A Countryman's Diary Random Notes From Sheep versus Wheat
FOR many years the Wimmera (Vic.) farmers have been among the most progressive in the Commonwealth. Their average…
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Cattle Plentiful
The cattle yarding totalled 2706 head, the yarding being a very mixed one. Bullocks and steers formed the major portion of the supply. There were only odd pens of heavy…
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MR. W. G. CONNOR, a soldier settler at Bidgeemia, recently lost more than 200 sheep after dipping them. The loss was attributed by Mr. Connor to the…
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WHEN a mob of sheep, travelling from Warren to Eulomonga, were watered at the river, about three miles from Dubbo. they commenced to eat blue couch grass and…
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FOUR flocks of travelling sheep suffered losses last month, reaching as high as 80 head, at a place on the Moree Biniguy road, being poisoned through eating…
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AS a result of adverse conditions on the Lower Macleay, the output for December (468,341 1b.) was 44,000 1b. below that for the previous December. Pay to suppliers…
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FURTHER trouble for Australian primary producers was foreshadowed in Melbourne on Wednesday, when the Conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, representing the wealthy importing interests of the Commonwealth thai are the liegelords of…
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IT is estimated by the Junee railways superintendent that 100,000 bales of wool will be received in the district before the season ends. So far 99,700 bales have been…
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Values showed a decided improvement in the sheep section at Homebush on Monday and generally a strong market was experienced for all descriptions of good to prime…
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The Victorian Wheatgrowers Corporation Ltd. reports (Wednesday) upon the wheat market this week as follows: OVERSEAS WHEAT…
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"Wheat": Would it be advisable to sow wheat that would not pass the test as either first or second grade, i.e., inferior wheat?…
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Following are prices current in the Sydney wool market:- Greasy merino [?]ece (free), best to /19½, good /14½ to /15½ ordinary /12½ to /13[?]…
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"I HAVE just received," said the Premier (Mr. Stevens) this week, "photographs of a striking display of Norco butter…
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Wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on January 24 comprised 202,000 bushels of 1933-34 season's whent in country silos and in transit, and…
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The tone of the city wheat market was firm yesterday on the small quantity offering and covering interest displayed by buyers, particularly for forward positions. The market…
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BY North Coast dairymen in particular, complaints were made in recent months that the payments to suppliers by…
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Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,168 bales, and the clearance, including private sales of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Winners of the Albion Park Cup Great Show of Dairy Cattle at Albion Park
THE success achieved last year by Mr. Theo Grey, of Albion Park, with his Jersey cattle has been repeated this year by his win at the recent Dapto Show, and at Albion Park last week. In 1934 Mr. Grey won with his group against all breeds at Dapto, Albion Park, Kiama, and Nowra (winning a cup outright at the latter Show.)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country Stock Sales Bathurst Sheep Sale
The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. Sydney, in conjunction with Burke Bros., Bathurst, reports having held a very successful special sale on January 18 at Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Butter Sales. Co-operative Factories. Important Resolutions
Delegates from New South Wales co-operative butter and cheese factories met in the offices of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society, Ltd., Sydney, yesterday, to…
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