Wheat Harvest
CANOWINDRA.—The present harvest promises to excel all previous records. Already 150,000 bags have been delivered at the local mills and railway station, and stripping…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1916
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Wool Embargo
LONDON, Sunday.--The Board of Trade has decided only to grant licenses sparingly for the export of crossbred wool tops, noils, and waste, unless the exporters prove that they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales
Messrs. John Sanderson and Co. have received the following cablegram from their London house:-- "The second series of the present year's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Notes. Inter-state Butter Markets
Experts were in agreement that the local demand for butter was below normal last week, Prescott, Ltd., reports that Sydney prices remained unchanged at 123s 8d per cwt. for first,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Rust. Perth
Most of the new season's wheat around Geraldton is stricken so badly by red rust that the Government agents cannot accept it as up to f.a.q. standard. The Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Yield. Railway Factor
The Premier on Saturday expressed himself as "immensely pleased with the prospect of a record wheat harvest in the State, and claimed that the Government had largely…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Wheat Yields Yass
Mr. R. Horton has taken 5800 bags off 520 acres on his farm near Galong. This is exactly four times the total of last year's crop. At Murrumbateman, off 18 acres, last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Trouble. Satisfactorily Settled
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--At 11 a.m. to-day, the Prime Minister met the parties concerned in the Williamstown wheat-lumping dispute at his offices, and at 1 p.m. the strike was Bottled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army Clothing. Crossbred Wool Needed
LONDON, Saturday.--Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, has been malting inquiries whether there is likely to be a diminution in the manufacture of army…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Lumpers. New Rates Awarded. Melbourne
After a conference at his office this morning, between the Government shipping agents and representatives of the wheat-lumpers, the Prime Minister announced that the handling…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Crossbred Wool. Required by Army. London, Jan. 14
Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) inquired whether there is likely to be a diminution in the manufacture of army clothing, and learned…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at a Farm. Grenfell
Mr Alfred Durham, of Grenfell, had five large stacks of hay, also a chaffcutter, two large sheds, and an oil engine destroyed by fire last evening. The loss is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. Farm and Station... Pineapple Industry
The grading and packing of fruit and its effect on the price of the local product in competition with the imported article is a matter of the utmost importance to growers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Starting a Farm
One of the most important factors in successful land settlement lies in the farmer starting the right way. Want of knowledge often means waste of financial resources. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Farms. Clearing Land. Transport Arrangements Inadequate
About 50 voluntary workers went to the new settlement area set apart for returned soldiers at French's Forest on Saturday,' and cleared a fair-sized piece of land. Among…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Paying for the Crops Forbes
First instalment certificates for wheat taken control of by the Government are now being cashed in large numbers at the Forbes banks. One of the Government agents has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer and Co., Ltd
On the whole, the results of this company's trading in the July, 1910, year must be considered as satistuctory. Business generally was very seriously affected at the commencement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crops and Stock
ARMIDALE, Saturday.--The district stock inspector reports that pastures are good, there having been a vast improvement during the month. The water supply is ample. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swedish Butter
The Swedish dairy commissioner in London has forwarded a lengthy report to the Swedish Department for Agriculture, in which he urges a speedy regulation of the Swedish butter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Special Sheep Sale
W. H. Wheatley reports having held his First Special Sale on Thursday. 13th January, when over 17,000 sheep were yarded to a very large and representative…
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