Tasmanian Apple Crop
A Parramatta Professional man, who has just returned from a trip to Tasmania, states that, notwithstanding the fact that very little shipping space will be…
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A Record Crop
A record crop is reported at Castle Hill of a black Jap plum tree. The tree, which is seven yours old, was grown by Mr. James Bean, and it yielded 40 boxes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Cattle in Britain Market for Australian Wheat
Mr. Milne, British Trade Commissioner, in the course of an informal chat on Friday, referred to a recommendation he had offered, prior to his departure for England in January…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Prize Wheat Crop Departmental Experiments Temora
The crop, the property of Messrs. Gagie Bros., of Wyalong, which won the recent crop competition conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society has been harvested, and yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Insurance Rates Charges on Wheat-carriers Melbourne
The official view is that the Australian farmer has been very favorably treated as regards freight on wheat carried in the Commonwealth-owned steamers. While the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Wheat Stacks Operations at Goulburn Weevil and Mice in Evidence
The wheat stacks along the railway line at Goulburn are assuming enormous proportions, about 1.362,000 bags being now under cover at the deport. Truckloads of last season's grain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Great Fire Western Wheat Area Threatened Much Damage Done Wellington
A serious bush fire has been raging in Walmer district, stretching towards Suntop, a distance of tight miles. In places the fire is from three to four miles wide. The heaviest loser is Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cry for Bread World's Wheat and World's Appetite Bananas for Coffee and Flour
Bread is the staff of life the world over. Up to very lately wheat has been the principal cereal for bread. The supply has not kept up with the demand in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat or Meat? Which Will Pay Australia Best? Government Calls Conference of Question of Reducing Grain Growing
Should we reduce the area under wheat in New South Wales? This thorny question now confronts the State Government and the farmers. A minute was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Women Farmers Good Work at Cowra Girl Ploughs with Six Horses
During the week the Director of Agriculture, Mr. George Valder, paid an official visit to the Cowra experiment farm. This has been turned into a training school for young…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Grape Crops Injured Camden
Serious injury has been done to the grape crops in the Camden district owing to frequent rains. Orchardists who in previous seasons have gathered 4000 cases of grapes, this season…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Junee Farmers' Opposition Danger to Agriculture
The secretary of the Junee branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association writes: "Restock or wheat. Farmers need little further excuse to restrict their operations nowadays…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Farmer's Death Strange Case at Goulburn Inquest Adjourned Goulburn
The death of Mr. Ebenezer Denney, a well-known farmer of Middle Arm, near Goulburn, was the cause of an enquiry at the Goulburn Coroner's Court. Mr. Delaney was admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Cattle Studs
CAMDEN.--At Mr. W. Larkin's saleyards on Friday a large number of Ayrshire stud cattle, the property of the Camden Park Estate, Ltd., were submitted to auction. The sale attracted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cattle Tick
While, we continue to suffer loss and to quarrol and bicker over methods in dealing with the cattle tick, the United States, having decided to eradicate the pest, goes steadily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce. Australian Butter Markets
Sydney.—Supplies continue on a very heavy basis, and while shipments to the East are taking a limited quantity of the surplus, the balance is being placed in storage on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Weevil in Wheat
Professor H. Maxwell-Lefroy has forwarded the following memorandum to the different State Governments in regard to the problem of weevil in the wheat stacks:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat or Stock? Views of Riverina Farmers. Albury
Extraordinary interest has been aroused among farmers in the Riverina in the proposal of Mr. Hage[?]thorn, ex-Minister for Agricu[?]re in Victoria, that the States should give primary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Financial. Wool Appraisements
Mr. Lionel J. A. Bridge, chairman of directors of John Bridge and Co., Ltd., writes:- Sir,—From your report of the new arrangements in respect to the order of appraisement of wool,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →High Prices for Cattle. Bellington
Cattle sales in this district have created a record for prices. One hundred and ninetyfive guineas was refused for a cow, and 220 guineas offered for a bull was also refused…
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