Famine in India. Great Losses in Wheat and Cotton Crops. London, Thursday afternoon
National Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 3
Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, states that the drought in India has caused a depreciation in the wheat crop, by £10,000,000…
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Leader · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 7
Percival and Jennings, in Riverina, from a paddock of 40 acres put down last year in barley reaped 8 bags per acre, or 32 bushels, which they sold to an Albury firm for 3[?] Id…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers’ Column
Leader · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 7
[ We shall be pleased to receive contributions to this column from, any farmers or set[?]ers in the district…
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National Advocate · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 3
Mr. D. W. F. Hatten, Inspector of Stock in the Bourke district, has issued his annual report. During the year 1899 he made 819 inspections,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Markets. Wool and Produce Report
National Advocate · Monday 2 April 1900 · page 3
The Wool Brokers' Association report to week ended March 31st as follows :- Wool,—The local market during the past week has been, practically speaking, devoid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Selection of Breeding Sheep
National Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 3
The importance of good blood in rams and owes selected for breeding purposes cannot be too strongly insisted upon, but good blood, though indispensable, is not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narromine Wheat
Leader · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 7
The output of wheat from Narromin[?]station last month, was nearly 35,000 bags. There are also stacked i[?] the railway yard 10,000 bags for Messrs Mack and Austin. The yield…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manitoba Wheat
Leader · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 7
Mr A. D. Ness, writing to the Temora Independent, says: “I wish to draw attention to the great milling qualities of Manitoba wheat. After a three yeah[?] till in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Perti[?]sers for Wheat
Leader · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 7
South Australian farmers having gone in for artificial manures more than thoso of any other [?]olony. This is probably due to the fact that they having gone in for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers’ Column [We shall be pleased to receive contributions to this column from any farmers or settlers in the district. —ED O. L. & M. M] Bacterial Life
Leader · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 7
Ba[?]terial life is quiescent, or lies dorm[?]t, at any temperature below 60 degrees [?]hr and as the temperature [?]ses the rate [?]f propagation increases until 92 degrees [?]r. is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Implements
Leader · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 4
W. and E. Hayes, of the Millthorpe Trade Palace, are showing a fine lot of farm implements, including cultivators, seed sowers, need drills, ploughs, harrows, and a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sale of Fat and Store Cattle
National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 3
The attention of our readers is called to Messrs. E. H. Taylor and Co.'s sale at the Corporation Yards to-day. They will sell 450 fat and store cattle, local bred, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool
The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 13
Also in The Carcoar Chronicle
The local market during the past week has been practically speaking devoid of any transactions of importance. Buyers have no orders on hand and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Biragan[?] Stud Sheep
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 13
The Bicaganbil sheep were very successful at the recent show. Both first and second prize for the best fine wolled cwe went to this…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Good Price for Sheep
The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2
Five thousand fat sheep were sold on a run at Balranald at the latter end of last week at 13s 6d per head. They are to be frozen for South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Market
Molong Argus · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3
MR. H. R. CARTER, Wheat Broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows, April 3rd:—There is no local changes to report of moment, but if anything the market is weaker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool for Winter Wear
The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4
Woollen underwear is, of course, the nicest and most comfortable to wear in winter time, but the initial expense is rather more than we can cheerfully afford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Seed Wheat Scare. Sydney, March 26, 1900
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 12
Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 28th instant, respecting the amounts due by persons living in the Mudgee and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Farmer's Grievance a Wail From the Soil. [To the Editor of the ARGUS.]
Molong Argus · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6
SIR,—Owing to a succession of bad seasons from disastrous droughts, failure of crops, low prices for wheat and farm produce, exorbitant charges on agricultural implements,…
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