Soldiers Help With Crops
LONDON, Tuesday.—It was stated in the House of Commons to-day, that the Government are releasing 15,000 soldiers for agriculture, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
615 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 31
Wool Sales. London
The wool offered for sale yesterday was entirely Government owned. There was animated competition for merinos, which were harder all round…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coastal Farmers' Society
A leading place in the Agricultural Hall is occupied by a closely packed stand arranged by the Newcastle branch of the Coastal Farmers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Sales. London
There was a very miscellancous selection at the wool sales yesterday, but good competition, both for crossbreds and merinos…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Cheese v. BUTTER-MAKING
That cheese-making is a more "payable proposition than butter-making cannot be very well doubted (says the "Agricultural Gazette"). Experiments carried out at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Potato Tops As Cattle Feed
From investigations carried out on the Continent it has been concluded that potato tops are equal in value, both as regards chemical composition and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales yesterday the catalogue was entirely second-hand. There was a very poor selection. There was good competition for all qualities, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Produce
In most lines of dairy produce a fairly large amount of trade has been passing during the week. Supplies of butter continue ample for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
Farm produce lines continued dull during the week. The volume of business transacted was on a small scale, and only actual requirements were in demand…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Russia's Cotton Crop. Petrograd
The cotton crop in Central Russia and in Asia, is estimated at nearly 3,000,000 tons. The acreage has decreased, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales on Friday there was a very poor offering in all classes. There was animated competition, especially for crossbreds, which were substantially above…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool From Mount View
Eleven bales of crossbred wool were consigned at the Cessnock Railway Station yesterday by Mr. Wm. M'Garn, of the Mt. View Estate. Thin is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Shipments Reduced. London
Mr. Forster the Financial Secretary to the War Office, states that the Shipping Controller proposes to facilitate wool imports for military and export purposes,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Called Up
The problem of how to deal with the land and other, possessions of residents drawn in the ballot is doily growing more acute. The reservist is advised to sell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Motor Tractors. London
The War Council has permitted the Ford Company to erect a factory in Cork for the rapid production of form motor tractors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wheat Market. London
Moderato sized parcels of wheat have been sold at late rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Appraisement. Matter of Local Centres. Newcastle's Case
At yesterday's meeting of the Newcastle. Chamber of Commerce, a further letter from the Rockhampton Chamber of Commerce with regard to the appraisement of wool and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Farmers' Duty. (Published in "The Times.")
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Lloyd George has addressed a personal letter to every farmer in Great Britain, urging him to sow every acre in order…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Produce. the Care of Cream
Farmers who live close to the butter factories do not suffer, as a rule, by having their cream reduced in quality while it is on the road, but it is a very…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
The farm produce markets have been devold of animation, and buyers have been confining themselves to the purchase actual requirements. All the mills of the State are…
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