The Bull and the Herd. Tho Mongrel the Cures of Dairyman
Although the average dairyman may not be able to begin with a herd of purebred cows, he should at any reasonable cost, procure a purebred bull…
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Soldiers Farms at Oban. The Areas to be increased
Recently the N.S.W. Government purchased the Oban estate, near Coolah from Mr. P. H. Melton, to Subdivide into farms for returned soldiers. At a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Poultry Farms. The Director's Plans
The N.S.W. Public Service Board has appointed Mr. Edwin Hadlington, submanager of the Grantham Poultry Farm to the position of poultry inspector of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Risks of Crop Fires. Pr[?]tions on the Railways
The N.S.W. Railway Department replying to statements that fires had been caused by sparks from railway engines, or from durning off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Next Year's Crop The Price Guarantee No Advance Upon Three Shillincs
In response to a request that the guar-antee for wheat grown next harvest should be 4s. per bushel, the N.S.W. Minister fro Agriculture (Mr. Grahame)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hay and Chaff Prices. a Duty of Farmers to Hold Back
If N.S.W. farmers can possibly [?] to hold their hay in the stock they should do so rather than sell at the present prices. If they can hold, they will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Call to Duty Women Farmers In Australia What They Could Do If They Would
Mr. R. E. Prothero, president of the Board of Agriculture, London, has suggested that a new women's army should be formed for farm work in Britain: that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers and the Empire
A conference of delegates representing branches of the Victorian Farmers' Union in the North-eastern district was held at Wangaratta on Saturday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →January Conditions. Crops, Stock, and Pastures
The Commonwealth Meteorologist supplies a summary of the rural conditions for January gleaned from the reports of observers throught the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Stock Embargo
There will be general gratification amongst stockowners as a result of the announcement by the Prime Minister that the Federal Government has decided to presvent the exercise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Produce. Dairy. Egg Market Unchanged
There was again no change in the egg market. Supplies of new-laids were fairly plentiful, and quotations were unaltered at 1/8 to 1/9 a dozen. It was stated that at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Abandoned Crops
TRUNDLE.-- Hundreds of acres of wheat have been abandoned owing to the grain being spoilt by rain. The poor sample would not pay for stripping, the grain having germinated in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Prices
LONDON, Friday.--At the wool sales every lot of scoured crossbreds and shapes was withdrawn by Government instructions. The remainder Of the catalogue in speculators' wools…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Appraiser
MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. John Leo Bridge has been appointed an appraiser under the war precautions wool regulations for the State of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Pool Audit
In a preliminary report, Mr. A. E Barton, who was appointed by the Farmers and Settlers' Association to audit the accounts of the State Wheat Board, said he had been unable to go…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Wool Sales
Mr. W. G. Deuchar has received the following cable from his London agent, Mr. G. Sturgeon, viz.:—"Everything equal to best January prices."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Clip Seizure. Parliamentary Criticism
LONDON, Friday.--In the House of Commons, speaking on the Consolidated Fund Bill, Mr. A. J. Sherwell (L., Huddersfield) draw attention to the commandeering of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales. London, Feb. 16
At the wool sales every lot of scoured crossbreds and slipes was withdrawn, under Government instructions. The remainder of the catalogue, comprising speculators' wools,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →London Wool Sales. London
At the wool salen every [?] of scoured corss breds and slipes was [?] under Government insturctions. The remainder of the catalogue, comprising [?] wools…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wool Trade. Appraisements Adjourned
All the 13 catalogues comprised in the third series of appraisements in the Sydney market have been submitted, but results of some of the later catalogues are not yet available…
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