The Sheep-fly Pest
Mr. C. Burns, Muswell brook, writing in reference to the sheep-fly pest says that "forty years ago there were none of these posts,and there would not be to-day if we had the saide…
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The Wheat Fool. Present Position
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--According to the returns compiled by the Australian Wheat Board, the quantity of wheat received on account of the pool up to December 26 totalled 53,703,000 bags,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shifting the Old Wheat Wagga
During the last week the Railway Department has shifted many thousands of bags of wheat from the sidings in the Junee railway district. This district extends from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World's Wheat Yield. Rome, Dec. 29
The Institute of Agriculture reports that the yield of wheat in 16 countries in the northern hemisphere, and two in the southern, is 74.7 per cent, of the 1915 yield, 91.2 of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oversea Market Cables. Wheat. New York, Dec 29
Chicago futures were quoted yesterday. December opening 1,65½ dollar, closing 1.61 dollar (2 cents up since December 26). May opening 1,73¾ dollar, closing 1.70[?] dollar (2[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Zealand Produce. Sale of Wool Clip. Wellington (N.z.)
Advices from Gisbornee state that the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Macdonald) has been adilsed from London that the whole of the arrangements effected on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on a Farm. Culcairn
A serious fire occurred on J. Kelly and Sons property at Doodle Cooma West, near Henty. Mr. L. Kelly was [?] a kerosene engine when a flame burst from it and started a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Fire. Coolamon
Mr. Roy Armstrong has had 95 acres of oats burnt. He was stripping the crop when the fire commenced. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. A feature of the crop…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. Farm and Station. the Past Year
Surveying the year that has just closed, it ia difficult, perhaps impossible, to describe in a word the foolings of the men on the land as a body. There are many to whom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crops Destroyed. Disastrous Hailstorm. Narrabri
Details of a great hailstorm which occurred at Ningdoo Mountain, about 15 miles from here, are now coming to hand. It appears that the hail was so large that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer's Bonus Sale
To-morrow, the dawn of the business New Year, the many wide entrances to Farmer's, Limited, giving access from the George, Market, and Pitt Streets frontages, will swing open to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New England Crops
GLEN INNIES, Saturday.--The weather conditions arc more like autumn than mid-summer, No rain fallen for a week, and this has candied farmers to proceed with harvesting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pasturing Dairy Cattle
Dairying cattle if run too long on the same country, become discontented, and go off in their milk. In order to keep the yield up to "concert pitch" frequent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of Wool
"T.B." writes:- [?] sold my wool in my shed at Taralga to a Sydney buyer, who inspected the wool on November 2[?] 1916, without any reference to the embargo. I wrote…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Produce. London Notes. Butter
LONDON November 16.--The first arrival of new Australian butter reached Tooley Street yesterday, when a few boxes out of the 4500 brought by the steamer Osterley fame up from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Cattle Purchase. Perth
The Wilson Government, which recently contracted for the purchase of 25,000 cattle in the Kimberley district, announces that it has secured steamer space for 23,000 head this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Discontented Farmers
Mr. J. H. Wilson, Peak Hill, writes:[?] Farmers are very discontented with their lot, and no matter where you go you hear nothing but condemnation of the Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Necessitous Farmers
Mr. Eric E. Lowe. Dunedoo, writes:—I read with much interest "L.R.P.'s" letter in your issue of the 28th instant. Expecting help from the Government, I, also, wrote to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Bee-keeping
It has always seemed unaccountable that the bee-keepers of this State do not include more women. A girl who occupies an official position in town, and bas not much spare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work and Wages Dairymen's Union Many Members Enlist
At the half-yearly meeting of the Milk and Ice Carters and Dairymen's Employees' Union it was mentioned that during the half- year over 100 members had enlisted…
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