Collapse of the Californian Wheat Ring. LONDON, Aug. 30
The California wheat ring has collapsed…
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Farming & the land, 1887
305 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 16
The Premier and Our Farmers. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post
SIR,—Our Premier's reply to a farmer at the Glen Innes meeting is worthy of notice. The farmer interjected—"I have tons of potatoes and can get nothing for them." "Well, eat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association
THE Wagga Wagga show opened on Wednesday. The day was fine and the attendance was about 1000. On Thursday showers fell in the morning, but did not prevent 3000 coming to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Factory for Goulburn
THE attention of our country readers especially is directed to an advertisement in another column announcing that a meeting will be held on Monday evening next to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Tests of the Sheep Shearing Machine
AT the request of a number of pastoralists who had not the opportunity of making a minute examination of Wolseley's sheep-shearing machine at the show on Thursday, 25th August, when two trials were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bounties on Cattle and Meat. LONDON, Aug. 31
The Government of the Argentine Republic have proposed that bounties shall be offered to encourage the exportation of cattle and meat. It is suggested that a bounty of 20 dols. per ton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Californian Wheat Ring. LONDON, August 31
The wheat ring which was recently formed in California has collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Factory for Goulburn
A MEETING to consider the advisability of establishing a butter factory in Goulburn was held in the Mechanics' Institute yesterday afternoon. The attendance numbered about 15, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposal for a Butter Factory
A MEETING to consider the advisability of starting a butter factory in Goulburn was held in the mechanics' institute yesterday afternoon. The attendance numbered about twenty, including all the large suppliers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sheep at the Murrumbidgee Show
THE SHEEP AT THE MURRUMBIDGEE SHOW.—The sheep exhibits this year were numerous and excellent, and doubled those of the last show. In the strong combing class (E) section 5 Messrs. Devlin Brothers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales
At a fortnightly sale of wool on Tuesday a catalogue of 161 bales was submitted. The selection contained a few lines of good skin wools, and these were eagerly bought by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Farmers and Our Railways
THE following practical letter appeared in the Daily Telegraph:-- Sir.-- The development of the wheat growing industry, which has hitherto…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Farmyard Comedy
As I was crossing the farmyard one day a cock began to crow in a very loud and triumphant manner; so I stopped for a moment to inquire into the cause of this sudden outburst of melody. I quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hop Crops. LONDON, Sept. 8
Heavy storms, which have prevailed in England this week, have seriously damaged the hop crops. It is estimated that the crop throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P[?] Sheep
The minister for mines has determined [?] the spot near [?] where several hundred sheep were recently poisoned, together with a considerable part of the adjacent [?], shall be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hop Crop. LONDON, Sept. 18
Hep-picking will be finished this week. The recent heavy rains have discoloured the majority of the crops. The finest descriptions of hops are Scarce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Co-operative Butter Factory. to the Editor
SIR, -- I notice that a meeting was held in Goulburn recently to consider the advisability of starting a butter factory, but did not succeed, owing I suppose to the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Dinner
THE committee have definitely decided to have the farmers' dinner on the night of the ploughing match, when it is expected the members for the city and county and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales. LONDON, Sept. 13
At the wool sales to-day, 11,800 bales were offered. The demand was steady, but not active…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. LONDON, Sept. 15
At the wool sales to-day 11,000 bales were offered. The market in general shows a hardening tendency. Greasy and scoured combings remain about the same as last sales, the better…
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