Dairy Produce
In all lines of dairy produce, business has been of large volume during the week. Supplies of butter have been well maintained and the quality is good. There has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1917
615 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 31
France's Wheat Shortage. Paris
A debate has taken place in the Chamber of Deputies on the Government's economic policy. Agricultural statistics revealed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Wheat Purchase. Vancouver
The British Government is negotiating for the purchase of Canada entrie 1917 crop of wheat above Canada requirement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmshed Burned
A fire broke out last night in a farm shed near Louth Park. West Maitland, and destroyed a shed 60 feet by 40 feet, and 80 tons of hay, three tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appeal to Farmers. London
Mr. Lloyd-George, the Prime Minister, in a letter to farmers, urges them to utilise the next few weeks to the utmost, because they will be decisive regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Markets. Shrinkage in Butter
During the last few days there has been an apparent shrinkage in butter supplies, though the volume available for distribution in Newcastle has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Trade During War
LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. H. W. Forster (Financial Secretary to the War Office) informed a deputation, representing the wool trade, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wool Trade. London
There is great excitement in the wool trade regarding the Government's control. One prominent trader says:—"It means…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Trade. London
Mr. H. W. Forster, the Financial Secretary to the War Office, informed a deputation, representing the wool trade, that the War Office and the Board of Trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miscellaneous. Anzacs Farming in England
LONDON, Thursday.—Preparations for sending 600 Australians to cultivate 1,300 acres of the grounds of the Hollesley Agricultural College…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Produce. Show Ring Anomalies
"To my mind," writes Mr. Donald H. Potts, of Waihou, in the "New Zealand Farmer," the champion dairy cow is an absolutely useless class. It gives no…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairy Produce
In all lines of dairy produce there has been a large volume of business transacted during the week, and with the exception of an advance in eggs, prices have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
There has been very little trade passing in farm produce since last week. Actual requirements only are being catered for, and the market is almost…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Reduced Wheat Yield. Washington
A despatch from the Rome International Institute of Agriculture estimates the wheat yield of 1916-1917 in the Argentine, Australia, and New Zealand at 30 per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales to-day 656 bales were catalogued, all Government owned merinos, of which the Government withdrew three-quarters. There was a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Field Curses, "St. John's Wort." Its Eradication From Farm Lands
The secretary of the Ballow Progress Association recently wrote to the department, stating that a number of holdings in the district were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inferior Quality Cream, Preventing Deterioration on the Farm
The suggestions of the Dairy Expert about cleanliness in milking and in separating have indicated to what a large extent dairy farmers have within…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Notes on News. London, January 9. the Farmers' Duty
After the provision of men for the army and the supply of munitions, there is nothing of greater importance to the nation at present than that the home…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lands of Soldier Farmers
The Government has embarked upon a scheme for the management of farms belonging to men going on active service. The plan adopted is the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farm and Produce. the Rennet Shortage
The New Zealand Agricultural Department has been actively engaged taking measures to ensure a supply of rennet for Dominion cheese markets. During the…
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