The Butter Market
THE Sydney butter market on Tuesday dropped from 200s to 160s per[?], or equal to 1s 9½d to 1s 6¼d per 1b. This happened in consequence of the slump in Melbourne. On Monday…
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Farming & the land, 1908
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Butter Further Reduced
Butter prices were further reduced on Thursday by 20s per cwt, making the total reductions 60s for the week. Specially flavoured brands, which were on Monday is 10d per 1b wholesale, are now quoted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bread and Butter Dance
This dance proved a very successful affair. There were about 55 couples present in the Mechanics Hall on Friday evening, and dancing did not conclude till 1 o'clock. Card-playing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hardening the Butter. Cotton Cake Food
Soft butter (writes an English paper) is one of the usual products of the dairy during the slimmer time, and the question is often asked if anything can be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When Are Sheep “ Too Wet?” Conference in Melbourne. Scientific Investigation
A CONT[?]NOR between representatives of the Pastoralists’ Associations and the Australian Workers Union was held in Melbourne on Monday to consider the question of wet wool as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Horrible Understanding.” South Australian Wheat Commission. “ Bluffed by Sydney Witnesses
THE Wheat Commission sat at Parliament House in Adelaide on Monday. Mr. J. Darling, the well-known miller and wheat merchant, gave further evidence on the methods of marketing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CORRESPONDENCE. We do not necessarily endorse opinions expressed by Correspondents. Shropshire Sheep to Be Shown Shorn
The following letter has been forwarded to the secretary of the Young P. and A. Association, and a copy handed to us for publication:--…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Useful Farm Derricks
A derick comes handy when loading heavy articles on a waggon, for butcheridling, building, etc. A good derrick, like the one shown in fig. 1, is easily…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dairy. Testing Jersey Cows. Official Records
It is interesting to note that in the 218 authenticated butter-fat tests accepted by the American Jersey Cattle Club, the production of cows under two years of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Condensed Dairy Knowledge
Professor C. L. Beach, of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. America, has condensed the science of feeding cows into the following few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Finger-and-toe Disease. Some of the Characteristics
The finger and toe disease, also known by the names of club-root and canker, attacks turnips, cabbage, rape, swedes, and various other kinds of vegetables…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Nail Crop. How It Was Harvested
The inmates of the Kosciusko county infirmary, Warsaw, Indiana, U.S.A., have had their finger nails cut just because J. W. Gossard, 47 Fourteenth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Market. Schute, Bell & CO
August 18th.-Transactions in wool have been of only moderate extent since the last suc[?]ion sales were held. Buyers are anxious to secure passed in lots. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report. Dalgety and Company, Ltd
Sales were held in this market on Tuesday of last week, and continued throughout Wednesday and Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Market Reports. Co-operative Wool and Produce Company, Limited
The record of the past year again shows growth in the consignments of wool to the Company. Unfortunately, the unexpected fall in values that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The A.m.l. & F. Co.'s Wool Report
There is no change to report in this market. Business, however, has been quiet since the auctions of last week, mainly owing to the abesnce of available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clean Farm Seeds
While it is perfectly true that even good seed requires a good grower to secure the best results, it is equally true that no grower is able to produce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Cows for Small Holdings
The usefulness of the cow whilst alive depends entirely upon the quality and quantity of the milk she gives. No matter how handsome in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poetry. Leaving the Farm
With hopeful hearts they packed their goods, The farmer and his faithful wife, Their thoughts turned to'rd the city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When Butter Rises, Up Goes the Price of Soap
Butter is rapidly attaining famine prices, and there is no hope of any reduction at present. In fact, the prices wil go higher until about the middle of April, when the Siberian supplies…
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