Record Wheat Load. Forbes
What is considered the record load of wheat was carted to the Forbes railway station by Herbert Hodges, of Budgerabong. The waggea, which was drawn by 11 horses, held 225…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming & the land, 1914
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Wheat and Flour. Last Week's Exports
The exports of wheat and flour from Sydney for the week ended January 24, according to the Customs House returns, were:-- Wheat (in bushels): United Kingdom and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia Wheat. Pressure to Sell. London, Wednesday Morning
Owing to the receipt of disappointing advices regarding the American markets, there was more pressure to sell Australian grain in the English markets yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat in the Country. Quantities Stacked and Despatched
Following is the return of bags of wheat dispatched at stations on the New South Wales lines for the week ended January 17:-- JUNEE…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Magic Button. The Diary of a Dairy Farm. The Diary Consists of Alternate Entries by Two Children—Dot and Dash. Chapter VIII
Of how the painter enjoyed his work. Of landscape gardening, and the advisability of planting orchards with Burbank stock. Of our live stock, and how we improved it out of all rekognishon…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Australia's Golden Fleece on the Continent-- the Wool Region of France
The wool region of France is situated in the populous northern portion of the country, and comprises the towns of Lille, Croix, Tourcoing, and Roubaix, with Dunkirk "as the port. The above pictures show the Town Hall at Roubaix and one of the principal streets of Tourcoing. Dunkirk, which is at the entrance of the Channel, has a population of 51,000. and contains good accommodation for all classes of vessels. At the docks a new shed has just been opened for Australian wool, and a further annex is in course of erection. It is expected that cold storage accommodation will be provided in the near future close to the wool shed. The town of Croix is just beginning to develop a wool trade, several large…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Kaleidoscopic Movements in Wool and Meat. the Position of the Crossbred. Home Neglects
Neither fancier, agent, shipper, producer, nor consumer, can correctly prognosticate the future of wool or meat to Australia, as there are so many kaleidoscopic movements…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Indian Cotton Crop. London, Tuesday Evening
The yield of this [?] cotton crop is expected to be 15 per cent over that of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Unite. Fighting the Union. Coolamon
On Saturday Mr. W. P. Dyce presided over a meeting of 500 persons, mostly farmers, for the purpose of. combining to resist the demands of the A.W.U. Nearly all enrolled…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Bulk Handling
In answer to questions raised by some Riverina farmers as to how wheat would be handled on the farm under the bulk-handling system, we pointed out that practical men…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairying Industry. Good Season Promised New Zealand. American Markets. Wellington (N.z.), Jan. 21
Inquiries made go to show the probability of the present dairying season proving one of the most profitable that has been experienced by New Zealand farmers for a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Produce. Dairy. an Advance in Eggs
There was an all-round advance in the price of eggs lu Sussex-street yesterday morning. Supplies, after the holidays, were decidedly on the light side, and, with a fair demand, an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dairying. Margarine Competition
COFF'S HARBOUR.—The report of the Coffs Harbour Butter Factory Company for the five months ended November 30 last is very satisfactory, and shows a profit of £56 19s 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Meetings of Farmers
TEMORA.—The Local Farmers' District Council carried a resolution asking the next annual conference of the F.S.A. to debate the question of the advisableness of asking…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preparing for the Big Ships. How the Port of Sydney is Being Remodelled— Will Farm Cove be Resumed?
THE year 1900 is for us a memorable one. It not only marked the triumph of Australian nationalism over State provincialism as embodied in the Commonwealth Constitution Act…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Season, Stock and Crops
BREWARRINA, Tuesday.--Crutching has commenced in this district. Boorooma Station, one of the largest here, commenced yesterday. Thirty-eight thousand sheep will be treated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Dairy Studs. the Richmond and Jerseys
In regard to the reference made in these columns last week to the protest by members of the Richmond River branch of the Jersey Herd Society at the removal of the Jersey…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairying Notes
A number of dairy farmers in the Unanderra and Shellharbor districts have received notice from the distributing company to which they are sending their milk that lately there has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers Organising. Meeting at Coolamon. Chaffcutters Strike
The largest meeting or farmers ever held at Coolamon took place on the afternoon of January 24, under the auspices of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, to consider what action…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Management of Farm Horses
In the- management of horses, stabling is one of the first factors to consider (said Mr. R. E. Lines in a paper read before the 25th annual congress of the South Australian Agricultural…
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