Our Productions. Wool, Sheep, and Wheat
At the wool sales in Sydney last week 8 bales of superior combing from Gamble brought 9¼d. per lb. This is nearly if not the highest price realised for wool from this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1898
618 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 31
Farm and Station. Grain Weevil Destruction
In their work of destruction, grain weevils devour all the grain kernel except the shell and germ. The weevils leave email holes in the kernels, and it is often a great loss in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat From Nyngan. Sydney
For the season bo far 10,000 bushels of wheat have been trucked from Nyngan railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weather, Stock, and Crops
The weather during this week has been variable as regards temperature, but pretty consistent in the matter of dryness. While some parts of the colony, especially the northern coast, have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden Original Articles
No. 14. â GRASSES (continued) â WATER MEADOWâDWARF MEADOWâ CREEPING BENT â COUCH â COCKSFOOTâ MILLET, GUINEA CORN AND SORGHUMâMILLET, ITS…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Garden Original Articles
No. 13.â GRASSES â MEADOW FOXTAIL â TIMOTHY â SWEET SCENTED VERNAL GRASSâSMOOTH-STALKED MEADOW GRASS âROUGH STALKEDâCRESTED DOGS TAILâMEADOW…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush. This Charges for Cattle
One of the principal consignors of cattle at the Homebush yards yesterday declined to pay the tax of is per head placed on all cattle disposed of by the respective…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Judicial Inquiry at Cooma. Alleged Sheep Stealing. Cooma
At the court House to-day, District Court Judge Fitzhardinge opened an inquiry which has been granted under the criminal Law Amendment Act, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Here & There Another Model Farm
By the Western mail this morning 12 local workmen left for the newly established Began Model Farm. The men will leave the train at Coolabah and proceed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Crops at Young. The Premier at Newcastle. YOUNG, Thursday. NEWCASTLE
The wheat crops are somewhat ever growers' anticipations, and will leave a large quantity of grain for sale in the district The price at the local mills is The Premier arrived by train from Sydney to-day. There was not a great amount of enthusiasm shown at the railway platform as the train came in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weather, Stock, and Crops. Nice Rainfall
A very salutary change set in on Wednesday night, and nice rain fell up to half-past nine yesterday morning. In Lithgow the total fall was only 91 points, but in other district centres it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden Original Articles
No. 15.âThe BAMBOOâCHARACTER OF ITS CANEâHOW TREATED IN CHINAâINDIAN CANEâDESCRIPTIONâUSESâBEETSâRED ROOTSâNUTRITIVE QUALITIESâRED AND…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Productions. Wool, Sheep, and Wheat
SINCE our last issue the following sales from district are reported from the Homebush fat stock markets: W. C. Bowman, Derowie, 25 shorn crossbred wethers 7s 1d, 45 shorn…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Exhibiting Butter
Our Royal Agricultural Society has something to learn from the Danish system of exhibiting butter. We have seen scores of boxes and kegs of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Nomenclature
When new-born it is called a lamb; if male, in Scotland, a tup-lamb, When casteratd it is called a bog-lamb; if female, a ewe-lamb. In England the young sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm and Station. Black-faced Sheep
The black-faced Highland or Scotch sheep are remarkable for their great hardiness, power of withstanding cold, and ability to live on scanty food, even when the ground is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat and Flour
The following letter appeared in the Herald recently:— "Sir,—There appears to be a difference of opinion between the city…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Experiments with Wheat. Large Versus Small Grains
An interesting experiment has been carried out at the Experiment Station, Capelle, Nord, France, to determine the relative advantages of large and small…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blayney Butter Factory and Refrigerating Co., Ltd. Half-yearly Meeting
The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday last, to pass the balance-sheet and elect new directors in place of those retiring. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying
The same paper is giving much space to articles on dairying. The Danish dairies are being compared with the Scotch, and, on the whole…
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