The Butter Factory. Starting of the Works
ALTHOUGH no formal ceremony was announced, nor is it the intention of the directors, we understand, to have any, a goodly number of people…
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Farming & the land, 1893
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Farm and Garden. Management of Swarms
An increase of colonies and a large amount of surplus honey cannot be secured at the name time, and the aplarid should work his bees in the way he most desires. Sometimes bees…
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A correspondent writing to an exchange says:— I do not purpose to write an article for the specialist, but for the general farmer who depends largely on his butter for money to meet his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Farm and Garden. Fattening Fowls
What a different taste a fine, nicely and quickly fatted fowl has when served on the table compared to one which has been forced to scratch for all its living and then be consigned to the spit in anything…
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On Wednesday the usual weekly sales were held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street. Railway Station, West Maitland. Mr jas. H. Brankerwas the…
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Grainger and Falkiner report the folloring:-There is very little alteration to note in the produce marker. Maize is slightly easier, and buyers operating with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Sheep Disease. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I see by your journal that you have directed attention to the extraordinary work done by the Messrs. Pottie re merino sheep. In a conversation with one of the Messrs…
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Yesterday the usual weekly sales were held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr. Jas. H. Brunker was the salesman, and disposed of the following catalogue:…
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At the Company's sheds, South Maitland, yesterday, Mr. T. P. Nolan disposed of the following catalogue:— Butter from 5d to 9d per lb., eggs 5¼d to 8d per…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin report.— Wool: The opening sales of the season were commenced to-day, and for the occasion we offered a catalogue of 2,500 bales. Although there is…
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Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort,& Co., Ltd., report: The opening sale of the new season was held yesterday by us. The attendance of buyers was exceptionally large; in fact, the largest ever seen,…
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The Australian Agriculturist says:—From Nerang Creek and the Macpherson Ranges on the Southern Queensland border to the Clarence and Woolgoolga, is situated some of the…
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LONDON, October, 8.—The total number of bales catalogued to date at the London wool sales is 200,000. The number of bales which have been…
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Three rams fleeces lately sent from Belltrees Station to Sydney to be scoured and valued have given the following returns:—No. 1 fleece, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial News. Scone Farmers' Association. Mr. J J. Dodd REPORTS
Having sold on Tuesday last:—12[?]bs bulter, 7d to 10d per 1b; 178 doz. eggs, 6d to 6½ per doz ; 12 quarters potatoes, Is 4d to Is 7d per quarter; 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Boarding the Strawberry Bed
Mulching or covering strawberry beds with boards, and boring large holes in which to insert the plants, might prove a good system, but at the same time, a rather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers of the Chinese Empire
The farmer of American has his ideas about farming, and so has the farmer or the Orient. The difference in culture is great, and so is the difference in yield, the balance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Norte Botany. Wool-Drying Shed Destroyed [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A LARGE fire occurred at North Botany this afternoon. Walsh's wooldrying shed was destroyed, with all the contents. The loss is estimated at…
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Grainger and Falkiner's report:—Business in the produce market during the past week shows a decided improvement as compared with that of last week. Maize…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial News. Wool Sales
Messrs. Dalgetty and Co. report:—Since our last report no wool auctions have been held, but we have disposed of a number of parcels by…
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