Better Tone for Wool Encouraging Signs in London LONDON
"I think wool prices have touched bottom," says the ex-president of the British Wool Federation, Mr. William Hunter…
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Wool Sales Keen Demand for Merino Wools at Firm Prices
The Sydney wool market on Tuesday was without material change from the closing rates of the previous series for all Merino classes. Good comebacks and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Market Buyers Operate With Greater Freedom, but Prices Still Low
Although buyers and sellers showed a little more inclination to trade in wheat in Sydney this week, business was quiet and prices were on a low level, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Land the Wool Trade. Improved Demand. Strong Continental Inquiry
Increased operations on Continental account were responsible for an upward trend in prices for all good merino, comeback, and crossbred fleece wools and for all skirtings at this week's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat and Sugar Effect of a Bounty and a Home-consumption Price
In an editorial, urging that Australian producers should unite for mutual protection ans support, the "Murray Pioneer" draws a parallel between the sugar…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Smaller Wheat Area Will Be Sown Many Growers May Drop Right Out
There is no need for Frenchmen to tell us to grow less wheat," said an official of a farmers' organisation in Sydney yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheatgrowers' Demands. 3/ a Bushel for Wheat. Proposed Tax on Flour. Cowra
A meeting of farmers' delegates from Cowra, Young, Grenfell, Canowindra, Manildra, and Woodstock to-day carried a motion asking the Government to impose a tax on flour so that…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flour and Bread Prices Have Not Fallen at the Same Rate as for Wheat
IN view of the discussion as to whether the price of bread should be increased to any extent by the imposition of a tax on flour or the fixing of a higher…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →British Breeds of Sheep Many and Varied, but all Excelling in Some Particular Point the Border Leicester Strain
Border Leicester sheep have made great advances in popular favor in Australia and New Zealand. As the name indicates, the breed was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Improved Pastures Carrying Capacity of Land Doubled and Increased Wool Clip Obtained Great Value of Clover and Superphosphate
Experiments at Gundowringa, the Woodhousice property of Mr. Charles E. Prell, president of the Goulburn Agricultural Society, show that increased…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australianities On the Farm
How I wish I were out on this glorious morn With old Micky McGill as he scuffles his corn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Poor Plight No Help, No Credit From To-day Funds Run Out
AS far as can be discovered, neither help nor credit will be available to wheat farmers after to-day, and country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Help Farmers Wheatmeal Plan of Miss Geach
MISS PORTIA GEACH, who arrived in Sydney yesterday from America, has come back determined to help the farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narrandera Farmers Protest NARRANDERA
As a meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, resolutions were carried, protesting against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Favor Tax On Flour TEMORA
A meeting of 120 farmers and business men carried a motion favoring the imposition of a tax of £7/4/- a ton on flour. An amendment was to the effect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dodging Dole on the Farm Living On Three Acres Worry Cure
A POLICY of emigration from Sydney into the surrounding country is advocated by Dr. Arthur,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What's new in Dairying
IT is understood that the bottled milk system of distribution at Albury has not been a success and is to be abandoned. For some time past daily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Can We Help the Wheatgrowers? Uncle Wiseman Offers a Solution Commonwealth and State to Co-operate in Funding Farmers' Debts
IT has to be acknowledged regretfully that many wheat farmers in this State find themselves in grave financial straits as a general…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Notes & News
IN order to encourage market gardening in the district, the Central Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Society is offering prize money totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Paterson Scheme N.S.W. and Victorian Dairymen Threaten to Withdraw
While efforts were being made this week to induce Western Australia to support the Paterson butter stabilisation scheme, a number of dissatisfied…
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