Wheat Harvest Hugo Surplus Available for Export
Final returning collected by the Government Statiscian (Mr. T. Waites) shows that the wheat harvest in New South Wales during the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming & the land, 1929
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Monday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Market Irregular
The sheep market was irregular at Homebush on Monday. Good sheep and lambs were without quotable change, but medium and [?] descriptions were again lower…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Market Firmer
The sheep market was firmer at Homebush yesterday. Good wethers were generally 1/dearer, while good lambs were 1/- to 2/- dearer, and more in places; ewes were very firm, while…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Agents' Reports Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd
Auction sales have proceeded throughout the week on a satisfactory basis, competition being keen and well distributed. The catalogues generally have provided…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Winter Fodder Oats Superior Rye, Hurley, or Wheat
Farmers intending to grow oats for winter fodder this season should lose no time in preparing their wheat stubble land, so that the seed can be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →World's Wool Will Increased Production Affect Present Values?
The satisfactory prices realised for wool during the past few years have resulted in increased wool production, and a pleasing feature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Markets and Marketing the Live-stock Markets Late Rates were Maintained for Prime Sheep and Cattle at Homebush Saleyards on Monday Medium and Inferior Grades Were Difficult to Sell
Price for good to prime sheep and cattle did not undergo any alteration at the Homebuah (Sydney) saleyards on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Live-stock Markets Anticipating Reduced Supplies as a Result of the Rain Buyers Bought Eagerly at Homebush Saleyards Yesterday (Thursday) All Grades Op Sheep and Cattle Were Dearer
Breaking of the drought in parts of the State and a probable extension to remaining dry districts caused a rise in the sheep and cattle markets at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Feed Silage! Dairy Farmers' Salvation
"What dairy farmer would not give, pounds per ton for 100 tons of silage?" asks Mr. J. L. Green, Agricultural Instructor on the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat Market Steady Demand in Sydney at Firm Prices
The demand for wheat in Sydney this week has been quiet, but the market has been steady a 4/72 to 4/8 a bushel. ox rucks Sydney, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charges Mounting on Stored Wheat Growers Urged to Remove
The following notification has been issued by the manager of the Government grain elevators concerning the storage charges on 1927-28 wheat: —…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Conditions Acute Water Shortage in Many Districts Later Rain Relieves Position on Coast
Many inland districts are experiencing as acute water shortage, as [?] result of the prolonged dry spell which in some places is rapidly assuming drought proportions. Reports furnished to the Department of Agriculture by district Stock Inspectors at the end of January…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country News and Personal Notes Collapsing Wheat Stack Injures Lumper
WEST WYALONG, Thursday. -- William Henry Davis (24), wheat lumper, met with a serious accident at Wargambergal Siding yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →New Zealand's Wheat. Lower Yield Estimated. Wellington (N.z.)
The New Zealand Wheat harvest is estimated at 8,400,000 bushels, compared with last season's actual yield of 9,541.000…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Does It Pay? Pig-Raising as a Sideline to Wheat Growing
In an address to members of the Murraytown branch of the South Australia Agricultural Bureau Mr. F. Tregonza said one or two pigs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australian Wheat Prize-Winning Samples at American Show Black Tip Infection
Recently a cable was received announcing that samples of wheat that won prizes in last year's Royal Agricultural Society's Commonwealth Championship,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Duties on Wool. American Imports. Requests for Increases. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6
Requests for increased duty on grades of wool, Including virtually the entire range of domestic production, were made on behalf of American sheep farmers at to-day's ways…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Wool World. Competition Again Stronger Last Week's Downward Trend Arrested
Demand at the Sydney wool sales this week has shown improved [?]. The [?] noticeable in values in the previous week has been arrested. Japanese buyers have proved the chief [?] of strength in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sheep in Drought Time Poison in Fodder Plants and Other Causes of Mortality Worm Infestation in Dry Seasons
Apart from Josses due to starvation many sheep die from other causes in times of drought, such as practically the whole of Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Wheat Standards. A Criticism of the F.A.Q. System. Silo Manager Favors Three Distinct Grades (Continued from previous issue
The impracticability of the scheme is more pronounced when we endeavour to execute an order, say, for 10,000 bushels for a certain mill. The…
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