European Wool Sales
The wool sales at Antwerp, which commenced on Monday, opened dull with poor competition. 4600 bales of Australian wool were offered, 2000 sold at prices showing a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1890
552 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 28
Experimental Farms
The sites for experimental agricultural farms have not yet been decided upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mildew and Rust in Cereal Crops
During the past year many cereal crops of oats and wheat were considerably affected by the scourage of mildew and rust, not only in England but particularly on the Continent. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Markets. Farm Produce
At the Darling Harbor railway terminus yesterday buyers were in good attendance, the demand for primest hay and chaff stronger, at improved values; medium kind firmer. Good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. the Nature and Uses of Plants
Vegetables differ from minerals in being organised bodies, possessed of a degree of life, and capable of taking into their system extraneous matters, and converting these by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Chance for Farmers
The Government intend to offer prizes for the best kept farms, orchards, and dairies in the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales
The Antwerp wool sales have closed. Prices realised for Australian greasy were five per cent, and for scoured is per cent, below the closing rates of the last London…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural Colleges and Model Farms
In reply to a deputation from Illawarra, which waited upon him lust Friday, Mr. Sydney Smith, the Minister, for Agriculture, made some pertinent remarks regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et prosvalebit." Thursday, June 12, 1890. The Victorian Farmers at Work
It will be interesting to hear the comments of Protectionist orators and writers upon the latest item of news from Victoria concerning the attitude of the farmers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Friday Morning. Homebush Cattle Sales
The cattle market is much easier. Best bullocks £7 as ad, others from £4 12s ad. Sheep: Best merinos 14s 6d, others from 7s, crossbred ros to 15s 4d…
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FROM reports to hand we learn that the Webb Springfield wool realised a good price in London on April 19th last. It was sold in the grease, and went as high as 1/- per Ib. Considering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
HARRISON, JONES AND DEVLIN report as follows under date June 9th —" We held our usual auction sale to-day offering a catalogue of 123 bales. A somewhat easier tone prevailed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural. the Dairy Cow
Mr. Hoad, a well-known dairyman of Wisconsin, recently delivered nu address on the dairy temperament of cows, in which he said:—When I went out to buy a cow I studied the…
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Where, asks the Farmer's Review, is the advantage of skimming over forty acres to raise 1000 bushels of corn, while the same labor, the same manure, half the fencing and half…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Feed for Dairy Cows
William Crozier, the well-known dairyman of Long Island, N. Y. says, in the Albany Cultivator, that he does not feed silage: his feed consists of out corn-fodder…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Worms in Sheep
The following circular letter has been received by Mr. S. Smith, Inspector of Stock for the District:— Department of Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turpentine and Salt Lick for Worms in Sheep
Sir,—It would seem from communications recently received from Mr. O. J. Valentine, Chief Inspector of Stook, Adelaide, and from some of our own owners, that this "lick" has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Trouble to Fanners. an Insect Pest Among Root Crops
The Minister for Mines and Agriculture wishes to draw the attention of the farming community to a serious evil which is at present doing mischief among root…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Testing Rust Proof Wheat
Mr. Cobb, of Belwarra near Maitland, has placed under cultivation three samples of wheat which have been subjected to a specific treatment for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Leases. Full Information
The information published in regard to pastoral leases in the Eastern division supplies the numbers and the names of he leasehold areas, the…
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