Cattle
There were only about 910 cattle yarded, with a listing of 897 from 48 owners. Competition was fairly active in the first lane of sales,…
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The Sheep-Fly Pest Pastoral Committee Will Investigate. an Officer Appointed
The president of the pastoral committee for the investigation of the blow-fly pest (Mr. Jas. Kidd) stated last week that the committee has decided to send a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Favor Wheat
DUBBO.--A meeting of Curban farmers and graziers resolved "That the proposals of the state Government to considerably reduce the area of land under wheat, and devote such land…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Sheep Will Save the World." Japan Buying American Wool
A cablegram from Salt Lake City stales that M. Tani[?]ra, Japanese Live Stock Commissioner in a speech at the convention of the Wool-growers' Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep and Wool The Selection of Breeders Wool-quality the Ideal to Aim At
Very coarse cross-bred ewes are usually not in season until February (writes an expert in the Victorian "journal of Agriculture"). When ewes for future…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying the Breeding of Dairy Cattle
Mr, W. Perry (Leeville) writes:—In the "Land" of 21/12/17, under the heading "Dairying," the following passage occurs: "As the dairy expert points out…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Opthalmia in Sheep
"4129" writes:—About three weeks ago I noticed a few of my ewes to be affected with eye trouble which I have never seen before. By this time about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Growing
T.F. writes:—As the farmers are not certain about the coming year's crop, has the Federal or State Governments guaranteed 4s per bushel for the coming crop—1918-19?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conflagrations. a Crop of Wheat Afire
A fire broke out in a wheat crop owned by Sir. A. Sans, on the Back Trundle-road, near Trundle (N.S.W.), Harvesting was in progress at the time and the fire was checked after several acres…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep or Wheat Both Better than Either the Views of a Government Expert
The S.A. Government Sheep and Wool Expert (Mr. Henshaw Jackson), formerly of New South Wales, makes an interesting contribution to the discussion upon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd
Our 7th appraisement catalogue was brought forward this week. when 3553 bales were submitted, the offering included many attractive and…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Geurie Wheat Crops. Stacks in Station Yards
Wheat harvesting in Geurie district is almost [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Grading for Export
MELBOURNE. Thursday.--In December the Commonwealth Government, after appointing at chief commercial officer, notified the state Governments that after February 1 the work…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter for Patriotic Funds
Foley Brothers. Limited, acknowledge receipt of the following butter on behalf of the Red Cross Society. and citizens' War Chest Funds;-- Clarence River Pioneer Datry Company, two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Exposed Wheat Stacks
GEURIE. Thursday.-- A representative meeting of wheatgrowers was held here yesterday to consider the condition of the local wheat stacks. Inspection disclosed that the roots…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HOMEBUSH. Thursday's Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs. Sheep and Lambs
The number of grown sheep and lambs was 24,242 head from 100 consignors. The quality of both was excellent, but the excessive rain did not show the pennings to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Wool Industry
Mr. William Smith, Currabubuia, writes: Previous to the war, owing to the rapid increase of population in nearly every country in the world, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep-to-save-the-world
"Hunter Hirer" writes:—The Japanese Commissioner at Salt Lake City stated that food would win the war, and that sheep would save the world…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Stacks at Geurie
GEURIE.—A representative meeting of wheat-growors was held on Wednesday to consider the state of the wheat stacks at Geurie. An inspection disclosed that the…
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