Wheat Can Be Saved. Weevil Problem Overcome. Professor Lefroy Emphatic
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 8
An announcement of vital importance to the wheatgrowing industry of Australia was made last evening to a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" by Professor H. Maxwell Lefroy,…
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Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5
Ste[?] has [?] during the past five days [?] heavy showers, Altogether 158 points have been registered. The rain till do a great [?] good, especially to maise…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grasshopper Plague. Hunter District Infested. Serious Effect on Dairying
Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 4
Immense damage is being done in the Hunter River dairying area by clouds of grasshoppers. So serious is this devastation that it is understood the Government has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Produce. Dairy. Eggs Dearer
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 12
New-laid eggs were dearer in Sussex-street yesterday. A strong inquiry prevailed, and as supplies were limited owing to the recent wet weather, agents advanced prices…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 7
CANOWINDRA.--The wheat crops are turning out fairly well, some averaging up to eight bags to the acre. The grain is a fine some lots weighing 63lb to the bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Factory Returns
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 7
BLACK MOUNTAIN.--For December the Black Mountain Co-operative Dairy Company paid suppliers at the rate of is 2[?]d per lb. net for choicest butter, the total turnover…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Soil. Soldiers' Settlements. Group Poultry Farm Scheme
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 7
An opportunity of seeing what is being done in the way of providing for returned soldiers on group poultry- farming settlements was yesterday afforded the viaiting delegates to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weeds on the Farm
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 9
In a paper dealing with weeds read before the Kingston-on-Murray branch of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. F. Holmes said the prevalence of weeds on some…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wild Oats. Their Occurrence in Crops
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 9
The control or eradication of wild oats from certain wheat lands in the United States is the subject of a bulletin lately issues by the Department of Agriculture, Washington. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Graziers and Farmers. What They Are Considering. One Big Organisation
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 10
Travelling south recently, I came in touch with men on the land from various parts of the State. It was not at a meeting or anything like that -- just individual conversation,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 6
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Fuller) stated yesterday that although a number of invitatior had been issued to various bodies and perso[?] interested in the proposal put forward by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool
The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 30
Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report: The New Year's arrangements for wool appraisements in this State have been extended by the addition of three further…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Big Butter Output
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 5
BYRON BAY.—The second largest turnover for the North Coast Co-operative Company has been recorded. The company manufactured 882 tons of butter, and paid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Faulty Wheat Sale
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Arrangements are being made by the Victorian Wheat Commission for the sale of increased quantities of faulty wheat for pig and poultry feed, at prices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat or Meat?
The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 3
In regard to the proposal of the State Cabinet to encourage growers to substitute to some extent stock-raising for wheat production, a conference is to be held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat and Wages
The Australian Worker · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 19
Dear Worker,— Is it not time the Wheat Question was settled? The Government has been given a free hand, but farmers are left…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Markets. WOOL
Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 35
Wiuchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—The first of the Now Year wool appraisements commenced last week; 55,000 bales are being dealt with. We are glad to bo able to…
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Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 30
The New Year's arrangements for wool appraisements in this State have been extended by the addition of three further series, ach of 55,000 bales, lasting from February…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Melbourne Cattle Sales. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 8
In the live stock market to-day 2245 fat cattle were entered. The yarding was a good one, the bulk of the supply of bullocks being suitable to the sale, with a good proportion of prime quality, though the cow…
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The Australian Worker · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 8
The Victorian Government has approved of a proposal by ex-Minister for Agriculture Hagelthorn to substitute the raising of live stock for much of the existing…
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