Dairy Supervision Changes Mr. Thorby Says His Proposals Are Not Understood
No difference of opinion exists between Mr. Thorby, as Minister for Agriculture, and Dr. Arthur, as Minister for Health, in the administrative…
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Singleton Bureau Conference Discusses Farm Economics Increased Production and Lower Costs from Farm to Consumer
The heavy and increasing toll of weeds on production, the stabilisation of the dairying industry, and the organisation of the social and welfare sides of country life were prominent in the matters to engage the attention of the Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Land and the Producer Do Farmers Want Grain Silos? New White Elephant Growing Up Preference for Bags
Why have farmers not made fuller use of the grain silos this season? Why have two bags of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Bookmakers Diving for the Aspros a Wealthy Western Punter Waxes Rich 'Midst Cows and Sheep But He Leaves the Books Lamenting
ANOTHER retired grazier has found backing horses at a profit more difficult than fattening cows arid sheep. THOSE long lucerne patches paid him Well, but then he came to the city and had a dream…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Better Farming Train Northern Tablelands Tour Arranged Begins in March
The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. H. y. C. Therby) announces that arrangements are now being made for further tours of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Who Is Mary's Little Lamb? Made Her Maltese Daddy Cross on Farm at Little Malta
THERE'S a fearful to do down on the farm at little Malta, at Pendle Hill, which, as everybody knows, is away in the backblocks of Parramatta. The whole farm's talking, neighing, mewing, barking, chirping, and cackling about it—Dad Micallef, Mum Micallef, Tony, the dog, the cat, the horse, and the nine hundred assorted…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Young Farmer Killed Trundle
Wilfred Fletcher, aged 20, son of Mr. F. Fletcher, of Mordialloc, Trundle, was accidentally killed yesterday. Fletcher was using a tractor and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Critics on the Mat Crop of New London Plays LONDON, December 31
THERE has been an unprecedented crop of first nights recently, some of which have overlapped and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Easter Show. Record Wheat Entries. Butter and Cheese
Very gratifying support has been received from growers throughout the various States for the wheat classes at the forthcoming Royal Easter Show, particular interest being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Produce. the Butter Market
Production of butter in this State is keeping up well, and appears to be at its peak, reports Prescott, Ltd. Everything points to present output being maintained for the next…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →American Winter Wheat
A recent report of the United States Agricultural Department as to the area planted to winter wheat shows 47,897,000 acres seeded this year, against 43,465,000 acres sown in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Breadstuffs. Queensland Wheat Yield
According to a recent statement by the manager of the Queensland Wheat Board, Mr. W. Binns, this season's wheat harvest returns supplied by growers disclosed 3,700,000…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Record Wool Prices Corowa
Record prices obtained in this district during the past season for wool were realised by Mr. E. H. Sandral, of Savernake. The prices for his clip were Crossbred…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Which State Has Largest Single-farm Wheat Area? New South Wales Disputes West Australia's Claim to Honor
For some years a Trundle farmer has been acclaimed as the grower of the largest area of wheat crop in New South Wales, and it is now believed that the holder of this distinction can challenge the Commonwealth for the honor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Variety Trials. Wheat for Hay and Grain
GLEN INNES.—The results of the variety trials of wheat for hay and grain, conducted during 1927 at the Glen Innes experiment Farm, are as follows:—Hay: Carinda, 20cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Homebush Sales Sheep Supplies Dwindling (By Charles S. Clancy)
The sheep penning at Homebush to-day showed a decided falling-off compared with late yardings. Last Thursday 51,000 were in the pens, but to-day only 20,16[?] were offered…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Timaru Wool Sale. Wellington (N.z.)
At the second Timaru wool sale of the season bidding was very animated, and prices wero up /2 a lb compared with the first sale, and are considered equal to those…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Public Pays Our Dairying Its Inefficiency Spoon-fed Farmers
UNDOUBTEDLY one primary industries are being spoon-fed. Farmers, instead of improving their methods of production, under the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dumping Duty on Butter Canadian Says Action of Canada Untenable VANCOUVER
Canadian farmers' opposition to the importation of Australian butter is not justified, says Mr. J. H. M'Donald, president of the British Columbian…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Pastoral Co. Pays 20 P.c. Gas Coy.'s Profits
Squatting Investment Co., Ltd., earned net profits of £21,752 during the year ended December 31 last, compared with £28,616 in 1926. With…
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