Weighing of Wheat
TAMWORTH.—Great dissatisfaction is expressed by everyone at Moonbi with regard to the weighing of wheat. People can weigh it on the weighbridge if they like and pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1912
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Increasing the Wheat Area
FORBES.—The Pinnacle station, of 21,000, acres, the property of the New Zealand Land Association, and situated near the proposed Forbes-Stockinbingal railway line, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Record Wheat Freight
It is rather a strange co-incidence that the British barque Dovenby, 1547 tons register, should again secure the highest rate paid this season for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Butter Business. Consignment and Spot Selling
WINGHAM.—Mr. C. D. Meares, manager of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, accompanied by the chairman of the newly-formed Co-operative Box Company, visited…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide
The seventh wool sale of the 1911-12 series was held on Saturday, when about 3000 bales were offered, and practically all were sold. Throughout competition was keen, and the general demand extended even to sacks…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Buy No Butter. Housewives' Appeal New York
In the hope of reducing the cost of living Che Housewives' League has issued an appeal to women to refrain from buying any more butter until the price is lowered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Sales. (Continued from page 7)
The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Limited, submitted a number of consignments, principally from the late shearing districts, also some well-known clips…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales. Fine Qualities Wanted
At the Sydney wool sales this afternoon the [?]catalogues were offered conveying [?]—John Bridge and Company. Limited[?] bales, that San and Hadgery, Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Combers on Strike. Trouble at North Botany. 250 Men Out. Dispute About Overtime
The men engaged in the combing department of the wool-scouring and fellmongering establishment of F. W. Hughes, Ltd.,, North Botany, being desirous of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Enemies
An extraordinary chamber of horrors has been put together for the sake of English farmers by Mr. Collinge, under the severe title of "Second Report on Economic Biology."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Improving Our Herds
The very interesting figures published in these columns showing the returns for the last 12 months, from a herd of dairy cows in the Inverell district, is valuable as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying
JONES' ISLAND.—The following are the returns of the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Company for the month of December:— Suppliers were paid /11¾ and /11 per lb for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meetings of Farmers
MURWILLUMBAH.—At the annual meeting of the Tweed Agricultural Society the report showed a surplus of assets, including land and improvements, of £1869. Satisfactory increases…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the Man on the Land. Some Phases of Dairying. Idiosyncrasies of the Cow
Since the great race commenced among professional dairying countries for commercial supremacy as regards the quality of dairy products, the quantity of milk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Experiments. Illawarra Fodder Plots
WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--The farmers' experiment plots planted by the Department of Agriculture on Mr. Laurence Carr's farm have given results as follow:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep and Wool
A Queensland correspondent states that the shearing for 1912 now fairly started at the West Longreach Works,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Wool Environment
If environment means anything it signifies the surrounding conditions under which we live. Some learned man has said that environment is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria's Butter Exports
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The exports of butter from Victoria to parts beyond the Commonwealth from July [?] last to January 18. amounted to 15.272 12 tons, representing an approximate value of £1.756.337…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →To Investigate Cattle
Mr. George Bruce, of the Victorian Department of Agriculture, has been appointed Government Veterinary Surgeon in Tasmania, vice Dr. Wilmot,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Compulsory Sheep Dipping
The Victorian Chamber of Agriculture has resolved to urge the Department of Agriculture to more rigidly enforce the provisions of the Sheep…
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