British Wheat Production
LONDON, Monday.—It is believed that, in spite of efforts to increase food production the wheat grown in Great Britain in 1917 will be less than in…
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Farming & the land, 1917
615 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 31
British Wheat Crop. London
It is believed that despite the efforts to increase food production, the wheat grown in 1917 will be less than in 1916, which will be partly due to the severe…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Waratah Stock Sales. Small Yarding of Sheep
At the Waratah stock yards this morning, pigs were well represented, but the market showed an easier tendency. The penning consisted chiefly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. London
The catalogue yesterday comprised entirely Government-owned wools. All crossbreds were withdrawn. There was strong competition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Appeal to Farmers. London
Mr. Prothero, the President of the Board of Agriculture, in a speech in London, sympathised with the farmers' difficulties in the face of the man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World's Wheat Crop. New York
It is reported from Berlin that Dr. Helfferich, the German Treasurer, said that this year's world's wheat crop would be 36,000,000 tons, as against 56,000,000 last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wheat Market. London
Two thousand tons of Australian wheat afloat have been sold at 81s 6d per quarter of eight bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guarantee to Farmers. London
The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Government has decided to guarantee minimum prices for home grown wheat and oats for three years after the war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Protest of Farmers. London
The National Farmers' Union has passed a resolution protesting against calling up farm labourers and urging the Government to authorise the Minister of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prussia's Crops Decrease. Rotterdam
Herr Schorlemer, the Prussian Minister for Agriculture, made a gloomy report to the Prussian Chamber. He feared that potato and sugar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales yesterday there was a poor selection of all sorts. There was good competition, and prices were firm. Merinos are hardening slightly. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Quality in Potatoes
Potato growers should study the demands of the market. Quality has a decided influence on the selling value of tubers. Consumers favour well-matured…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
Business in farm produce has shown no improvement since last week, and trade requirements only are still being asked for. There is an entire absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
A steadily maintained volume of trade has been passing in dairy produce. Butter is coming forward in large supply, and the quality is good…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Strike of Farmers. London
Allegations have been made in some quarters of the existence of it widespread strike of farmers, owing to the fixing of maximum prices. It Is suggested that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Butter Factory. Shareholders' Meeting
The nineteenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Cessnock Co-Operative Dairy Co., Ltd. was held on Saturday morning, at the company's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Imperial Wool. London
In the London School of Economics, Mr. E. Hitchcock, of the Raw Materials branch of the War Office, read a paper on the importance of Imperial wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wheat Market. London
The wheat market is steady, but inactive. A parcel on the passage to Liverpool has been sold at 82s per quarter of eight bushels…
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A catalogue of entirely Government wools was offered yesterday. There was strong competition at extreme prices for some good West Australian mernios…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle at the Show
The outstanding feature of the cattle exhibited at Newcastle Show, is the fine display of Jersey's. Mr. William Longworth, of Karuah, is the…
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