Soldiers' Farms
"Arbor" writes:—As a resident in a farming area though not engaged thus, I have been surprised even sometimes amused by the accounts of the Trench Forest scheme—the…
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Corn Crops Saved Bathurst
The week- end rain, amounting to 127 points, was the salvation of the district corn crops, which were fast languishing as a result of the long dry spell. In other respects, too,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Milk Industry Country Dairymen's Claims Said to Be Losing Money
The question of the price of milk was again before the Necessary Commodities Commission (Mr. Connington and Mr. W. White) to- day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crops and Stocks
BERRIGAN, Saturday.--The rain will delay wheat carting, which has been in full swing for a couple of days. The wheat passed over the weighbridge at district stations and sidings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soil. Gerogery District. Wheat Superseding Sheep
For pride of place in agricultural productiveness of any of the surrounding outlying parts of Albury is the Gerogory district (writes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Homebush Sales Increased Prices for Sheep a Declining Market for Cattle
There were only 14,622 sheep on offer at Homebush market, Sydney, yesterday (Monday). The quality of the yarding was an average one, and comprised a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Farming. Woodlands Wheat Area
Operations are being continued on the N.S.W. State wheat area at Woodlands in the hope that a better season will retrieve the loss on the last crop. The next…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gluyas Wheat
PARKES.—Several district, farmers have had very good success with Gluyas wheat this season. Mr. Bertram, who introduced the wheat to this neighbourhood, averaged 9¼…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australian Dairying. Butter, Bacon, and Cheese Factory Statistics
There are twelve bacon and forty-six butter and cheese factories in South Australia, the dairy factories classified being as twenty-five butter, eleven…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Black-leg Amongst Cattle
Farmers at Wilson's Creek, near Mullumbimby, lost some calves recently through the disease known as blackleg. The stock inspector states that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quarantined Cattle. Wagga
At a meeting of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board, Inspector Lyne reported that among the cattle inspected was one lot which came from the far western district of New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sussex Cattle in Australia
At a meeting of the Sussex Cattle Herd Book Society in London a letter was read from Mr. J. T. Turner of Brisbane, pointing out the possibilities…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Geelong Wool Sales
The usual weekly sale took place at Geelong on Thursday, when some 8000 bales were submitted for selection. Although distinctly good, the offerings were not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales
[?] and Company at the Sydney wool sales, held the afternoon brought forward a line catalogue covering [?] They report the market as being very ani[?] for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales
Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co. the undermentioned…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brisbane Wool Sales
The total offerings in the Brisbane wool market, from July 1 last to [?] amount to 203,139 bales, as against 192,[?] bales submitted during the whole [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Yass Wheat Centres. This Season's Heavy Wheat Yield
The wheat harvest in Yass district is practically concluded, only the very late crops remaining to be harvested; and the result seems to be well up to the estimated average of [?] per acre. In…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Danish Cattle for the Enemy
A telegram from Copenhagen to London last month that Germany has now stopped all transit of cattle from Denmark and the other northern…
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