Cyclonic Storm Mallee Crops and Roads Submerged
MELBOURNE, Friday:--While Melbourne sweltered in a heat wave, a severe storm late last night-visited the Mallee. Cyclonic wind, accompanied…
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Farming & the land, 1936
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English Market Dairy Products LONDON
The butter market was irregular. Quotations: Danish 128s; choicest salted, New Zealand 99s, Australian 98s; unsalted, New Zealand 102s to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Winners Fine Ayrshire Herd "Cowanville" Stud Farm
Well known as a loyal adherent to the Ayrshire breed of cattle, for more than 30 years, Mr. Geo. Cowan has built up what is recognised as one of the finest herds of dairy stock on the Northern Rivers. His stud property, "Cowanville,"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers' Problem
THE symptoms of an animal suffering from ergotism described on this page are not likely to be conducive to ease of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Farming Properties
Ray White auctioneer and land salesman, Queen Street, Brisbane, reports that during the past 12 months he has had a very Successful run of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →London Butter Market Unexpected Sharp Rise
LONDON, Saturday:--Contrary to expectations, the butter market has risen sharply; Considerable quantities of Australian butter, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rise in Butter Market London
Contrary to expectations, butter has risen sharply and considerable quantities of Australian has been withdrawn from sale. The demand is sufficient to take care of current arrivals and to warrant higher prices, especially as it is anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germany's Wool Import Reduction Expected BERLIN
Germany expects to import less wool in 1938 and the textile factories will be rationed far below the 1934 consumption. Factories succeeding in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pay of 8 34d Per Pound December Butter Higher Average Return in 1935
At a meeting of the North Coast Butter Factories' Association in Lismore the price of butter supplied during December was fixed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yugo-slav Farm Produce England Gives Marketing Concessions
LONDON, Saturday:--The Yugoslav Cabinet is reported to have approved of the results of the negotiations recently conducted with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improved Victorian Butter Melbourne
An improvement in the quality of Victorian butter exported during recent months is shown in figures issued by the Agricultural Department…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Butter Values Increases Reflected In Australia
London butter values continued their upward trend last week, a further rise of 2s to 3s per cwt. having been registered on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exports of Eggs and Butter Sydney
A statement issued by the Department of Commerce states from July 1 to December 28 last year, 17,066,220 dozen eggs were exported compared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Reduction Butter Pay Lowest Since March London Fluctuation
Dairy farmers will receive 8¾d a 1b for butter supplied during December, according to the decision of a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales. Values Increase 5 Per Cent
SYDNEY, Monday:--Compared with the closing rates in December, wool values were 5 per cent higher at the opening of the sales here on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over the Old Cattle Trail Across the Great Dividing Range. Land of Lyre Birds, Christmas Bells, Wild Turkeys and Waratahs
Recently a party consisting of Messrs. W. J. Mulligan, A. D. Booth, T. Ford and the writer (Mr. Alf Henry, M.L.A., in the "Examiner") did a horseback…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early Rain Needed for Maize Crops
Maize has been sown in increased areas this season, and conditions last month were satisfactory, following the November rains…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer's Column News and Notes for the Man on the Land Bovine Tuberculosis
The reports recently published with regard to tests which have been carried out in Ireland with Spahlinger's vaccine as a means of eradicating…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leguminous Crops As Silage
Though good silage can be made from leguminous crops such as lucerne and clovers, it is generally regarded as preferable to make hay of these…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Importing Food Plight of America Crop Control Blamed Washington
After being able to feed herself for more than 300 years, and to be granary and larder for the Old World for much most of that time, the United States is now having to import foodstuffs…
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