Blacktown. Cattle-stealing Cases
The main topic of conversation this week has been the charges of cattlestealing which Constables Hungerford (Blacktown) and Crisp (Riverstone) have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming & the land, 1917
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Disappointing Wheat Yield
MERRIWA, Friday.--Harvesting is now practically completed, but the expectation of farmers some few weeks, back has by no means been realised. Although a record area…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Liming Wheat Lands
An experiment in liming wheat land was carried out by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. A. Hannah, Hiliview, Nubba. The lime was applied in 1914, to fallowed land,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Australian Pastoral Company. London, Jan, 18
The Australian Pastoral Company's dividend for the year is 6 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Produce. Wheat and Flour
The fixed legal maximum price of bread, wheat, flour, and mill offal remained unchanged yesterday. RAILWAY WHEAT MANIFEST…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Blow Flies. Poisoning Sheep. Mr. Froggatt's Experiments
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chicago Wheat Lower. New York
Chicago wheat futures in the [?] to-day were:— New opened at 191 cents a bushel, and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Pool. Present Financial Position
MELBOURNE, Friday.--According to the returns compiled by the Australian Wheat Board the quantity of wheat received on account of the "pool" up to January 15 totalled 53,788,000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fly Pest in the West. Continued Sheep Losses
The pastoralists in the Coonamble district and the region between Gular and Carinda are still suffering losses in sheep by the fly pest. Another public meeting is to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Oversea Market Cables. Butter and Cheese. London, Jan. l8
Danish butter, which is scarce, is hardening, and is quoted at 220/ to 222/. Colonial butter is easier, owing to the fact that large quantities are due. Choicest Australian salted is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Wool Trade. First Appraisement Series Concluded
The first series of appraisements in the Sydney market under the Imperial wool acquisition scheme that were originally expected to be completed last week were brought to a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland Floods. Exciting Experiences. Flinders River Twenty-miles Wide. 100,000 Sheep Drowned
Although Clermont suffered [?] during the present heavy [?] in North Queens land, the Pitzroy River was not by any [?] the only one which was [?] for [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Produce. Dairy. Weak Tendency in Egg Market
Supplies of new-laid eggs continue to come to hand fairly freely. At this time of the year, cold storage operators, taking advantage of past experiences, seem to be afraid to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →On the Land. Farm and Station. the Fox and the Lamb
The evidence against the fox seems to be rapidly accumulating. For many years. in some parts of Australia, the fox had many friends. Especially was this the case in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairying
JONES ISLAND.—The Manning River Dairy Co.'s returns for December showed suppliers were paid 14½d for choicest butter, and 13¼d for second. With a turnover of £13,422 10[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Work on the Farms. Women's Army Suggested. London, Jan. 18
Mr. R. E. Prothere (President of the Board of Agriculture), addressing a meeting of farmers at Newport, said that the men coming under the third section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dairying Returns
DATHURST.--The dairying season locally has been a particularly profitable one. This is reflected in the transactions of the Bathurst Co-operative Dairying Company, which during…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farming Battalions. Unions Protest
LONDON, Friday.--The Agricultural Laborers' Union threatens to take action if Mr. Prothero, President of the Board of Trade, carries out his intention to draft battalions of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldier Settlement. Minister's Co-operative Scheme. 100 Farms' Ready Next Month
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, yesterday made a statement concerning the Government's scheme for the settlement of soldiers upon the land…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Crop 42,817,000 Bushels Left
The Government Statistician, Mr. J. B. Trivett, reports that owing to the lateness of the season and the serious interruptions experienced during harvesting operations, on…
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