Sheep Fly Pest
Various methods have been adopted in an endeavor to combat the sheepfly pest, which has been particularly destructive this year owing to the…
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Wheat Experiment
An interesting wheat in the experimental stage, as far as Australian conditions are concerned, is growing in the garden on Walwong Estate. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Board Operations
According to a return issued on Saturday the ttal receipts the Australian Wheat Bea[?] up to December 31 amounted to $15687,000. and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Market
At Bradford prices are in buyers' favor. Buyers are very cautious and business is limited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed
Messrs John Bridge & Co Ltd, write us as follows:— "The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pigs Fed on Damaged Wheat. Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture reports that the feeding of pigs at Hawkesbury Agricultural College on damaged wheat had satisfactory results…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Stacks Burnt. Farmer's Heavy Loss. Recond Fire in Few Days
Three more stacks, containing about 100 tons and valued at about £200, the property of Mr. Arthur Robinson, of Malebo, were destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Industries. Notes and News. District Crop Reports
In the Coolamon district, not withstanding many expressions of adverse opinion early in the season, results so far are proving very satisfactory. On…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crop Judging Competition
In the wheat growing competition, conducted under the auspices of the Ganmain Agricultural and Pastoral Association, the judges, Messrs, J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm and Dairy. Causes of Bone Chewing and Similar Abnormal Cravings in Cattle
From time to time enquiries are received regarding certain abnormal cravings of cattle evidenced by the chewing and swallowing of such…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Fly Prevention
In reporting upon the sheep-fly pest the Jerilderie district stock inspector states that the general experience, seems to indicate that the best and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool News
The first N.S.W. wool appraisements of the first catalogues submitted last. Wednesday have been completed. The catalogues listed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Market
Schute Bell and Co. Ltd. report under date of 8th. January as follows:—Although we submitted a catalogue of 3,085 bales on Thursday last, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Shipping Increasing
The wheat shipped from Sydney during the week was 142,636 bags, as compared with 87,787 for the preceding week. The number of bags…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Crop Handling and Shipping Contracts. Melbourne
The question of the rate to be paid to contractors for handling and shipping the new season's wheat crop has been determined. The Acting Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local & General. Wheat Stealing
A Wallacetown farmer, Mr. C. H. Moss, of "Araglen," complains of the theft of bags of wheat from his paddocks. As he puts it, "the party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Lumpers on Strike
The wheat lumpers at the Old Junee railway station are on stride for 7. per hundred bags of wheat handled. An increase of 6d. per 100…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wheat Market London
Wheat cargoes wore nominal. A 4000 ton Australian parcel for January sold at 82/6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News. Wheat Elevators
There have recently been complaints in the press that insufficient time has been allowed by the Agricultural Department for the lodging of tenders for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market Business Resumed
John Bridge & Co, Ltd, write us as follows:—"The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the Australian…
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