Season's Prospects Reports from Farming Districts
Mr. D. A. Gibbn's wheat crop at Oak Hill, which won the Culcairn Agricultural Society's competition and was awarded fourth place in the Royal Agricultural Society's…
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The World of Motoring Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Tractors For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Motor Show Modern Transportation Fascinating Exhibits
The fifth annual motor show of the Motor-Traders' Association of New South Wales, which is to be opened at the Royal Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Crops Destroyed. Lucerne Posts at Coolah
Owing to the ravages of posts, it in feared that lucerne-growing will have to he abandoned in the Coolah Valley (N.S.W.). The grub that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Model Farmer" Does All Own Work Bathurst
BATHURST boasts having one of the most successful farmers in the State in Mr. Horace Peers, who is settled six miles from town, on the…
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Demand for butter showed a little improvement among city dairy produce houses yesterday following Monday's reduction in price, Even so, business was too quiet to please…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →DAPTO'S 71st SHOW Fine Dairy Cattle -- Battle of the Breeds
DAPTO, Friday. -- The outstanding feature of the Dapto Show -- the 71st held by the society -- which was opened to-day was the recovery in the dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Crossbreds the Sheep for Cumberland
Mr D. MacPherson, Stock Inspector, has on various occasions commended the possibilities of this district in regard to sheep raising In his last report he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Statue Stunt in Statu Quo
Mr. Pratten (Minister for Customs) realises that the suggestion that a statue of himself in butter should be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launceston Wool Sales. Hobart
The usual wool sale at Launceston to-day, when over 13,000 bales were offered, was a record for one sale. Comebacks and crossbreds were in excellent demand, and averages better than at Hobart, though…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan 12
Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March, 128¾ cents per bushel (down [?] cent): May, 129¾ cents (down 1¼ cent); July, 125¾ cents (unchanged)…
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DAIRY produce quotations were [?]tered yesterday. Trade was [?] moderate dimensions, whiled supplies [?] most lines were far in excess of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Unsaleable Bran at a Premium of 10s
European wheat markets are idle, according to trade advices yesterday. No inquiry was reported for Australian. Parcels by the Balranald had been sold at…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Wheat Overseas Improved Demand for Cargoes London, January 13
For wheat cargoes the market has a steadier tone. There is better inquiry, occasionally at an advance of 3d to 6d a quarter. Parcels are firm at a similar increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Land. the Wool Trade. Values Slightly Higher. General Competition
Demand gathered further strength at this week's Sydney wool sales. Competition could not show better distribution than it did at the preceding week's auctions. The…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Trying Big Cricket on the Dog Handicaps, Bisques & a Cattle Pup Brightening Up the Sheffield Games
OWING to the large margins in Sheffield Shield matches, the Cricket Council decided to adopt a system of handicapping the various…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Peanuts That Helped to Fatten Pigs Now Eaten in Picture Shows, and Made Into Butter Hundreds of Tons
In 1921 growers of peanuts were unable to find a market, and fed them to their pigs. Now, in addition to the large…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Produce. Dairy
Although the moderate improvement in demand for butter noticeable during the week was maintained among city dairy produce houses yesterday, buying operations were…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farm Produce Agents' Act
Mr. Henry W. F. Rogers, secretary of the New South Wales Fruit and Vegetable Agents' and Merchants' Association, writes:- Sir,—In your report of the conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →In Old Japan the Farmers' Movement
There now exist in Japan, both in town and country. Boards of Farmers, whose business it is in stimulate in their capacity of pubic institution the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Loss on Govt. Farms £30,000 a Year Small Men to Suffer Dapto
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Therby, announced at the Dapto Show today that the Government experiment farms were losing £[?]3,000 a year…
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