The Land and the Producer Bumper Peach Crop Causes Loss and Disaster to Growers Many Hundreds of Tons of Fruit Rot for Lack of Any Outlet
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 10
The disastrous losses in which a record peach crop is involving growers, is a veritable tragedy in farming. The canning organisation has proved unequal to the occasion, as the London market offers less than the cost of production, despite…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →North-west Makes Fine Recovery Prolific Crops and Pastures
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 11
Good rains have fallen throughout the north-western districts during the past four or five weeks, and the drought is definitely broken, reports Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Workers for Higher Dairy Produce Duties The Part of the Dairy Council
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 10
The Australian Dairy Council contests a statement made by a member of the Federal Parliament, in reference to the increased duty on dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Butter Export Trade
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 13
During the week ended February 11 the Commonwealth gra[?]rs exhi[?]nod at Sydney for export 15,39[?] boxes of Butter, of which 1[?],[?] Boxes were salted [?] 1740 [?]ted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Butter for Export
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4
During the week ending: February 11, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following butter:—Sydney: Salted, 13,656 boxes;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Sales Free Competition Good Sheep Dearer
The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 15
With only a small proportion of Rood trade sheep at Homebush today, and buyers operating with more freedom, a dearer market was established…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wool Sales. Market Continues Strong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 13
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,261 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wool Sales Two Agents Sell Attractive Clips
Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 13
THE eight series of wool asks continued at the Royal Exchange to-day, when 20,175 bales were offered by two agents. The Australian, Mercantile, Land and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wool Purchases. Russia Buys Direct. London, Feb. 14
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 11
The Soviet textile industry, making its purchases of wool direct in Australia, New Zealand, and South America, has bought 80,000 bales from Australia, [?]000 from New Zealand,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australian Butter. Criticism in London. Not Applicable to N.S.W. Product. London, Feb. 6
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 15
Commenting on preservatives in butter the trade paper "Grocer" says:—"The full effects of the prohibition on preservatives will not be felt in the colonies till next season, owing to the large quantities…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Land and the Producer Inferior Victorian Butter Causes Trouble in London Status of Australian "Kangaroo" Brand is Detrimentally Affected
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 12
For the second time this season damaging reports have been received from London regarding the quality of some Australian butters, graded and branded as choicest. In each instance Victoria has been at fault. This has cast doubt upon…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Town Isolated Kempsey Floods Crops in Danger Kempsey
Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 7
FLOOD waters have isolated Kempsey from the township on the western bank of the river. Much damage has been done, and fears…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farms Available in Griffith District Griffith
Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 8
THE Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission announces that 2b horticultural and 60 residential farms, ranging from one acre to [?] acres, and…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 13
Cheese trade remained quiet among city dairy produce houses yesterday. Owing to the softening effect of the hot weather on the cheese a large proportion of the loose-packed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Head Pierced. Accident on Farm. Wagga
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 13
While erecting a tent in a paddock on Brunskill's farm to-day, George Rutherford, bending over to secure a guy-rope, failed to notice a pithfork, one of the prongs of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Country News Frost Warnings Offer to Irrigation Farmers Griffith
The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 6
Mr. H. Barkley, of the Central Weather Bureau, Melbourne, who has spent some time on the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas investigating frost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irrigation Area Show Strong in Farm Produce and Fruit
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 12
LEETON, Wednesday.--The Leeton A. and H. Society's Show was opened by Mr. Paterson, Minister for Markets. in dull and sultry weather. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Water Extension From M.I.A. CHANNELS Tabbita Farmers' Enterprise
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 12
What, may be termed, a second use is being made of water, from Burrin juck after it has done duty, and filtered through the Murrumbidgee irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Damage to Wool From Dust Problem of the Sheep and Wheat Farmer
The Land · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 12
In mixed farming propositions, the damage done to the prospective wool clip by unnecessary exposure of the sheep to the dust is a matter which with a little forethought and selection of the right type of sheep can be considerably minimised…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sheep and Wool Returns. Reminder to Owners
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 7
Owners of fifty or more sheep who have not yet filled in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December last by the…
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