New Season's Wheat Standard Weight Fixed Sydney
At a representative meeting of millers and shippers and others, held to-day, the standard weight for new season's wheat was fixed at 63 pounds to the Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1929
1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 60
Truck Era Speed Asset to Outback Wool Carriers
The horse, bullock and camel are passing fast in the West and Far a means of transport! and that they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruelty to a Cow Farmer Sent to Gaol ORANGE
Wallace John Newton, a farmer in a small way, was to-day sentenced at Orange Court by Mr. Arnold, P.M., to a. month's imprisonment for gross…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Wheat
Mr. T. Waites, the Government Statistician has received further returns, from which it would now appear that the wheat harvest for the current season will reach…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,719 bales were offered, and 11,089 sold. Private sales totalled 384. The selection was a good one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lower Freights Wheat for Britain SYDNEY
Oversea Shipping Representatives' Association yesterday announced a reduction of 7s 6d a ton in parcel freight rates for wheat and Hour to United…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thirsty Cattle Can't Use Reserve Water SINGLETON
At a meeting of singleton Pastures Protection Board, an application by Wallace Thorley, of Broke-road, asking permission to water about 30 head…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dirty Dairy Fines Imposed Lismore
Shocking conditions were revealed in a case in which three charges under the Health Act were made against Jack Stew art Easter, a dairyman, of Wyrallah, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Pastoral Co. London
The Australian Pastoral Company, Ltd., shows a net profit of £98.284. The sum of £121,008 will be divided, and £41,908 carried forward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales Prices Steady London
The January series of wool sates was commenced yesterday afternoon, when 7427 bales, including 6153 from Australia and 1022 from New Zealand, were offered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales Good General Competition Sydney
At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,656 bales were offered, and 10,870 sold. Private sales totalled 1611. The selection was a good on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albury Wool Sales
It is expected in commercial circles in Albury that this business at the local wool sales this season will amount to more than 60,000 hales, worth more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
At to-day's wool auctions, a good selection, totalling 11,591 bales, was offered. Of these 10,484 bales were sold, while another 824 were disposed of privately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales Prices Maintained. London
At the wool sales yesterday, 8883 bales, including 6652 bales from Australia, and 2010 from New Zealand, were submitted. There was a good selection of merinoes,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millet Failure £20,000 Loss to Farmers Season Too Dry
Reference was made at a meeting of primary producers, held at Raymond Terrace, to the loss of the millet crops this season on the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Butter Production
During the month the Gloucester Dairy Co., manufactured 103,822lbs. of butter. Suppliers were paid at the rate of 1/5½ for choicest. The payments…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle for West Australia
Drought conditions in West Australia hare caused buyers from that State to come to Broken Hill to replenish their meat supplies. About 300 head of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy Farm Crops in Britain
Though the final estimates of the crop production in England and Wales are only now being prepared, an official forecast of comparative yields in available. Wheat is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →January Wool Sales
One of the most reassuring features of the wool sales held in Brisbane last week was the revived interest of French buyers in the more ordinary types of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce
The potato market opened a little easier during the beginning of the week, but information which came to hand has had the effect of advancing prices to those…
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