Sydney Wool Sales. (Week ending December 2, 1899.)
Market still very good which [?] and general competition [?] here are more than equal to London equivalent. 23,598 bales sold for week, greasy…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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The Wheat Harvest
AN estimates of the present wheat harvest shows a record yield. The average yield per acre on the area saved for grain is set down at 9.4 bushels per acre, and the total yield nearly 13. million bushels…
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SALES were resumed on Monday under good competition from a large attendance of buyers. A very fair selection of wools was submitted ; but, as compared with the…
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At the wool auctions to-day sales were brisk at top prices…
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Over thirty years ago the Everton wool topped the London market and was of such superior quality that special mention was made of it in England…
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AT the Sydney wool sales on Monday competition was much about the same as it had been for some time past. Buyers did not apparently respond to…
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MB. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows Dec. 5th. Wheat has if anything continued, to ease…
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AT Thursday's wool sales 7169 bales were offered and 7544 sold, inclusive of private transactions. The selection is described as a better one than that offered of late. This assisted in bringing about a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Sales. London, Dec. 5
Crossbred slipes have advanced ½d. LONDON, Dec. 6. At the London wool sales to-day the biddings were spirited, and current prices well maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 113. The Larch-- Soil -- Size -- Comparison with Pine-- Suitability of larch for particular purposes-- Red Flowers-- White Flowers-- Compared with Scotch Pine-- Objections to the Larch -- The Bark-- Tannin and Turpentine -- Cedar of Lebanon -- Qualities - Durability -- General Appearance-- Foliage -- Historical Reference
The Larch is, after the common pine, probably the most valuable of the tribe. Though a native of the mountains, it thrives well in varied soils and Situations, and…
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THE progress estimates received from the Government Statistician’s Office as to the wheat yield this harvest point to a crop of about 12.750,000 bushels, 25 against…
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AT the sales on Thursday, with which the week’s transaction were brought to a close, a better selection of wools was offered, which of itself induced more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tillering or Stooling Proclivities of Wheat
IN agricultural phraseology the terms “stooling” or “tillering,” mean the production of a large number of stalks from a single seed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hay Crop.—different Modes of Dealing with It.—importance of Expedition in View of the Uncertainty of the Weather.—adaptability of This District for Producing the Higher-priced Article.—money Value of the Crop
Good reports are received of the probable yield of crops in this and the neighboring district, and the hay harvest is now commencing under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Greasy Weight of Wool
MR. Thomas G. SLOANE, Moorilla, Young, New South Wales, writes to the Australia—“The publication in your issue of December 2 of the award of the judges in connection with the ninth…
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The last series of wool sales of the year closed on December 11. Prices were fully 5 per cent. above those of the opening day…
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We are pleased to notice that the Yass wool is still keeping up it reputation in the Sydney Market. Mr. J. D. Hill of Bogalara, topped the market…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 114. The Yew Tree-- Where native of -- Trunk and Branches-- Bark and Wood Sacred Uses-- Poisonous-- Large Specimens -- Chicory-- As a salad-- Leaves and Roots -- Methods of Growing-- Cooking-- As pasturage -- For Fattening -- Growth-- As a substitute for Coffee-- A Tonic-- Powdered Chicory-- Melts in Water-- As an Adulterant
The Yew Tree is a tree of no little celebrity, both in military and the superstitious history. The common yew is a native of Europe, America, and of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Season's Crops
THE area of land under all crops this year is 2,348,004 acres, being an increase of 144,000 acres, or 6.5 per cent. as compared with the area cultivated last year. Though not so great an increase as in…
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