Strawberry Crops Fall
Rust has destroyed many strawberry crops at North Ryde. A number of growers have lost heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming & the land, 1935
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Constable Shot by Shop Burglar Two Men Charged by Police Dramatic Captures At W'wick Farm
TWO men, both alleged to have been armed, were captured by the police at the Warwick Farm railway gates, within a space of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thief Shoots Constable Struggle with Bargo Shop Raider Arrests Made At Warwick Farm
SHOT in the stomach during a struggle with a thief shortly after 1 a.m. yesterday, Constable John Arthurson, of Bargo,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool
In a review of the first half of the 1934-35 selling season the salient feature is contained in the steep decline in wool values when comparisons are made with the levels existent, in the previous season…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Export Trade
During the week ended January 5 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 35,800 boxes of butter, of which 32,821 were salted and 2979 unsalted. They also…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Silo Lifted by Expanding Wheat
A large silo at Luddenham was lifted five feet from its former base, and given almost a quarter turn yesterday, apparently as a result of the wheat in it expanding…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Demand for Wheat Still Dull
The dull demand for wheat was again in evidence yesterday. Holders of grain hold off awaiting an improvement in price…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations
The State Marketing Bureau (Department of Markets) advises as Follows regarding local and overseas wheat values and sales:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Wheat. Market in Far East
Discussing the prospects of the wheat trade, and chartering, Lloyd's List says: "It is generally believed that, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Resistance to Bunt. Wheat-breeding Problem
Since Farrer provided the wheat varieties Florence and Genoa with a high resistance to bunt, little or no specialised work has been undertaken in Australia to [?]eed varieties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter and Bananas. Two Conferences to be Called
BRISBANE, Monday.—Conferences to discuss matters associated with two of Queensland's primary products—butter and bananas —will be called at an early date, declared Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Better Sheep Prices Shortage of Supplies at Flemington
The beneficial rains in the sheep-raising areas was responsible for a smaller penning at Flemington yesterday. Prices showed a marked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Favor Sellers Wool Prices Keen Demand
Yesterday's five per cent, advance in wool prices was fully maintained to-day, when values generally were in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.s.a. Imports of Canadian Wheat
A good export trade in Canadian grains to the United States is shown in the September figures of the United Sates Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. These show that a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Frost, Rust, and 'Hoppers Levy on Wheat
Only 45 points of rain were recorded last month in the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas and Narrandera district. Consequently harvesting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ready Soon Report On Wheat MELBOURNE
Sir Herbert Gepp, chairman of the Royal Commission on wheat, flour, and bread, stated to-day that the Commission was engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Half A Million More Wool Rise Prospect
PROVIDING it is maintained, the rise of 5 per cent. at yesterday's wool sales in Sydney will mean an addition to the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Govt. to Call Conference Butter & Bananas; Meat Trade Brisbane
The problems of the meat, butter, and banana industries were discussed at a conference between the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steadier Tone Wheat Cargoes Market London, January 7
Prices of Manitoban wheat cargoes were advanced 3d a quarter, on the strength of Winnipeg advices, but for other descriptions rates remained unchanged, although…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat at the Silos. Slow Receivals at Forbes
FORBES, Monday.—The silos at Forbes are filling very slowly this year, and the indications are that they will be closed in about a week without the full capacity of the silos…
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