Coastal Far[?] Ers. Price of Butter. Compulsory Grading
BEGA.—The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Society this afternoon was attended by the most representative gathering of farmers ever assembled here. Mr. Warden,…
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Snapping and Snarling. the Wheat Grab. Mr. Ashford Speaks His Mind
"The higher a man climbs on the ladder of success, and the more he tries to do for his fellow-beings, the more he is criticised," said Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat. Proposed State Purchase. at 7/4 Per Bushel. Perth
At its first sittings, the Grain and Fodder Board on Saturday fixed the price, of wheat at 7s 4d per bushel. The board,has notified by advertisement that it requires and intends…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney Wool Sales. Trading with the Enemy. Foreign Bids Refused. Excited Competition
At [?] o'clock the time announced for commencing the Sydney wool sales, this afternoon, a meeting (of which Mr. Clough was chairman) was being held by many of the buyers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Position of Share Farmer
"Falmer" writes":- Sir,—In the case of a farmer leasing his farm on the [?]hare system—that is, the farmer [?]nds, the land, [?]k, and plant, and the share farmer finds the labour—is…
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"A little while ago there were all sorts of wild rumours floating about that farmors would cut their crops for hay rather than sell their wheat to the Government; in some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy-keeper Fined
At the Newtown Summons Court to-day Cecilia Miller, of Marrickville, was charged with selling a sample of milk which, according to the Government Analyst's report…
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DORRIGO, Saturday.--The returns of the Dorrigo Butter Factory for December show gross pay at £6800, the output being 54 tons 4cwt. Suppliers were paid 10d per lb. for first grade…
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BEGA, Saturday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society was held this afternoon, and attended by the most representative gathering of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homebush Sales Sheep Firm; Lambs Lower Cattle Sale Ended Somewhat Weak
At Homebush (Sydney) stock sales yesterday, 29,180 sheep were peaned, including lambs. The yarding was a useful one, and included several good pens of…
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Up to the present the Government has purchased 300,000 bushels of seed Wheat. The Minister for Agriculture informed a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday that…
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There were 2622 hales of wool manifested to arrive at Darling Harbor and sub-stations yesterday, as compared will 181 lales on the corresponding day last year. The proprietors of Robur Tea (Messrs. James…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. Farm and Station. the Price of Butter
At the half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, held last week, some information was at last forthcoming as to the rulling price of butter in Sydney. More…
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There were 810 tons of wheat and 270 tons of flour manifested to arrive at Darling Harbor and Sydney sub-stations yesterday, as compared with 1115 tons of wheat and 200 tons of flour on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Produce. London Notes. Butter
LONDON, December 18.--supplies this week have been quite plentiful, some 77,000 boxes having arrived from New Zealand, and about 16,000 from Australia. Not all of these have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Sales
At the Melbourne wool sales yesterday 6375 bales were brought forward. The selection included a number of well-known clips from western, north-western, upper Murray, and Gippsland districts of Victoria. These…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Wool Sales
The first series of London wool sales war continued on Wednesday in the presence of a large assembly of English American And French buyers. The…
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The opening of the second series of Victorian wool sales took place at Geelong on Friday. The selection, particularly of merinos, was excellent,and probably the best…
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Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, when the quentity catalogued totally 7082 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Uplifting Butter Quality. Pasteurisation Recommended
At the meeting of the Dairy Board in Sydney on Monday, members were in accord as to the necessity for some definite action toward the uplifting of butter…
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