Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
Trade in all lines of farm produce was brisk. The wheat market is a little weaker, and sellers are not inclined to dispose of…
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Farming & the land, 1927
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Farm and Produce Orchard Employees' Award
On the application of the Australian Workers' Union, the Orchard Employees' Conciliation Committee has made an award covering orchard and vineyard…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heavy Buying Hunter Millet Crops
It is many years since broom millet has realised such prices as at the present time. An association was formed some time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Farming Process in Europe U.S.A. Lags Behind
At the recent meeting of the World Power Conference, a session was devoted to electricity in agriculture and a survey of the recent decade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Lands Lake Shire to Reduce Bates
The question of rating farm lands was discussed at the Lake Macquarie Shire Council yesterday, when two ratepayers protested against the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Wool Sales
At the wool sales yesterday the selection comprised chiefly merinos suitable for the Continent, a large proportion being speculators' wools. Other sorts were…
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Among the exhibits of ploughing engines a 70 b.h.p. four-cylinder motor shown by John Fowler and Company, of Leeds, attracted attention. This has been designed…
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At the wool sales yesterday there was a good general selection, and the keenest competition. Prices all round were fully 5 per cent. above December closing rates…
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Newcastle Chamber of Commerce Council at its meeting to-day, expressed the opinion that if wheat-loading facilities were provided at…
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At the wool sales yesterday there was a splendid selection of super merinos, but a limited offering of others. Prices were fully maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water for Dairy Cows
Dairy cows require more water than other farm animals, because the milk that they produce is over 87 per cent. water. In other words, when a cow has secreted…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farm and Produce Artificial Milk
Artificial milk, which is claimed to possess all the qualities of fresh milk, is about to be manufactured in Denmark, according to the "New York Journal of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce
A fair volume of business was transacted in all lines of farm produce. There is nothing further to report regarding the wheat market. The New South Wales…
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Brisk business passed in dairy produce. There was an increase of ½d per lb. in sides and flitches of bacon, and a decrease of 1d per lb in cheese…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Life Farmer in England Peasants' Sons Live
"The Peasant is dead, but his soni remain, and the rise of a, race of agricultural workers, of whose wage was shall not be ashamed, seems sure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gigantic Peaches Mitchell's Flat Crop
A quantity of peaches of an average circumference of 12 inches and weighing three-quarters of a pound, have been received at the office of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Commerce Outlook Hopeful the Wool Trade Australian Wine Success (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
The speeches of the chairmen at the annual meetings of several of the great banks have been more than usually interesting and satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aid to Irish Farmers
One of the most interesting recommendations, of the Trish Free State Currency commission is to follow the example of the Australian agricultural banks by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales
After a short break, wool sales were resumed in Sydney to-day. The offering this afternoon totalled 10618 bales and was of excellent quality. Sales at auction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales Improvement Continues. Sydney
At the Sydney wool sales to-day 10,090 bales were offered at auction, and 9790 sold. Private sales totalled 1449. The selection was a good one…
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