Seizure of Wheat. Dissatisfaction with Government Price
SYDNEY, Friday.—Up to the present about fifty appeals have been lodged against the price being paid by the Government for wheat. It is stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1915
2,866 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 144
A Minister Indignant. Offensive Criticism of Wheat Acouisition Board. Increase in Price of Bread Prevented
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Anhford) is Indignant at what he regards as the offensive criticism of the Wheat Acquisition Board by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Restrain State Government a Commonwealth Application Removal and Disposal of Wheat. German Grown Grain. Melbourne
The application by the Commonwealth Government to restrain [?]ie State Government from removing or disposing of wheat seized under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying Lines Active. No Change in Grain Prices. Sydney
The Sussex Street dairying departments were active to-day. Prime loaf cheese sold well at [?]d and 6½d per pound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protecting Crops From Hail
A new device for protecting crops from hail has been installed by R. Marcillac, in the Department of Ardeche, France, and a model of it was recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmyard Manure
Experiments have shown that the chemical composition of farmyard manure is not an entirely trustworthy measure of its value as a fertiliser…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Original Articles. Values of Legumes
There are two classes of crops, leguminous or nitrogen-gathering, and non- leguminous. Among the latter may be named wheat, oats, and rye. When…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Home-made Rennet Extract. Saving and Curing the Vells
In view of the possibility of a shortage of the commercial brands of rennet extract, one of the dairy instructors of the Department provides a method…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gathering the Walnut Crop. And Marketing It
An orcharist who had several walnut trees that are coming into bearing asked the Department at what stage the nuts should be picked and how they should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government Assistance to Farmers
Owing to the numerous enquiries which are being made at the various Government Departments for information as to the methods by which the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Implement for Farmers
Recently, a couple of hundred of our leading agriculturalists and others interested in the land visited the Hawkesbury Agricultural College at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third North Coast Egg Laying Competition Grafton Experiment Farm. April 1st, 1914, To MARCH 31st, 1916. Poultry Instructor's Report
The weather for December has very changeable. Some days repeated heat waves experienced, the glass rising to 114 in the shade. These periods were very trying for the hens, but with a plentiful water supply and deep troughs we have no calamity to report, The heat waves were invariably followed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Sporting. the Turf. the Tipsters. Warwick Farm Races
SYDNEY, Friday.—"Early Bird's" lips are as follow:— Liverpool Mile.—Solue, Sanguine, Cacique…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Wheat Market
LONDON, Saturday.—The wheat market is strong owing to the American and Canadian recovery from the effects of the showery weather in Argentina…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Seizure
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The New South Wales Attorney General has informed the Federal Attorney General that it is not practiscable to postopne the sale of all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turco-italian Situation. High-priced Wheat Cargo. American Dollar's Depreciation. Preparations in Constantinople. London
On reports of the Turco-Italian difficulty, a cargo of wheat sold at 207 cents a bushel, to be delivered in Italy. Grain buying by Switzerland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxer-farmer
The top price for lucerne hay at the Sydney goods yards on Friday morning was gained by "Bill" Squires, of pugilist fame. A consigment from his farm near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Pay
For the four weeks ended the 26th December last the Casino Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured 122 odd tens of butter and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Letter Read
LONDON, Monday,—Cardinal Mercier's pastoral letter was read in several of the Catholic Churches in England on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Prices. Dairy Cattle Being Sacrificed
Following on the fact that dairymen, not only in this district, but practically throughout the State, are sacrificing their future dairying interests for the sake of the present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →