State Wheat Scheme
The Government wheat scheme is not working as smoothly in this State as in other States. The unauthorised agents are doing a brisk business at rates considerably below…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming & the land, 1916
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Argentine Wheat Crop. Estimate of 5,000,000 Tons
An official estimate of the Argentine wheat crop is 5,012,000 tons. Say 320,000,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Farmers' Union Offer. To Handle Wheat for 2d
Mr. Johnson, West Australian Minister for Lands, came into conflict with the Farmers' Mercantile Union in an Inter-view at Perth with respect to the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christchurch Wool Sales
At the ChristChurch wool sales 23,15[?] bales were offered, against 25,100 for the corresponding sales of 1915. American buyers held aloof on account of the Go…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bradford Wool Market
Advices from Loudon state that the Bradford wool market is firm Tops on spot are as follows: 64's, 43d.: 60's. 42d: common 60s. 41d.; 56s. 37d.: 50s, 32½d.: 46b. 23d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool-spinning Industry
Tho Rod Cross Society s asking for voluntary helpers willing to he instructed in the wool Linn, industry. Which in the opinion of the Red cross they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Price of Butter. Brisbane
An Order-in-Council, to take effect from to-morrow, reduces the price of butter from is 4½d to 1s 3½d per lb. The first oversea shipment of butter from Queensland since…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Price of Butter. Further Reductions
Several firms applied to the Necessary Commodities Commission on Friday for reconsideration, of the price fixed for butter The firms were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Margarine. Preferred to Inferior Butter
Two important meetings, attended by representatives of the various Australian Governments, and practically all the leading butter people with colonial interests, have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Ration Without Wheat
An experiment has been conducted at Milton (N.Z) with a view of testing from the egg-production standpoint, the result of eliminating wheat from the poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Big Wheat Loan
One day last week, Arthur Hetherington, teamster, delivered to Messrs. Cameron and Mitchell, at Ganmain, as agents for Messrs. Dalgety and Co., a load of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Exports From Sydney. Breadstuffs and Butter
The exports of wheat, flour and butter from the port of Sydney for the week ended 8/l/'16, according to the Customs House returns, were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Butter Embargo. Effect in Victoria
The "Argus" writes:—When, a month ago, the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) decided to put upon the export of butter that veto which it is in his power to apply in cases of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Shipped From New South Wales
H.M. Customs has issued the appended return showing the quantity of butter exported from this State during the week ended the 1st January,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wool Store Burned
A fire, supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion, occurred at Messrs. S. Vicars and Co.'s Woollen mills, Marrickville (Sydney), early on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat in Payment of Bebt
A Storekeeper writes:— A, a farmer, is indebted to B, a storekeeper. In lieu of cash he will give wheat to B as payment or part-payment of amount owing…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stock Reserve Lessee. Fined for Grazing Sheep
The annual lessee of a travelling stock reserve, which was leased to him for the grazing of large stock, was recently fined £2, with £1,11s, 4d. costs, for grazing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Corriedale Wool. An American Appreciation
The "American Sheepbreeder" writes: "If our western woolgrowers had a big stock of Corridale wool every pound would fetch 95 cems on to-day's market,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government Wheat Deals. Good Prices Realised
The Victorian Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn) announced on Thursday further sales of wheat abroad in connection with the Australian wheat pool…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cruelty to Travelling Stock Dead Cattle in Trucks
At the Burwood Police Court to- day William Tennant Moss, secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, proceeded against William Wheeler on three…
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