Produce. Dairy. New-laid Eggs Dearer
Bacon requirements were satisfied yesterday with the arrival of supplies by the coastal boats. There were heavy orders to be filled, however, and agents experienced no difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming & the land, 1917
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Farmers and Strike
"Farmer" (Wellington) writes:--"You have published several letters or statements recently by producers and producers' representatives, pointing out the likelihood of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grazing V. Wheat Farming
Mr. Robert Gibson, Harden, writes:--"That the wheat industry is in a critical state is no doubt a fact. The position is that for some time grazing has paid butter than…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Blacktown. Cattle Stealing
Cattle thieves have for some time past caused much concern to stock—owners in the district, and complaints to the police have been numerous. It is satisfactory to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wheat Pool. Dissatisfaction Amongst Farmers
NARRANDERA.—Much interest has been displayed amongst farmers in the recent interview of the general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. T. I…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Direct Action in Pastoral Industry
The shearers' strike committee of the A.W.U. held a meeting on the 29th December last, at which they decided to still use direct action as a means of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHEAT. 2/6 Advance to Farmers. Melbourne
Mr. Hughes (Prime Minister) to-day said that he was glad to be able to announce that arrangements would be made for payment on Monday of an advance of 2s 6d a bushel to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Experimental Wheat Plots
BERRIGAN.—The experimental wheat plots on Messrs. Darey Bros.' Dandaraga Estate have been harvested. The sample in all the varieties, except Federation, was good. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Payment for New Wheat
The delay in announcing when the first payment for the new wheat now being delivered at country station will be made has been the subject of much comment an inquiry. There has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Australian Wheat. Operations of Pool
MELBOURNE, Friday.--According to returns compiled by the Australian Wheat Board the quantity of wheat received on account of the pool up to--January 8' totalled 53,794,000 bags…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wool Trade. Some Appraisement Anomalies
All the catalogues in the first swries of appraisements in Sydney, under the Government acquisition scheme have been submitted by the 13 firms of selling broker; and,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Oversea Market Cables. Butter and Cheese. London, Jan. 11
Danish butter is firm at from 216/ to 218/ per ewt. Heavy arrivals of colonial butter have depressee the market. Choicest Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Star[?] Farmers Pota[?] Ended
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incendiarism. Grain Crop Destroyed. Peak Hill
An inquiry was conducted by Mr. A. Yeo, coroner, yesterday, at Tomingley, into the origin of a fire on promises occupied by F. Armstrong and Karl T. Meigel on December…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Produce. Dairy
Opinion is absolutely divided in the egg market. On Thursday one leading house raised the price for choice consignments of newlaid eggs to 1/3. Others were compelled to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Fresh-water Pests
A great number of the widely-scattered waterholes in the back country, where rain is not very frequent, teem with insects. The longer the dry spell the more they increase,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring Cars for the Farm Proving a Necessity Increasing Sales
An increasing demand for motor cars and waggons for use in country districts is noticeable. Latterly there has been a more reasonable public idea of the part played by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daylight Saving. Farmers Protesting
ALBURY, Friday.--Farmers now commencing to cart wheat to railway stations on the Culcairn-Corowa line are bitterly protesting against the closing of the railway gates at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Soil. Group Settlements. Irrigated Lucerne Farms
Up to the present most of the properties selected for the group settlement of returned soldiers on small areas have been considered chiefly as to their suitability for the culture…
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