The Wool Trade. Appraisements in Full Swing
Appraisements for the current season are now in full swing, and arrangements have been made for s[?]ven series in the Sydney market, terminating on March 25 next, when, if no…
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Heavy Rain. Throughout the Country. Wheat Districts Affected
Heavy rain has fallen in New South Wales, and with the exception of the trans-Darling districts, where it has been rather scattered, a general rainfall bas been recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Australian Wool. Distribution in London. London. Friday Evening
A distribution was held in London of Australian wool it prices fixed coder the new schedule for civilian uses. There were 1914 bales catalogued, of which 5730 were from New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat or Meat Understocked Pastures Small Graziers Problems Production and Society No. 11
"No nation can be great that abandons its wheatfields." That observation came with the more force because it was made by a man whose personal interests lie in green…
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ALBURY.—About eight months ago Mr. E. W. Shepard, of Joomborgana, offered a 90-acre paddock and the seed wherewith to sow it, if the district farmers would put it in and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Produce. Dairy
There was no change in the price of eggs yesterday. Heavy supplies were on hand, but. in spite of the rain, a keon demand ruled,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Wanted
Breeder Chas, White, of Kelse notifies in an advt that he wants to lease from 100 to 200 acres of grass land, suitable for a trotting stud farm, as his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Modern Dairying
The benefits of labor saving machinery in the dairy are probably more appreciated than in most industries, The dairying industry ranks as one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Pool Payments Expectant Farmers
New South Wales farmers, who are now delivering wheat to the agents of the Pool, are anxious to know when the first instalment of 3/ per bushel will be paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diseased Cattle Wollongong
Miss B. M. Somerville (Department of Zoology, Sydney), visited Wollongong on a mission of inquiry as to the prevalence of worm nodules on the briskets of cattle. A large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Temora Wheat Also Suffers Temora
Very heavy rain, has fallen in the Temora district during the last couple of days, greatly hampering farmers, who were in the middle of harvesting operations. This is all the more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland Heavy Sheep Losses Feared BRISBANE
Further heavy rains are reported along the Western line The Ayr train has been cancelled owing to the water being 2ft over Haughton bridge, The Bowen train, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scarcity of Bags Wheat Suffers Through Downpour JUNEE
On Wednesday evening a terrific dust storm, accompanied by a few drops of rain, passed over the town and district. It blew down sheds and outhouses, and in one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Too Much Wheat a Serious Accumulation Stock-raising Should Pay Better
Are we, under the abnormal circumstances brought about by the warz, growing more wheat in N.S. Wales than can be sold? This is a serious question. If we are producing too…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By Fire and Flood Thousands of Acres of Grass Burned Floods Cause Damage to Acres of Grain Crops Bag Shortage Aggravates Loss
The fight with fire in the dry season and with drought in its periodical menace of his progress, and with floods in the wet period, is all in the year's work of the man on the land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Southern Riverina Fine Crops Threatened BERRIGAN
Very satisfactory yields of wheat have been obained in the Southern Riverina. At Berrigan up to 12 bags per acre will be realised, whilst at Finley 14 bags an acre have been gathered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Farmers' Plight Junee
Following terrific duststorms at intervals during the week, heavy rain set in at Junee on Thursday night, and, continuing until the following day at noon, 160 points were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Conditions
ARMIDALE.--The district stock Inspector, Mr. Fielder, reports that pastures are green and strong, and there is ample feed for all classes of stock. The condition of stock is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wheat Crop
ARDLETHAN.—New wheat is pouring into the railway station. Up to date nearly 18,000 bags have been received of good quality, the damage to the grain by rust nof being so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce. the Butter Markets
Sydney.—The season is likely to be prolonged and improved as a result of the excellent rains. Melbourne.—Supplies are falling off rapidly…
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