Country Wheat Agents Farmers and Decreased Areas
A general meeting of the Country Wheat Agents' Association was held in Sydney. The president, Mr. J. Levin (Brocklesby) occupied the…
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Pickling Seed Wheat
In no circumstances should wheat growers neglect to pickle their seed. It acts as a preventative of smut, killing the spores of the fungus. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Elevators. Sydney
The Railway Commissioners have practically completed their special report on the elevator contract. It will come before the Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Pool the Charges Deductions
It has been stated that an advance of 1/ per bushel on the old wheat pool is to be made in the eastern States on Thursday 19th April, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Butter Pool. Supplies for Winter. Sydney
The Federal Government has initiated a Federal butter pool in order to ensure an adequate supply being available for Commonwealth consumption…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Elevators Railway Commissioners' Report Not Favorable. Sydney
The Railway Commissioners' have practically completed their report on the wheat elevator contact, which comes before the Cabinet to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying. Selecting Dairy Cows. And Handing Them
The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers & Settlers' Association. Murrumburrah Branch Support for National Candidates
At the annual meeting of the Murrumburrah branch of the F. and S. Association on Saturday the following resolutions were carried unanimously:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wheat Board. Farmers' Representative Nominations
Nominations of candidates to represent wheat growers on the Australian Wheat Board have now closed. No nomination of Victorian or Western…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cow, the Poor Farm, and the Poor Man
For the man with little capital and poor land the cow is usually the surest and shortest way out. No man who is not willing to work bard and steadily has any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greater Use of Farm Roughages
In U.S.A. high prices are driving daiiy men to extremities. Roughages which in, previousr seasons have been considered of little value are being used to as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coming Wheat Crop
It is sincerely to be hoped that the last word has not been heard from the Government on the subject of the coming wheat crop. If it has, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool
A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., report under date 11th April:—Since the last series of appraisements in Sydney the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Situation
The Government having taken full control of the purchase of wheat, growers have to take what they can get for their grain. But there is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Matters. Pool Figures
Interesting figures relating to 1915-16 and 1916-17 wheat pools were contained in a statement made by the Victorian Minister for Agriculture. Mr. Hag…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Elevators Sydney
It is stated Mr. Holman found the Cabinet opposition to carrying out the elevator proposal as strong as ever yeterday. It is understood the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Payments. The 1915-16 Pool
The Prime Minister has now made arrangements for provision of funds to meet the payment of the further advance on the 1915-16…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Elevators. Cabinet Commissions Mr. Holman. Sydney
Mr. Holman to-night stated that the Government considered the wheat elevators question on Sunday and decided, in view of the valuable report…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sugar Crop. Purchased by Commonwealth Brisbane
The State Government has received a letter setting [?] the conditions whereunder the 1917 sugar crop has been purchased by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian Wheat Traffic
Canada has free-listed wheat, permitting unrestricted traffic with America…
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