West Australian Wheat Standard
The grain committee of the Perth (W.A.) Chamber of Commerce, with the Commissioner for Agriculture and the president of the Farmers' Association, fixed the f.a.q. standard for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming & the land, 1913
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Wheat Fixtures. The Cambrian Chieftain
The British barque Cambrian Chieftain, which arrived at the Semaphore last November from Montevideo, was last week fixed to load wheat at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Butter Business. Marketing Butter in London. "Have to Be Drastic and Radical Changes." London, Dec. 6
A recent speech in the Federal Parliament as to the methods of butter selling here has attracted some attention. There are, of course, two sides to every question, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ten-ton Wheat Load. Dubbo
Mr. Joseph Field has received the biggest load of wheat which came into the Dubbo railway station this season. It consisted of 120 bags, drawn by 12 horses, from Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Vegetable Fibre in Wool. Report of Committee. London, Jan. 10
The report of the committee which has been investigating the question of vegetable fibre in wool recommends the use of two paper-lined packs, costing 9d and 4d,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tragedy on a Farm. Woman Shot Dead. State Boy Arrested. Grafton
A shock[?] tragedy occurred early on Sunday [?] near Co[?]anhurst, a woman [?] shot dead by an ex-State boy [?] aged 20…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Meatworks in the North
Unless some step is soon taken by the Commonwealth Government to indicate its definite intention to establish meatworks in the Northern Territory, it is understood that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fruit Crops
WENTWORTH.— Notwithstanding the Cardiness in ripening, the apricot harvest is now in full swing. At Curlwaa the returns are satisfactory, and a sale in Melbourne at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying
BYRON BAY.—The usual monthly meeting of the directors of the North Coast Co-operative Company was held yesterday. The turuover for the month was £70,000. Some 626…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer's Wife Shot Ex-state Boy Accused. Copmanhurst
A shocking crime was committed at Punchbowl, near Copmanhurst, early this morning. It appears that Mrs. Lloyd, wife of Mr. J. Lloyd, farmer, was shot when she was going…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Season and Crops
ARDLETHAN, Saturday.-- Wheat continues to be brought into the railway station at a rapid rate, but all farmers have not yet completed taking off the crop. On Murriff Creek, a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dry Farming
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Testimony to possibility of successful dry farming in the more arid parts of the South African Union is contained in a report received by the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Exports From New South Wales. Wheat, Flour, and Butter
The exports of wheat, flour, and butter from the port of Sydney for the week ended 11th January, 1913, were as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Butter Factories
Last week three new butter factories opened at Lismore, costing about £10,000. On Wednesday the Lismore Cooperative Company's branch…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Slaughtering Diseased Cattle
Under the regulatioins issued in pursuance of the Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat Act, 1902, it is provided that no animals but [?] as are inteded to be dressed for the food of man shall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool SYDNEY
At the wool talcs yesterday afternoon 11,256 bales were offered, A strong demand was shown, secured wool selling particularly well…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Cut Butter Cleanly
To cut butter nicely without having it stick to the knife or crack off unevenly; when it is wanted to look nice and square for the table, wet in cold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wheat Markets
The wheat market, though quiet at the opening of the week, was in the same nervous condition. The international markets were influenced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wool Sales. Sydney
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,195 bales, and the sales, including private transaction,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the Sydney wool sales this afternoon two [?] were presented [?] the brokers, totalling [?] bale:—[?] and Company Linited [?] and Gold[?] Mort and…
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