Prospects of the Wheat Harvest
Notwithstanding the severe drought which has overtaken many of the wheat-growing districts of the colony, several members of the Chamber of Commerce seem inclined to take an encouraging…
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Farming & the land, 1898
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Loss of Sheep
WE hear that Mr. James Jobson, of Murray's Flats, had a slice of bad luck last week. Between three and four hundred sheep which had been shorn succumbed to the cold weather experienced in the…
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THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association for week ending October 21st, 1898, report:--WOOL.--A good week's business has been done 20,685 bales having been catalogued…
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IT was announced on Tuesday to the Full Court that the appeal in the case of Wheatley v. the Railway Commissioners had been settled, the plaintiff consenting to the verdict found in his favour…
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The wheat market is excited. Prime are about a florin per quarter dearer for the week. Business is limited…
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COROWA, Monday.—Mr. Gideon Telford, manager of Collendina Station, near Corowa, died suddenly last night from anthrax poisoning contracted from a dead sheep which he had opened last Friday with the…
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IN the Banco Court on Friday, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Cohen, the matter of King v. Gundy was heard. Mr. Scholes, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, appeared…
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THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association for week ending October 29, 1898, report as follows:--Wool--The offerings this week comprised 25,351 bales and the sales amounted…
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In consequence of the failure of the wheat harvest in Russia, the greatest distress prevails. A Government expenditure of two million pounds will be necessary for the relief of…
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MR. SCHOLES, instructed by the crown-solicitor, appeared for the complainant King in support of the appeal. There was no appearance on behalf of the…
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THAT South Coast dairymen have led the way in perfecting the breed and quality of dairy cattle cannot be gainsaid. Many of them have reduced their business to a fine science, all the time keeping…
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Mr. Farrar, in a report to the minister for agriculture, draws attention to the desirableness of making a best in New South Wales of such varieties of wheat…
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THE Railway Commissioners have had a good deal of trouble recently in connection with cattle straying on the railways. It is unfortunately common, particularly in country districts, for owners to…
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The Canadian Government has resolved to subsidise a line of Manchester cattle steamers to the extent of £8000 a year…
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MR. FARRER, in a report to the Minister for Agriculture, draws attention to the desirableness of making a test in Now South Wales of such varieties of wheat as are now being successfully grown in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Question of Travelling Sheep.—king Versus Cundy. (To the Editor of the Goulburn Penny Post.)
SIR,—The ruling given in the Banco Court by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Cohen opens up a few very debatable questions—1st, what denotes travelling sheep; 2nd, power…
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I HAD the pleasure of attending a lecture by Mr. John L. Thompson, the Government Travelling Agricultural Instructor, last week. The audience consisted of a few farmers,…
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THE disease in wheat crops known by the name of "take all," so-called because it takes all straw and seed…
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UP to the present the crops in the district far surpass that of last year. Mr. Boswell informs us that his crops are splendid, and he expects a heavy yield. If rain falls…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying Up-to-date. (To the Editor Evening Penny Post.)
SIR,—I notice in your issue of the 3rd instant a hurried report of a lecture upon farming matters delivered by Mr. J. L. Thompson at Taralga recently; and as nearly all readers of this journal…
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