Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
A good selection of wools was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day, when 7854 bales were submitted at auction, and 5891 sold. Private sales…
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Farming & the land, 1925
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Bankrupt Farmer
"I am a farmer, and the reason of my failure in owing to droughts. I went on the land in February, 1920, and had £200 in cash and securities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Randwick Gallops Warwick Farm Opening SYDNEY
Good times were recorded on the grass track at Randwick this morning. Irish Melody and Try Out went half…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
The tenth series of wool sales concluded in Sydney to-day. There were 7645 bales offered at auction and 5293 sold. Private sales totalled 798. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Halfpenny Rise New Price of Butter Increase on Monday Sydney
The price of butter will be raised a half-penny a lb. on Monday, making the wholessle price 135s 4d a cwt. This decision has been reached by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce Dehorning of Dairy Cattle
The dehorning of calves is best accomplished by the application of caustic to the horn "buttons." The skin Immediately surrounding each button should…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairy Produce
Business in dairy produce was quiet, a feature being a keen demand for hams. Supplies of bacon are still heavy. Medium weights are hard to procure, and fat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce
Business was brisk in all lines of farm produce. There was a fair demand for wheat of all grades at unaltered rates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Citrus Association Heavy Crops Predicted Sydney
A meeting of the committee of management of the New South Wales Citrus Association was held to-day at the central office, Sydney. Delegates were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fruit Crops Failures at Cardiff
The fruit season has not been a profitable one for Cardif[?] orchardists. The frequent periods of wet weather had a detrimental effect upon all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Market Cattle Dearer SYDNEY
There was a full supply of sheep at the Homebush sale yards to-day, and as competition was not keen, prices snowed a weaker tendency for all descriptions…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motto Farm Racecourse Memories Notable Trainees
About three miles from Hexham a property now owned by Mr. John Brown, of Newcastle, and knows as Motto Farm, was at one time a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Abundant Pastures Country Folk Rejoice in a Prosperous Year Rich Dairy Farms. Producers Learning Lessons From the Drought
White city folks look [?]askance at so much rain, and hope for a fine week-end, the country folk are jubilant that of least fortune has smiled on them, and the prospect of further reward for their labors is certain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Produce Export Melbourne
Senator Wilson, the Minister for Markets, stated to-day that boards of directors of co-operative companies are entitled to elect nine members of the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Cattle Fine Jersey Exhibit
There is no section of a show that appeals more to the man on the land than the cattle exhibit. This side of the 1925 show is an excellent one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Farming" the Oyster at Port Stephens
Intensive stick culture is carried on at Port Stephens, where the industry is assuming large proportions. No fever than 200 miles of foreshore are being cultivated. The oysters, after a long sofourn on the maturing beds, are removed by punts for culling purposes. After careful selection they are sent to market…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millet Harvest Good Crops; But Low Price
Although about six weeks or two months ago the millet crop of Miller's Forest, Nelson's Plains, and Swan Reach gave every indication of being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brown-Legged Kiddies Were the Show's Best Exhibit To-day! Day in the Pavilions Exhibits, All in Order, Form Main Interest for Visitors Youngsters See the Sideshows Judges and Stewards Have a Busy Time Among Stock and Farm and Home Products
The show visitors — and there were thousands of them on the ground very early — bad plenty to occupy their attention to-day. This is really the opening day of the show. The chaos and rush of yesterday have vanished. The pavilions are neat and tidy. the many exhibits arranged in ordered and picturesque fashion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Then and Now. Lower Hunter Changes Happy Farmers
It is many years since there has been such a bountiful season as the present one on the Lower Hunter. Everywhere crops are in abundance,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Homebush Sales Sheep and Cattle Lower SYDNEY
Sheep prices continued to fall at Homebush to-day, Over 17,000 were offered for sale, the majority of which were medium to inferior description. Pens of…
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