The Wool Market Record for Greasy Merino Greatly Increased Demand From Japan
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5
At the Sydney wool sales on Tuesday 7450 bales were offered at auction, and sales, including private transactions, amounted to 7037 bales. Another record…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Farmers
The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 15
During the recent extraordinary dry spell, the dairy farmers, on the North Coast received fodder from, the Department of Agriculture by way of advances…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Caught Farmer; Bowled F.s.a
The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homestead Farms. Go[?]ford Land District
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5
[?] acres, in one block, being portion 9, parish if [?]nley, county of Northumberland, 12 miles from Wyong; the land os steep broken ridges, heavily timbered and strubby: landstone formation, sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poultry Farming The Fight Against Vermin Vigilance Demanded in February
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6
At no time of the year will vermin multiply as they will in the warmer months of summer. To keep them in check continued vigilance is imperative. Let the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Factory Returns
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6
The Manning River Co-operative Dairy Company paid supplier for December [?] per lb. for first and [?] for second-class butter. The grass turnover was [?] The supply showed a decrease…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Season Reports. Dairy Pastures in New south Wales
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6
The recent hot, dry conditions have had a destructive effect upon grass and crops in Byron Bay district. Recently, however, there have been a few high showers. Previously bush fires caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Coast Drought. Fodder Relief to Dairymen
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6
The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture states that recent rain on the North Coast has, for the present at any rate, terminated the calls upon the department for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sensational Fire on a Farm. Caused by a [?] Horse
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
A fire broke out in a stubble paddock, belonging in George Peters, near Willaura (Vic.), last Saturday evening. Peters was landing wheat stocks, when he noticed a man's coat on fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Season Reports. State of the Crops in New South Wales
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
The wheat passed over the weighbridge at stations and sidings in Berrigan district is as follows: [?] bags, Finley 150,000 bags, Leuston 10,000 bags,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spick-and-span Smartness. a Girl's Cotton Crope Fr[?]k
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 8
For first appearance, for resistance to wear, and especially for its happy capacity for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Farmers Won't Breed Pigs." Pork and Bacon. Trade Wants Prick Increased
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 11
The Necessary Commodities Commission on Wednesday considered an application from the City and Suburban Butchers' Association to raise the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Compensation Claims. Forms for Farmers Only. Note the Date
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
The Government is taking elaborate precautions to safeguard itself against imposition in connection with payment of additional compensation to farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Boy on Farm
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
Some little tune ago a boy in a city office asked us to get him a job on a farm. His heart was in the country, and he wanted to go and work out his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Epistle of an Old Farmer. to a Young Friend
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
Dear Dave, I often wonder hoo, You're gettin' on wi' cauf an' coo, Or reddin' up, wi jerky ploo, Blinky's stubble;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Rutherglen Fly
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7
The Rutherglen fly has been so prevalent this soason in the orchards and gardens that growers are concerned naturally in methods of destruction. Several methods (more or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldiers. Providing Farm Training
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4
The matter of practical farm training for returned soldiers has been engaging the attention of the State War Council, and as a result of its representations the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crops and Stock
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4
CARCOAR, Thursday.--Steady rain commenced to-day, and this, with last week's heavy fall, will materially improve pastures. Previous to last week live stock were only in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Soil. Crop Rotation. Three-year System Results
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4
The rotation of crops is a system that la accepted as sound, but little practised in our wheat districts, except in an experimental way as greater necessity arises for making the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool, Wheat, and Flour
Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 7
The following quantities of [?] wheat, and flour were men[?]fcated to arrive at Darling Harbor and sub-stations to-day. Wool [?] bales; [?] 123 tons: and wheat 3336 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →