Gardening Notes Root Crops for Planting
Carrots, parsnips, and beet are three popular and easily grown root crops that can be planted now in whatever part of the State the gardener may be situated…
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Farming & the land, 1931
1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 89
Canadian Riot Farmers' League Unpopular EDMONTON, February 26
The United Farmers' League flag was torn to shreds, several of the leaders were pelted with rotten eggs, and the Communist Hall at Vegreville was left a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trade and Finance Markets Review Brownells and Eggs Cheaper Beans Plentiful Farm Produce
The demand for Bismarck potatoes remained strong during the week in Newcastle, and the price of Brownells was reduced another 10/ a ton as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Produce
Sales in all sections were quiet owing to limited purchases, which are due to the end of the month. The position regarding butter did not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Control Board Producers' Representatives Forthcoming Election Canberra
The term of two years for which the present producers' representatives on the Dairy Produce Control Board were elected, expires in April. According to an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Puppy's Crop
Snip, snip, snip, chop, chop, chop, My puppy must have an Eton crop, 'Cos then I can shampoo it, Nannie says that I must stop,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Wheat Shipments
Twelve vessels laden with wheat will leave Sydney for overseas during the week. The total quantity of grain to be lifted from the terminal silo, at White Bay, is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Market Higher Prices Probable LONDON, March 1
The "Economist," discussing the probability of higher wool prices, points out that the consumption is by no means unsatisfactory. Low prices had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Europe Protests American Wheat Exports "Savour of Dumping" (Australian Press Association.) New York, February 28
With the wheat market responding by lowered prices yesterday, and the protest from European houses that the step savours of Russian dumping, the Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scots Farmers
A memorandum issued by the National Farmers' Union of Scotland explains the new policy adopted by the union for the control of imports of agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer on Bail Milton Poisoning Charge SYDNEY
William James Rixon, farmer, of Brooman, near Milton, who recently was committed for trial on a charge of administering poison to four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nutritious Values of Australian Butter LONDON
"Giving a medical verdict on the nutritious values of butter, I would unhesitatingly pronounce British butter the most valuable, followed very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales Improved Prices SYDNEY
At the wool sales to-day a good selection, consisting of 11,359 bales, was offered at auction. Of this number 11,144 bales were sold, while an additional 2087 were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Capturing Trade N.S.W. Cattle for Brisbane BRISBANE
Evidence that Brisbane is capturing some of the New South Wales Border trade that formerly went to Sydney was forthcoming on Saturday, when 10 trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Better Wool Prices Perth and Melbourne Sales PERTH
Increases of from 10 to 15 per cent. when compared with the last sale, were recorded at the wool sales held in Perth to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crops Stripped Cloudburst at Ararat Bridges Washed Away Melbourne
Serious damage has been done throughout the Ararat district by floods, following a cloudburst last night. Heavy hall-storms stripped grape crops and floods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riverina Farmers' Meeting Good for Business "New" State Moves Mentioned in State Parliament Ministers Not Perturbed Wagga "Picnic" Sydney
The "New State" movement in Northern and Riverina areas was referred to in the Legislative Assembly to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Fears Breeding of Inferior Sheep Pastoralists Advised London, March 3
Mr. S. B. Hollings, wool expert, speaking at Bradford, said: "Everyone is saying that there is a great fear of lessened supply, and a perceptible fear of inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sales Advance Maintained SYDNEY
Of 10,917 bales offered at auction at the Sydney wool sales to-day, 10,741 bales were disposed of and an additional 506 bales sold privately. The selection was good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Times Pastoral Industry Hope for the Future Canberra, February 28
"The present is no time for recrimination; mistakes, and costly mistakes, have been made by individuals as well as by all Governments; it is no time to cry…
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