English Wool Trade. Sensational Times and Prices
BRADFORD, November 16.--Let us briefly go back to the finish of the recent London sales, which even importers describe as "sensational." The use of this strong term…
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The Butter Business. Continued Shortage. Interesting Developments. London, Nov. 16
The war and resultant butter shortages are responsible for some interesting developments, old sources of supply drying up for the time being, while new ones come into play…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Government Cattle Dip. Many Block Lost Through Se[?]ing
At a meeting of [?] of the [?] Union last week the [?]ek question was discussed at length. The executive was urged to see that the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture gave the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Wool Permitted. Concessions to Small Dealers
Since the proclamation on November 23rd, 1010. prohibiting the sale of wool in Australia, representations have been made in the press and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in the Crops. Serious Losses to Farmers
A [?] are on the properties of Mr, J. Sahey and Mr. J. a. Renner of Wagga (N.S.W) on Thursday afternoon was responsible for the destruction of between 200 acres and 400 acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm, Dairy, and Orchard. Hints to the Man on the Land. Lucerne Growing
Agriculturists had an opportunity recently of inspecting a sample of green lucerne four feet high, which had been grown on the Farm of (Mr. Gordon Black, at Highfield, Canowindra…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Government Wheat Plots. S[?] at Ungar[?]e Experiment Station
[?] Government experiment plots on the Woolongough station, Ungar[?] (on the new railway line front Wyalong to Lake Cud[?]) have given…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat in the Country. Quantities Stacked and Despatched. Despatched
Following is the number of bags of wheat despatched from all stations on the lines in New South Wales during the week ending--…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Trade Imperial Purchase Scheme Appraisement Starts This Week
The first series of appraisements under the scheme whereby the Imperial Government takes over the whole of the wool clip of Australia, will be commenced today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Wheat Lands of New South Wales: Harvesting Operations in Full Swing
LAST year the wheat yield in New South Wales totalled about 67,000,000 bushels—a record for the Stale. At one time it was expected that this season's crop would come within six or eight million bushels of that yield; but the worst visitation of rust for 30 years…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wool Production The Ideal of High Quality Clips From the Downs and the Desert
The Queensland manager of Mclaughlin's scour (Mr. Deegan) has made an interesting report respecting the wool industry in Central Western Queensland for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Wool Trade. Market Rises, But Business Largely Suspended. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Nov. 16
Once again the Government appears to have made a mistake. It was stated some time ago that the Army Contracts Department had delayed the placing of further khaki orders…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Spell of the Australian Bush The "Farmer and Settler's" New Serial Stroy. JOHN X. Cameron's Romance of Bushranging Days Now Begins Publication
Under a sky of skim-milk blue the grey wilderness of story "rises" [?]hed on every side. The grass, bleached by drought was while and dead. The [?]ees…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Dairy Produce
In the dairy section of Sussex-street, the market was completely glutted with eggs of all descriptions and as the demand had weakened considerably agents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Farmers' Union. Mount Forbes
After spending several days visiting the [?] of Mount Forbes (Q.), the Q[?] organiser (Mr. W. A. C. Wendorf) addressed a well [?]ded meeting last week. At the close of the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. Experiment Farms. The Government's Meagre Support
Mr. Robert H. Labour, of Seven Hills (N.S.W). writes;— For some reason unknown, the N.S.W. Government as is customary with all Cab[?] ignores…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Season Reports. State the Crops In New South Wales
Some fine samples of wheat, cats, and barley grown in the Ungarle district on the new line construction from Wyalong to lake [?] have been [?] in Sydney during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Controlling Sore Flows. At Coonamble Experiment Farm
After having been in progress something like two and a half years the sinking of the bore at Coonamble Experiment Farm is completed. The bore has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Small Farms. Average Profit of £26 per Annum
An American agricultural survey, which has been in progress for some time and one of the arms of which has born the discovery of the reasons why…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forestry or Farming? Good Land Held for Timber
Mr. J. E. Morton, Manilla, writer:— I am at a loss, as a farmer to understand why the Holman Government allow surv[?] and fore[?] officials to have the selection of in[?]…
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