The Wheat Fly. (From the Empire.)
The wheat fly, Cecedomiya Tritici, and the weevil, Cur[?]ulio Calandria granaria, are the greatest enemies to wheat of all the insect tribes. How to destroy or thin the numbers of…
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Farming & the land, 1852
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Sydney News. Settlers' Price Current, &c. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week
WHEAT is worth 9s. to 10s. for best samples; very little offering. FLOUR is quoted at the mills £35 for fine, £30 for seconds, being a fall of £5 per ton…
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WHEAT.—Very little arriving, and no deviation in p[?]ices. FLOUR.—Dull in sale; fine £35, and seconds £30 per ton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, December 8, 1852. Pastoral Runs Survey Bill
WITH a view of facilitating the survey of pastoral runs, the Government have introduced a bill to make it compulsory on the occupants of crown lands beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Thursday, December 2, 1852. [In the Mercury of Saturday we published our correspondent's report of the early part of Thursday's proceedings, and we now [?]esume the roport, by abridgment from the S. M. Herald and the Empire.] Pastoral Runs Survey Bill
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of this bill, Mr. NICHOLS objected to proceeding with the bill this session, as not being one of urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Settlers' Price Current, &c. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week
WHEAT.—No correct prices can be quoted FLOUR has fallen this day £5 per ton; quotation now, for fine, £25 per ton. This arose from the result of the cargo of Chilian flour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Settlers' Price Current, &c. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week
WHEAT AND FLOUR—No correct prices can be quoted from the unsettled state of these markets; sales very dull. MAIZE is worth 5s. 4d. to 5s. 6d. per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Settlers' Price Current, &c. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week
WHEAT AND FLOUR.—No alteration in either of these articles: fine flour being quoted at £25, and seconds £22, but no sales to any extent effected at these prices…
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