Alleged Sheep Stealing
Chas. Madden, who was committed for trial on a charge of stealing sheep at Yeoval, appeared at the Forbes Quarter Sessions and asked that the case…
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Farming & the land, 1916
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Prime Sheep Dearer
P[?]s for top quality sheep were on the rise at Homebush last Monday, and in [?] cases an advance of 2s was recorded. Other grades changed…
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On Saturday last about 20,000 bags of wheat were stacked in Dubbo railway yards; at Mogriguy there were about 560 bags; and at Talbragar…
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Interested farmers are reminded that claim for the extra threepence per bushel compensation may be lodged before March 21…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Bon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 253…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry. Culling Aged Hens. On the Ordinary Poultry Farm
If the advice given by the Poultry Expert in December on the subject of the disposal of aged bens as they go off laying has been July followed, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial. the Weather. Tuesday, evening
King Drought is still triumphant, and Old Sol is still making his presence felt. During the past few days the temperature has been considerably, but it only appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London Wool Market. Review of the Year 1915
Messrs Charles Balme & Co., in reviewing the past year's wool trade, say:—There has been a wonderful and unexpected recovery in the values of merino wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Reminders for Wheat Growers. Preparing the Seed-bed
"The preparation of the seed-bed is one of the operations requiring almost immediate attention from wheat farmers," said the chief inspector in a…
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Mr. Hughes, (Prime Minister) spe[?] the best part of Tuesday in London [?]ted with the chairman of the Wheat Commission. The grain situation is…
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The wheat teams are still struggling along the dustry roads and entering the town on their way to the de[?] but the volume is now slackening off, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Report
Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 13th Murch:—Included in our sale on the 7th inst. were a few wellknown New England clips, and also a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers, Help the Hospital. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper for the following: Our local hospital seems to be in distress for the want of £500, according to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Wheat Harvest
The Victorian Minister for Agriculture states that agents have received 50,000,000 bushels of wheat from the farms. Assuming that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gilgandra Farm[?] [?]Rt. a Boon to the [?]
One of the institutions [?]n Gilgandra which has come to stay is the Farmers' Auction Mart, conducted by the firm of Tibbits and Sons, and…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →State Farms
In reply to questions in the House, the Minister for Agriculture stated that 12,000 acres had been sown with wheat at Woodlands last year, from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local and General. Share Farmer's End
James Crick, a share farmer on Mr. K. Fowler's property at Monteagle, near Young, was found hanging to a tree. He had just fixed up an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer's Sad End
The death of Mr. George Marsh, an [?] resident of the Forbes district, took place suddenly in the Forbes Hospital [?] [?]. The deceased had his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Market
John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report under date March 11. The embargo restricting the export of crossbreds to the United Kingdom has had the effect of lowering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PASTORAl and Commercial. the Weather. Friday, evening
Another disappointment. On wednesday and Wednesday night indications of rain were very good, and a downfall was expected. Daring the night, however, a…
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