A Brief History of Wheat
Wheat, which is now the bread-corn of twelve European nations, and is fast supplanting maize in America and several inferior grains in India, was no doubt widely grown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1889
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A Great Farm at Bowral. Mr. Samuel Hordern's Enterprise
It is rather consoling amid so much ridiculous talk us to farming no being a paying business in this country to find a man of large commercial experience like Mr. Samuel Hordern of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Items. Trial of Farming Implements
Through the inclemency of the weather, the contest in farming implements which was to have taken place yesterday, in Mr. John Moore's paddock, Raglan, was postponed till…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm & Garden
The Australian ladybug spends its time as follows: Six days in the egg, fourteen days in larva, ten days in pupa—thirty days in all until it is ready for business. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Farmers
We desire to call the attention of our agricultural readers to our advertisement of the American Agriculturist. This journal is the largest and best of its class in the world,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARM & Garden. a Queer Breed of Chickens
A poultry raiser in America has learned a way to prevent chickens from scratching up his garden. He crosses the long-legged brahmas with short brahmans, which results in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Homebush Sales. November 25. Number of sheep penned to-day 9000
Sales opened briskly at a further advance, the closing rates being fully 1s above Thursday's values, and we anticipate a further improvement. 900 cattle were yarded, but sales were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Large Shipment of Wool
The ship Scotish Wizard has sailed for London with the largest cargo of wool over sent from Brisbane in a sailing vessel—5800 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Lightning in the Field. a Farm Harvester of Bathurst is Killed Instantly
A terrible and fatal accident happened at 4.30 p.m. on Monday, the 25th inst., in the Nanima paddock, just across the bridge leading from Wellington to Montefiores, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warwick Farm Races
The weather is fine and there is a good attendance. The results are—Hurdles: Rapid 1, Melton 2, Speculation 3, Flying Handicap: Gaytime 1, Cobweb 2, Oxenham 3…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales
The London wool sales, fifth series, opened to-day with the keenest competition. Prices were generally 5 to 10 per cent. above those of the October series…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales
The wool market continues well maintained by exciting competition. The bulls of clearances are new clips, being effected by foreign buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Harvest. Grand Prospects. Government Seed Wheat a Failure. Demand for Machinery
On every hand we hear of prospects of one of the best harvests ever known in the West. It is no uncommon thing to pass along the road and see the wheat and oats more than topping the fence, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fine Crops Reported
Splendid harvesting results are already obtainable. Forbes' fields yielding last year two to four bushels per acre, are this year yielding 28 to 30…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cudal Crops
The Cudal crops are yielding 10 bushels to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales
At yesterday's wool sales competition was unaltered, but prices were a trifle easier, consequence upon the weaker tone of the London market. 4700 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prœvalebit." Tuesday, December 10, 1889. Reduction on Railway Rates for Farm Produce
IN January next a substantial reduction in the rates on farm produce will take place, and from February to the end of the year will attain the amount of 20 per…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Splendid Wheat Yield
At Cootamundra the wheat yield was 22 bushels to the acre in one paddock, and 32 bushels in another…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool for England
The steamship, Essen, left for London this morning with 1,400 bales of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales
At yesterday's wool sales there was good competition at slightly lower rates. Prices declined, notably in lower grades of greasy fleece…
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