A Fire in Crops
PEAK HILL, Friday.--Mr. Arthur Yeo, coroner, hold an inquiry yesterday into the cause of the fire which took place on Mr. Armstrong's property on December 22. in which a share…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming & the land, 1917
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Record Cattle Sale Alstonville
Messrs. W. Gilbert Walker and J. W. Dooley, auctioneers, report holding the record cattle sale of the district for Mr. George W. Moffitt, Laureldale. The herd included several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike of Wheat Lumpers
A very serious position has arisen in connection with the handling of this season's wheat in Old Junee, which is one of the biggest receiving stations in the State Last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulk Handling Trial Wheat Shipment
A trial is to be made of exporting wheat in bulk to the Old Country, a cargo of some 500 tons being despatched in one vessel. The experiment will be watched with great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Empire's Surplus Wool London
The Wool Committee announces that the overplus of requisitioned wool not required by the Government will be used for the Imperial export trade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Co-operative Wheat Growing London
English and Scottish co-operative wholesale societies have purchased 10,000 acres of land in Saskatchewan, one of the richest wheat-producing portions of Canada. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Harvest Another Half-crown Instalment What Growers Want
The Minister for Agriculture announced that on Monday the payment of the firs', instalment of 2/6 per bushel on this season's wheat will be made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Moocow" Farm Bean's Story of Our Men "Let's Take the Blanky Place"
In picking up the intimate details of the fighting after the units are out of the line, one comes across certain narratives which deserve to be told at once even though the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sale of Dairy Cattle
ALSTONVILLE.—Messrs. W. Gilbert Walker and J. W. Dooley, auctioneers, held the record cattle sale of the district for Mr. George W. Moffitt, Laureldale. The herd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sheep-fly
In regard to the recent statement of the pastoral committee of sheep-fly investigation, in regard to sheep maggot flies propagating in veetable matter and long grass, Mr. W. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Transport
CULCAIRN.—The Railway Department is making a special effort in shifting the wheat and for the past two weeks the yards have been a scene of much activity. The official…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Next Wheat Crop. Proposed State Guarantee
An important statement was made by Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, on Saturday in regard to the next wheat cro[?] in order [?]o encourage farmers to exert…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damaged Wheat. Value of Damaged Wheat
The Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in a report on feeding pigs with damaged wheat. Bays that it may be accepted as a fair statement that wheat under normal market…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce. Australian Butter Market
On Monday inst the contributions of butter for local sale of each factory was reduced to 55 per cent., but On account of the limited consumption there was a considerable surplus,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheep on the Coast
Messrs. J. R. and J. A. Ross, of Berrico, in the Wingham district, have purchased two stud Romney-Marsh rams, brod by Mr. Doyle, of Cardington Hall, Molong. In spite of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Elevators
Mr. Charles A. Reed, engineer, the Trussed Conterete Steel Company, Ltd., writes:- sir,—With regard to the wheat elevators to be [?]ectted in this State, tenders for which are now being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Butter Export. Melbourne
From July 1 last to Thursday last 10,156 tons of butter, valued at £1,550,268, were exported from Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Commercial. Inter-state Butter Markets
On Monday the contribution for the local sale of each butter factory was reduced to 55 per cent., but on account of the limited consumption there was a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tenders for Wheat Elevators
The method adopted by the Government of calling for tenders for the erection of wheat elevators at Sydney, Newcastle, and selected country stations is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Loadings and Stackings
During the week endad January 6 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 406,760 bags, compared with 289,922 bags last week, and 390,872 bags for the same week…
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