General Cables Wheat for U.S. Unemployed
Washington, January 4.—A resolution authorising the distribution of 40,000,000 bushels of Farm Board wheat to the unemployed was adopted on Monday by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1932
1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 79
Hardening Tendency Wool Sales in Sydney SYDNEY
Greasy merino fleece realised to 14¼d at the wool sales to-day. An average selection comprising 9484 bales was offered at auction. Of this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Vengeance of Farm Worker Portuguese Tragedy of Seven Deaths. Lisbon
A sevenfold tragedy occurred in the village of Bedia in Southern Portugal following an accusation of stealing barley against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Butter Rate for North Coast Farmers LISMORE
The North Coast Butter Factories' Association met at Lismore to-day and fixed the December pay at 10d per lb, which is 1¼d less than last month, and ¼d less…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Designs Variety of Colours
With some 600 new designs in wools brought out it is quite possible to give complete detailed descriptions of each, but to say that there are many varied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Crop Wheat and Rye Crossed Grow in Poor Soil Experiments at Cambridge (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, January 6
Sir Rowland Biffin, Professor of Agricultural Botany, has succeeded at the Cambridge University School of Agriculture, in producing a number of fertile crosses…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Market Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
The new season's wool sales were continued to-day when 9036 bales were submitted at auction. Of these 9268 were sold. Private sales accounted for an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Than Expected Victorian Wheat Prospects MELBOURNE
The State Agricultural Superintendent (Mr. H. A. Mullett) said to-day that he would be surprised if the Victorian wheat yield was not over 40,000,000 bushels,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Back in London British Ministers' Plans Wheat Quota Discussions London, January 6
The political leaders are returning tO London. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is due at Downing-street from Lossiemouth to-morrow. A series of important Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mystery Bush Fires Farmers Seek Police Aid ADELAIDE
Following a series of 10 mysterious bush fires in the Riverton district, police aid has been invoked by farmers and residents, who held a meeting yesterday to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Canada's Dairy News Little Improvement KINGSTON (Ontario)
The failure of Canada to keep up with New Zealand and Denmark in improving her dairy herds was impressed upon the annual convention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inquiry Initiated Bulk Handling of Wheat CANBERRA
The Minister for Markets (Mr. C. A. Hawker) has initiated a departmental inquiry regarding the extension of the bulk handling of wheat system to those States…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bulk Handling of Wheat Scope of Proposed Inquiry
The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce decided, at its meeting: to-day, to ask the Minister for Markets (Mr. Hawker) to enlarge the scope of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sales Keen Demand in Sydney SYDNEY
The highest price of the week for greasy merino fleece was obtained at the wool sales to-day, when 14½d was paid for seven bales of Ravensworth, from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Must Come" Rise in Prices of Wool Market Tendencies London, January 6
Commenting on the market tendencies in his Presidential speech at the British Wool Federation, Mr. Henry Ayrton said that in terms of gold, 64's tops were at a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inferior Herds Canadian Dairymen Criticised KINGSTON (Ontario), January 6
The failure of Canada to keep up with New Zealand and Denmark in improving her dairy herds was impressed upon the annual convention of the Dairymen's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Necessitous Farmers
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn) yesterday explained the policy of his department in regard to the sup ply of stores to necessitous farmers. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Stackers' Award
Mr. Amram Lewis, Chairman, has issued his award for wheat-stackers in the State, and has made this operative from December, 1931, to November 30, 1932. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat for Canada Sydney
An experimental shipment of 250 tons of wheat was despatched to Canada by the steamer Aorangi yesterday. The grain is of a type not produced in the Dominion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spreading of Rails Wheat Train's Misadventure WALLERAWANG
Owing to the spreading of the rails, a train laden with wheat was derailed when passing through the Wallerawang shunting yards to-day. The tender and three…
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