Pastoral Topics
THE judgment of the High Court in the recent case where the policy of the Sydney Meat Preserving Company, Ltd., in devoting its energies to regulating stock values,…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Farming & the land, 1913
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The Markets. Dairy Cattle
The market for milkers, springers, and [?] ers has not quite recovered yet from holiday influences. The weak spot, however, is not at all in prices, but in regard to the numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On the Land. Farm and Station. the Wheat Crop. in the Central West. Xviii
It must be admitted that while systematic fallowing has proved to be of solid value in the contral-west country, there are some very fine crops obtained this year that have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Export Butter Trade
Sir George Reid's report on Australian butter in London has attracted considerable attention in Melbourne. The Victorian Superintendent of Exports (Mr. Crowe) considers that it will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Wool Requirements
Although the Australian wool clip this season will be considerably smaller than that of the previous season, it will nevertheless be of enormous proportions, From latest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Soil Farmers' Experiment Plots. Wheat Trial Results. the Value of Manuring
A further batch of harvesting returns of farmers' experiment wheat plots in the southern and north-western districts is available. One thing made plain is the value of manuring, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country
Great heat and scattered thunderstorms have been the feature of the week, with varied effects on the face of the country. The latter have been most frequent over the south-western…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat-growing at Gundagai. Remarkable Yield
GUNDAGAI.—Sensational wheat yields are being got in this district. At Juglong, the average is a shade over 30 bushels: at Gobaratong 35 bushels. At Berrimagandra, P. J. Roche'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blaze at Botany. Wool Shed Destroyed
The wool[?] establishment of Messrs. Thomas Eillott and Company, Mascot, is to all intents and purposes isolated. That circumstance made much easier the task of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.S.W. and N.Z. Wheat
This week opened with N.S.W. milling wheat, at 3s 7d per bushel (Sydney), sales and buyers, for prompt delivery. The volume of actual business is very small, the holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Botany. Wool-packing Shed Destroyed
Shortly before 11 o'clock last night the watchman, James Whittle, at Elliot and Co.'s wool sheds, Floodvale, Botany, noticed smoke issuing from the roof of the wool-packing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Botany Blaze Wool Sheds Burnt Out. an Illuminated Sky
At about 10.30 o'clock last night a fire broke out at the promises occupied by Messrs. Thomas Elliot and Co., Ltd., wool-scourers. Spring Vale, Mascot…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Butter Prices. High Commissioner's Allegations Denial by Co-operative Factories. Melbourne
A deputation from the co-operative butter factories of New South Wales and Victoria to-day waited on the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Thomas), and protested against…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmer's Hogmanay Dinner
There was a large gathering at Messrs. Farmer and Company's Lu[?] Hall, Pitt-street, City, on [?] year a Eve, when a bogmanay dinner was given as a special attraction. One…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Home, Sweet Home. the Drakes Departures From Sydney. Scene in Farm Covr. Wallabies on Only Board. Only Eight Desertions
H.M.S. Drake, [?] on the Australian Station, at 10 minutes past this [?] slipped her moorings in Farm Cove, [?]ward bound. She is the last of the imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warwick Farm Racing Club
Just on 500 sovs will be distributed in prize money over the half-dozen events that are to be decided on Saturday, January 18, in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hogmanay Dinner. Scotchmen at Farmer's
There was a regular gathering of the clans in Messrs. Farmer and Co.'s, Ltd., luncheon hall between 6.30 and [?].30 last night. The occasion was a special hogmanay dinner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Farmers' Federation
A movement has been initiated to federate the primary producers' organisations of Australia for purposes of mutual defence. The Rural Producers' Association of Victoria, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Progress of Work at Yanco. Land Seekers Plentiful. the Growth of Crops
The first Mirrool (Murrumbidgee irrigation area) subdivision was made available about two weeks ago, and since that date some 35 applications have been received for these farms…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Renovating the Farm
"In dry districts sound farming practice is based upon the very beneficial practice of following, combined with-- (1) The use or commercial fertilisers to restore plant food, and…
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