Farmer Injured. Partner Committed for Trial. PERTH
At Ravensthorpe, Luigl Scherini was committed for trial on a charge of having, on November 17, attempted to kill Antonio Maroni…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farming & the land, 1931
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Maize As a Dairy Ration
The New South Wales Maize Growers' Committee recently asked the stock and brands branch of the Department of Agriculture whether maize could be considered a suitable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£2000 Policy Farmer Insured Wife Alleged Murder Perth
The story of the murder of Eva Trena MsCaskell (20), her eight-months- old son Robin, and William Halbert (17), farm hand, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Winds Spoil N.Z. Crop Wellington (N.z.)
A poor wheat crop in Canterbury is likely to follow exceptionally strong north-west winds, which have ruined thousands of acres of grain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£2,000,000 Sugar Crop Innisfail's Record Innisfail
Local records have been broken by Innisfail's 1930 sugar crop, which has yielded over £2,000,000. Cane harvested totalled 792,282…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Help the Farmer All But the Millers
IF the price of wheat for local consumption is to be State-fixed at [?] hour is going to be dearer. And [?] is bread, Don't let there be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New England Dairying
GLEN INNES.--Last month suppliers to the Glen Innes factory were paid £2101 for 53,987lb. butter, as against £1892 for 30,428lb. in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →North Coast Needs Early Rain Dairymen May Have to Buy Fodder
Practically the whole of the coastal country north of the Bellinger needs good soaking rains. Pastures are brown and dry, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Potato Crop Marathon Begins To-day Judge Has Big Task on Southern Tablelands
The first inspection of the crops entered in the Taralga district potato competition is to begin to-day. The judge, Mr. A. J. Pinn, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →More Sheep and More Wool Per Acre
Mr. C. E. Prell, of Gundowringa, Crookwell, told the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce that pasture improvement had doubled the carrying capacity of his…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →More Trouble for Wheat Farmers
The Wheat Farmer is an unfortunate man. If he puts his trust in politicians he is generally left, and when he is left, he is usually abandoned in more or less derelict condition. If he does not put his trust in politicans, those gentlemen generally stick a finger in his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Export Trade
During the week ended January 17 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 13,294 boxes of butter, 12,349 being salted, and 945 unsalted. They also examined…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sheep and Mineral Licks
The feeding of mineral licks to sheep is a comparatively recent practice. Its object is to provide the animals with certain substances lacking in the pastures on which they are run. Most expert sheepmen recognise that it is a sound method, although there is divergence of opinion as to the value…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Commonwealth Wool Sales
Following is a summary of the Commonwealth wool sales, the amounts realised each month, and the average per bale and per lb. for greasy wool. The totals are compared with the two…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Very Quiet
The wheat market was inclined to be a shade weaker yesterday, reflecting the European position and lack of demand oversea. Silo wheat was offered at 2/3 to 2/3½ for…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wheat Guarantee Act Fails. Banks Decline to Make Advances to Farmers
At the conclusion of a conference at Melbourne on Monday between Prime Minister Scullin, the Acting-Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) and the Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Great Fleet For Our Wheat
The Commonwealth Bank's refusal to agree to the wheat guarantee will increase the activity of the wheat fleet in the next few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Stackers' &c. (State) Award
The following are the rates and conditions governing wheat stacking in New South Wales: 1. Definitions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WHEAT. New State Scheme Likely
The State Government's proposal to enact legislation fixing the price of wheat for local consumption at 4/ a bushel has received a setback owing to the Federal Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Empire Butter Fleet on the Thames
LONDON'S LORD MAYOR SUPPORTS THE EMPIRE BUTTER CAMPAIGN. With a view to encouraging the greater consumption of Empire butter in England, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir William Phene Neal, accompanied by the sheriffs, paid a visit to Hay's Wharf, London, last month, to welcome the arrival of huge consignments…
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