Wheat-lumpers' Strike. Ardlethan
The wheat-lumpers struck work to-day for an increase of pay. Up to the time of the strike, 80,000 bags of new wheat had been delivered in the railway yard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1918
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Treating Damaged Wheat. Result of Experiments
The Advisory Council of Science and Industry reports the results of experiments with the time method of reconditioning damaged, tainted, or weevily wheat. The system was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Western Australian Wheat. Perth (W.a.)
The payment on the wheat scheme certificates for 1916-17, at 3/ per bushel, totalled £1,856,000. At Fremantle 1,20[?],000 bags of wheat await shipment, and are considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Agreements. Mr, Higgs Contradicted. Confiscation Not Concession
Mr. F.W. Hughes, managing director of the Colonial Wool Combing Co., the Colonial Wholesale Merit Co., and. other allied concerns, in reply to Mr. Higgs's statements in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Contracts. Reply to Mr. Higgs. Royal Commission Welcomed
Mr. F. W. Hughes, managing director of the Colonial Wool Combing Company, the Colonial Wholesale Meat Company, and other allied concerns, dealing with the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Buying in America. Wool for Japan. New York, Sunday Evening
An advice from Salt Lake City states [?] M. Tanlmurs, Japanese Live Stork Comm[?] speaking at a convention of the Woolgrowers, Association, said that the embargoes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat or Meat ? Mr. Ashford's Suggestions What the Public Think Comparative Values Examined
Following my contentions in Thursday's "Sun," that "wheat, meat, and ships" should he the Australian landholder's objective, I maintain that the world's need of wheat after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mllet' Crop
WINGHAM.—The millet crop on the Manning this year will not be nearly as large as in previous years. Very unfavourable weather has been experienced so far as harvesting this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Industry Act
After nearly three years' experience of the Dairy Industry Act, all practical cream graders and butter-makers and managers will now freely admit that the criticisms at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Freights Soaring. Increase to United Kingdom. Farmers Comparatively Well Off. Melbourne
In a statement which Mr. Larkin, general manager of the Commonwealth line of steamers, has furnished to the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, It is pointed out that, in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer's Death. Goulburn
An inquest was begun on Friday on Ebenezer Denney, farmer, of Middle Arm-road, who died yesterday from hemorrhage, resulting from a gunshot wound in the leg…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Commercial. the Sugar Crops
Advices from the various sugar districts show that, although several of the mills have resumed work since the Christmas holidays, the crushing season is practically over. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Season and Crops
GILGANDRA.--Local farmers are nearing the finish of the harvest. Taken right through, the yield is an excellent one, and the grain is of the best. It is reported that the wheat yield…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle or Wheat ? A South Australian Problem Prof. Perkins Recommends Dairying
The South Australian Director of Agriculture (Prof. Perkin.s), in a review of the live-stock industry of that state, in the light of the transition from grazing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle
Modulate supply. Quality fairly good. Market irregular, and generally cheaper. The Homebush market is noted for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep
Light supply, Quality good. Market generally firmer, and occasionally clearer for prime light sheep. The general quality of to-day's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Dairy Cattle
GRAFTON.—At the sale of Mr. H. M'Baron's dairy herd at Bellingen, which contained numerous prize-winners at Northern River shows, prices ruled high, 46 cows averaging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Illawarra Cattle
Mr. Frank M'caffery, Kiama, writes:—During the past five or six years there has been a remarkable change for the better in the general appearance and dairy quality of our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Butter
ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Prices Commissioner proposes to make inquiries regarding suggested increase in the prices of butter is 7d, prints, wholesale, and is 9d retail; 2d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High-priced Dairy Cattle. a North Coast Sale
At M. M'Darrun's cattle sale at Raleigh (N.S.W.) last week some big prices prevailed. A Durham bull was passed in at 213 gul[?]east also a cow at 123 gulsess…
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