Local Butter Quality
The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended May 6, 32,451 boxes of butter factories for consumption on the…
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Farming & the land, 1938
1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 79
"Eat More Butter."
"Eat more butter" is the appeal of a new book of 32 pages issued on behalf of the Australian butter industry with the title. "The New Nutrition." It sets out…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Better Yield Wheat Crop Estimate Final Figures Issued Canberra
The final crop estimate of 181,000,000 bushels from 13,800,000 acres for the 1937-38 wheat season represents 20 per cent. increase in the harvest from an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Wheat Yields in America Ottawa
The Canadian winter wheat crop is likely to reach 754,000,000 bushels, the second largest in history. The U.S.A. winter crop also is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales Prices Firm at Brisbane BRISBANE
The Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day, when 13,714 bales were offered The selection was similar to the offering on the opening day. Competition was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Science Schools Dates for Northern Districts
In continuance of the policy of giving instruction to dairy produce factory employees, arrangements have been made by the Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manchukuo Cold Kills Our Sheep
Australian sheep bought by Japan are having a bad time, particularly in Manchukuo, according to Mr. Kihef Yamada, agricultural expert, who arrived in Sydney…
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Brazil is likely to become a heavy purchaser of Australian wool, according to a statement issued by the Brazilian Consulate to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Strong Market Wool Sales in Brisbane BRISBANE
The wool sales were continued to-day, 10,700 bales being offered. The selection was generally similar to that of the preceding day. Well-grown wools in good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →End of Series Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE
The seventh series of Brisbane wool sales closed to-day, when 10,918 bales were offered. The selection was average. All the best features of the week's sales were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lost Licence Wool Buyer's Traffic Offence S.M. Would Like High Court Aid Sydney
No matter what conviction was decided upon, no penalty could be worse than that of being deprived of using his car for three years, said Mr. T. P. McMahon,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Relief Wanted Police and Dairy Supervision Conference Decision Sydney
The Police Association conference, which concluded to-day, devoted considerable time to a motion urging that police be relieved of the duty of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Money Not Absorbed Farmers' Debt Adjustments CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Government has paid out £4,103,000 from the £12,000,000 voted by the Federal Government in 1934 for farmers' debt adjustments. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →From the Gallery Farmers' Cars The Economics of Mr. Mahoney CANBERRA
Lewis Carroll, "The Boojum and the Spark" and "Alice in Wonderland," all flitted through a parliamentary observer's mind to-day when Mr. Mahoney, Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Wear More Wool" Drive
The Union of South Africa has joined in the international publicity campaign to increase the consumption of wool. Australia and New Zealand are also…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Adelaide Wool Sales Adelaide
The ninth wool sale closed to-day with rates still 2½ to 5 per cent. above the last sales six weeks ago. There was an offering of 15,239 bales, nearly 88 per cent. of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.W.U. APPLICATION Pastoral Industry Award SYDNEY
It was announced to-day that the hearing of the application of the Australian Workers' Union for a new award would begin before Chief Judge Dethridge in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Buyers Cautious Australian Butter in London MELBOURNE
The London butter market is very firm, but buyers are displaying caution, the Australian Dairy Produce Board was advised by cablegram to-day. Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool From Milk Japanese Firm Buys Italian Patents TOKIO, May 13
According to the Domei news agency, a Japanese company has bought the Italian patents for the manufacture of wool from milk, also soya beans. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Facing Ruin Farmers and Orchardists Severe Drought in Britain London, May 13
The severe drought is threatening agriculturists and fruit growers with ruin. The drought has broken in Wales and in the West and North of England, but…
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