deposits Act contains some interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Payment for Wheat. Melbourne
Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, states that final arrangements were made to-day for the payment of the advance of 6d per bushel recently recommended by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales. London
There was a very miscellaneous c[?]talogue at yesterday's wool sales. There Was spirited competition for all combing wools at late rates, but faulty and…
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There was good competition at to-day's wool sales, when there was an excellent selection of greasy crossbreds, with prices against buyers. Merinos were firm at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Wheat Shortage. Washington
The United Master Bakers have appealed to President Wilson to call a special session of Congress to enact legislation enforcing a wheat export embargo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. London
At to-day's wool sales there was good competition for all merino and crossbred combings. Prices were fully maintained, and faulty sorts sold rather better…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Electrocuting Pests
Patent rights were recently granted to Izadore Kilsee, a Philadelphia inventor, covering a process for the destruction of insect and germ life harmful to plants and…
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Merchants report a fairly good turnover in farm produce operations. Quito a large number, with some of their staffs, have been in Sydney during the past…
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Business in dairy lines has been good for the week. Although improved supplies of butter have come to hand, these are still far short of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Wool Sales. London
There was active competition at to-day's sales for all good wools. Crossbreds were from 5 to 7½ per cent. above opening rates, and merinoes 5 per cent.;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Price of Butter. Melbourne
Under the War Precautions Act, an order was issued to-day that the wholesale price of butter in the metropolitan areas of the States, and at all butter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. London
There was a very poor selection of miscellaneous wools at to-day's sales. Faulty wools were slow of sale, and prices were irregular, but good sorts sold,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farms for Soldiers. Private Estates to Be Acquired Sydney
Mr. Ashford, the Minister for Lands, announced recently that in addition to setting apart the best Crown lands available for the use of returned soldiers, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales. London
There was a very poor selection at to-day's wool sales, and there were some withdrawals of faulty sorts, though competition was a little better. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Wheat Shortage. New York
Owing to the high cost of flour, the New York bakers are petitioning Dr. Woodrow Wilson, the President and Congress, to prohibit the export of United…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farms for Soldiers
After an exhaustive stocktaking of the Crown lands available for settlement by returned soldiers Mr. Ashford, the New South Wales Minister for…
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