Fine Cattle Illawarra Beasts
"Every dairymen about this district should see these magnificent Illwarra cattle," remarked Mr. Madden, the judge. "There is no…
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Farming & the land, 1924
999 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 50
Australia on the Sheep's Back
"Sheep do not thrive in this country at present," wrote Governor Phillip in those hungry days when he was laying the foundation of British settlement in Australia. Great as was Phillip's belief in Australia, he had not the faintest conception of a time when it would be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homebush Sales Sheep Well Supplied SYDNEY
Despite a liberal supply of sheep at Homebush to-day there was a further tendency for prices to advance. The official list showed 20.500 to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney
A superior selection was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day, 10,877 bales being submitted at auction, and 9635 sold. Private sales accounted for 600…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dock Congestion Wool Sales Postponed LONDON
The Australian wool sales have been postponed to March 18. owing to the warehouse congestion caused by the dock strike…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney
At the wool sales to-day, 6917 bales were offered at auction, and 6360 sold. Private sales totalled 828 bales. A superior selection was offered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Area Under Crop
The Statistician reports that the aggregate area under crop in New South Wales is the largest since 1917. Bad Behavior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preservatives in Butter
There are no signs in Australia, of the fear expressed in London that the committee appointed by the Ministry for Health to investigate the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Losses From Cattle Disease
Although a report of the Ministry of Agriculture shows a decline for the past week in the number of fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide
The sixth wool sale of the Adelaide service opened last evening and continued to-day. Bidding was brisk. Average fleece wool showed an advance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Produce
Business in dairy produce during the week was steady, there being no material changes in quotations. A scarcity still prevails in the bacon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
The usual "end of the month" dulness was manifest in the farm produce business during the week. There is very little demand for chaff,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Orchard and Dairy Property
The fine orchard and dairying property of Mr. James Beveridge, situated at Stockrington, near Maitland, together with the dairy stock, horses, farming implements, furniture,…
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The statistics of the rural industries of the State, which are issued annually by Mr. H. A. Smith, the Government Statistician, are of much…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Produce American Meat-packers
Another legal battle is impending between the "Big Five" meat packers and the Federal Government (U.S.A.). The Secretary for Agriculture (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Britain's Dairy Produce
In a debate in the House of Commons on the agricultural estimates, Mr. Buxton, the Minister for Agriculture, said that some investigation should be made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Wine Crops Old Stocks Sold
Cessnock vignerous are very busy with their harvest at present and most winegrowers are making wine. There is a good all round crop in the district,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney
The thirteenth series of wool sales commenced in Sydney to-day, when an average selection of 9505 bales was offered at auction. Sales at auction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fat Cattle Show Competition Winners Of Prizes
The bullock and cow at the weightestimating competition at the Newcastle Show was killed at the Abattoris on Monday in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney
At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 10,555 bales were offered at auction, and 9627 were sold. Private sales accounted for 1041 bales. A good average selection was…
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