Farm Notes & News
AGENTS and merchants in Sussex-Street (Sydney) complain of the regulations imposed recently by the Department of Agriculture, requiring that…
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"Nearly Starving" (To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler.")
Notwithstanding that Australia lives on the producer, nothing is being done to help him in this crisis, and everything that is being done is for the city worker…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manufacturers' Turn (To the Editor, "Farmer and Setter.")
When are we going to get cheaper singlets and boots, and the things we were promised would be lower in price if Labor got into power? As a wheatfarmer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor Comments Criticism & Hints by Readers Country Killing (To the Editor, "Farmer and Settle.")
In your current issue you have an article written by the deputy chairman of the Meat Board, which I do not think should be allowed to go unchallenged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Starving Farmers Armed Mob Demands Food for Families
So serious is the plight of farmers in the Central West of the United States that grave apprehensions are entertained by the authorities that riotous outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Junior Farmers' Page Juniors' Letters to Benby
BENBY wants his young friends to write and tell him about themselves— about their ambitions, hopes, work, and play whether on the farm, at school, or in holiday hours in the paddock, on the river, or at the seaside. Benby will publish any letters that be considers are printing. Don't [?] write whenever you have anything to any, and you will give Benby pleasure…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gractors on the farm
FOR the successful running of the farm tractor. It is essential that every moving part be property lubricated. A film of oil must be maintained between all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fertiliser Debts Companies Must Refuse Further Credit to Many Farmers Two Million Pounds Still Owing
A report from Melbourne states that a serious position is developing in the fertiliser industry owing to a succession of unfavorable seasons. During the last few…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm Produce Amending Legislation to Deal with So-Called Merchants
Certain farm produce agents complained of their position in relation to the "merchants" since the passing of the Farm Produce Agents Act, 1026…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Market Reports. Sussex Street. Dairy Produce
Hams.—Single.cloth, 1/2; seeded, 1/3; special brands, single-Cloth. 1/- to 1/2½; seeded, 1/3¼ a lb. Eggs.—New-laid hen, 1/5; case 1/11…
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Trade in dairy produce lines was unaltered yesterday. Strong demand ruled for butter, and excellent clearances were effected. The London market is still firm. Honey sold…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Silos Full. Farmers' Troubles. GRENFELL
The local s'los are full, and, as only five trucks are available daily, wheat is being stacked round the town in back yards. Most of the wheat is only bagged for the silos, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Canadian Farmers. Huge Relief Grant Proposed. VANCOUVER, Jan. 8
It is reported from Ottawa that a relief Grant of at least 20,000,000 dollars will be made to prairie farmers during the coming session of Parliament as a gift. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Poisoning Mystery On Farm at Milton. MILTON
Detective-sergeant McRae, of the Sydney C.I.B., has arrived here to investigate the mysterious poisoning of a local farmer and members of his family…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →7d a Quart New Retail Milk Price Board's Decision Dairymen Get Less
It is understood that reductions in the prices of milk of 2½d a gallon to the producer, and 6d a gallon to the consumer were fixed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Crops Orchardists Rejoicing
Maroota orchardists expect big cheques for their second crop of lemons, a very heavy one, which the trees are now bearing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Has Chance To-day Leisure Hour Farm Run Can Be Discarded Pace Was Slow
When-Leisure Hour, ran third in, the Berala, Handicap at the Farm last Saturday, the stable had any amount of excuses for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Erbie May Beat the Sprinters at Canterbury Form Was Outstanding at Warwick Farm But Gosford Effort Misleading Post Positions Count
WITH fourteen sprinters engaged in the first division of the Flying Welter at Canterbury to-day, post positions will count to some extent, as some fast beginners are engaged, and six furlongs events are usually won here in the first furlong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Farmers' Plight" £2,000,000 Needed
THE Minister for Agriculture, who returned yesterday from the wheat areas, gave some harrowing details of the plight of the whentgrowers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marvelosa Tomato Breaks Record Wagga Grower's Great Glass-house Crop
Tomatoes of the Marvelosa variety, that weighed from 17 to 18 oz., have been produced. by Mr. B. Nixon, of North Wagga, in his glasshouses…
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