Wheat Guarantee. State Alone Responsible
Mr. Grahame (Minister for Agriculture) stated that the State Government alone had financial responsibility in connection with the guaranteed 3s per…
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Cattle in W.a. Good Times Ahead
Mr. P. B. Durack, of West Australia, is over on a visit to Sydney. He tells us that the wheat has turned out well in W.A., and that cattle prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. a Firm Market
There was another small supply of sheep yesterday for a Thursday's market, and all that was listed did not arrive. The list showed 17,266, while the actual pennings totalled only…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs
The supply yesterday was again a small one, only 17,266 grown sheep and lambs being listed, from 73 consignors. The quality, as is expected, was all right, but…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Struck by a Bag of Wheat
A wharf laborer was standing under a wheat elevator at Darling Island on Tuesday, when a bag of wheat fell, and striking him on the head…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat. What It Means to Britain
The Prime Minister, speaking to the toast of "The Press" at the Lord Mayor's luncheon in Melbourne to the visiting newspaper proprietors, made a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farrer Wheat Scholarships. Extension of Time
Following the course recently suggested in the "Herald," the Department of Agriculture now notifies that the time for receiving applications for entrance to the competitive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government Wheat Growing. Disposal of Woodlands
The Minister for Agriculture denies the suggestion made that the Government was abandoning wheatgrowing at woodlands farm, because it had met…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Wool Trade. Clean Scoured Yields
During the week up to 29s per lb. has been paid under the assessment scheme for greasy fleece wool. This figure indicates that an exceptionally high estimate of the yield of this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wheat Guarantee. The State Government Responsible
The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated on Monday that the State Government alone had financial responsibility in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Payments for Seed-wheat. Government Retaining Certificates
The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated on Monday in reference to the question of payment for seed-wheat supplied by the Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Yield. Groat Britain's Urgent Need
The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), speaking to the [?] of "The Press" at the Lord Mayor's luncheon in Melbourne on Tuesday to the visiting newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Guarantee. Minimum of 3/- Per Bushel
The State Government has finally decided to guarantee to wheat farmers a minimum price of 3s per bushel for fair average quality wheat grown in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Shortage in Tasmania. a Price-Fixing Anomaly
The shortage of wheat in Tasmania was the subject of a conference an Tuesday between Ministers and the Hotart and Launceston millers. The Premier stated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Elevators. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The above subject came up for discussion at the general meeting of the Public Works Contractors' Association held on Wednesday afternoon, and [?] may say it was on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Elevators. Those Tenders. Premier Gives Lie Direct
The Premier was very indignant and very direct in his reply to the insinuations that there had been shady business in connection with the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sheep Land for Soldiers. The Danger of Too-small Lots
"W.B.W.," writing in connection with the N.S.W. Government's proposals for the settlement of soldiers upon the land, points out a loop-hole for failure:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Prices. Best Qualities Up. Worst Lots Down
A wool-grower called at the "Stock and Station Journal" office this week and talked wool appraisements. There was nothing unusual in that, of course…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Cattle Tick The Dangers of the Dip Experiment with Arsenical Fluids
The stories told of cattle scalded and tortured in the Government dips, induced the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. C. Grahame) on his visit to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cattle Tick Faulty Preventive Measures Losses of Dipped Stock at Kyogle
The Kyogle representative on the Tick Advisory Board (Mr. R. R. Mallett) and the general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. McKenzie) last week…
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