The Shorthorn Popularity of the Breed Dual-Purpose Cattle
With all the fine qualities that other breeds of cattle have to recommend them, the Shorthorn continues to advance in favor in Great Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farming & the land, 1927
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Stud Romneys New Zealand Sheep . For Now South Wales
Record prices were paid by N.S.W. sheepmen in New Zealand last week, for Romney Marsh sheep. Their purchases are due to arrive in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Butter Levy Refund to Producers £120,000 to be Paid
The year's operation of the Paterson scheme in the butter industry has resulted in a surplus of £420,000 and this amount will be returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fires. Heavy Losses. Fences, Grass, and Sheep. ALBURY
Further serious bush fires have occured in the western portion of the Albury district, and there have been heavy losses of grass, fencing, fodder, and sheep. As far as can be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Our Wool. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As a sheep breeder I have read with great interest the various letters and remarks passed by some of our leading stud breeders in reply to Mr. Hollings' sweeping…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Wool Market a Lighter Clip Iavanese Activity
Commenting upon tho wool solos in Sydney this week, Pitt, Son and Bad-gery, Ltd.. stated that a very strong market ruled, and prices firmly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Length Density Op the Fleece. Breeders' Aims
Two factors that the stud-sheep breeder always has in view are density of fleece combined with length of staple. A fleece that opens…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dominion Wool Sales. Wellington (N.Z.). January 28
At the Invercargill wool sales there was almost a complete clearance of the catalogue. Over 22,000 bales were submitted, and northern levels were fully maintained. Super hoggets…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Wool World in Excellent Resumption of Sales
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Continued on Trove, page 16 →Record Load of Wheat. Two Hundred Bags at Dunedoo
A load of wheat consisting of 200 bags, the gross weight of which was 10-tons passed over the Dunedoo (N.S.W.) railway weighbridge last…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wheat Pool Ballot a Momentous Question, But Improperly Submitted
It is a serious responsibility that is placed upon wheat growers of this State, when they are called upon to decide, by a bare majority, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Rage Destruction in South Many Sheep Lost Bendabo
The bush fires which started yesterday from Telephone Camp, Bendabo, on T. Smith's Urangleline property, burnt 2000 acres. Mrs. A Pletsch, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 2
The January-February series of London wool sales closed to-day, Competition throughout tho series was more active than for many sales past. The German demand dominated…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →F.A.Q. Standard New South Wales Wheat Disappointing Result
The grain sectional committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoon fixed the fair average quality (f.a.q.) standard for New…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Eleven Years of Wheat. 1924-25 the Most Prolific Season
In the course of his preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest for the current season, the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, gives the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Harvest Estimates 50 Million Bushels, Average 15.1 Bushels
The 1926-27 harvest is estimated at 16,741,000 bags, equivalent (on the basis of 3 bushels per bag) to 50,223,000 bushels of grain. The yield of hay was 405,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meat Trade Outlook Queensland Cattle and the London Market the Competition From Argentina
It is difficult to forecast with any degree of accuracy how the export most trade in Australia, and particularly in Queensland, will be effected…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rural Interests: Settlement & Production Wool Sales Improved Levels Keen Demand
Wool sales during the past week were the most satisfactory of the season so far. Not only was the basis of values for the bulk of the wools…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat World F.A.Q. 61¼lb. Samples Mixed and Weighed. Chaff and Straw Reduce Weight
The fair average quality of New South Wales wheat was fixed on Monday afternoon at 61½lb. for the current season…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Land. English Wool Trade. Year Reviewed. Losses of 1925 Not Recovered (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, December 30
In the last week of the year, we should have liked to record better times, and a more profitable experience but it is not possible. As one reviews the year 1926, nothing but…
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