Travelling Sheep Charges
AT last meeting of the Forbes P.P. Board, Mr. John Glasson, of Blayney, appealed against the travelling charges of £100 levied by the inspector on 6000 sheep, travelled from Back…
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Farming & the land, 1911
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Advances of Seed Wheat
THERE is still a sum of £14,115 owing to the Government for advances of seed wheat to settlers. Mr. Trefle, Honorary Minister for Agriculture, while not intending to be harsh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening
Since our last, the weather has been fine and warm. At time of going to press the atmosphere was muggy, and the sky partially overcast. There are slight indications…
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An extraordinary discovery was made at Tantanoola, South Australia. In the heart of a forest hundreds of newly-killed sheep were found strewn in all directions, while bones were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday Evening
The weather is still warm and oppressive, with no material change for the bettor. At about 10.15 last night a strong dust storm cams up from the south, culminating in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat on a Small Rainfall
Mr. J. Morris, of "Belgravia," Obley Road, has supplied us with a copy of his rainfall record for last year, and with it some particulars of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat and Flour Freights. Sydney
A deputation of Western millers waited on Mr. Carmichael yesterday to request that the rebates on the freights charged for flour and wheats…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market. Dalgety and Co. Report
Wool sales were held at Hobart on Wednesday last, when 12,000 bales were offered to a large attendance of buyers. The market is reported as having been fairly animated on to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. (From our own Correspondents). NARROMINE. Wheat Coming in
Large quantities of wheat are daily arriving, and Gillespie's sheds are last filling up. Saturday last proved a record haf-day in this firm's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Surveying. a Handy Instrument
The great drawback (writes Mr G. H. Johnston, in the New South Wales "Agricultural Gazette") to surveying on the farm up to the present has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Calendar
THE 'Agricultural Gazette,' has published 'farmers' calendar,' and it is stated that the aim of the Department of Agriculture is to provide farmers, and more especially newcomers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Salt for Dairy Cows
Some extensive experiments have been carried out by the Wisconsin Experiment Station to determine the value of salt for milch cows, and also…
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Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, report:—Wool sales wore held at Hobart on Wednesday last, when 12,000 bales were offered to a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The What Crop
[?]wing our usual practice (says [?] Herald") we have during the [?] two months compiled estimates of [?]yield of the wheat crop for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening
The weather for the past few days has been very warm. To-day, however, shows a slight decrease in the temperature, owing to light rain falling in the country. Clouds…
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The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., report under date January 5: —Sheep and Lambs.—15,000 were forward, the quality generally being only medium,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wheat Ship Founders. London
The ship Ardencraig, from Melbourne to the Channel, with 38,472 bags of wheat on board, went ashore during a fog in Sicily, and afterwards rolled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ostrich Farm at Temora
IT is not generally known that a farmer near Temora has a fair-sized ostrich farm which promises to return handsome profits to its owner. Mr. T. J. Herbert has a farm of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disease in Sheep
Two cases of disease i n sheep in the southern end of the Bathurst district have been brought under the notice of Mr. C. K. Brett, stock inspector. One…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seed Wheat Arrears
Mr. Trefle, Honorary Minister administering the Agricultural Department, in furtherance of his desire to clean up outstanding accounts for seed wheat…
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