The Farm & garden. Getting the Wax Out of Old Come
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 11
Bee-keepers (says Jno. Clark in the Australia Field) have found the work of rendering old combs into good, saleable wax a troublesome, discouraging, and sometimes too slow and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers' Institutes
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 9
The New South Wales Minister of Agriculture Mr. Smith has been watching the proceedings of the Agricultural Societies for some time and has concluded that they do not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Singleton Dairy Co., Ltd
Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2
We would strongly advise all farmers and others interested in the formation of a butter and bacon factory in Singleton to make application for shares to Grainger and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Price of Butter
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 5
Butter further advanced one penny per lb. this morning in Sussxe-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Antwerp Wool Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 5
The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. 1882 bales were sold out of a total of 5095 bales offered. Fifty-six bales of Australian wool were sold out of a total of 481 bales catalogued. Prices romain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australian Gift of Sheep and Cattle
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 5
The Colonial Consignment Company offers free storage and to distribute the Australian gift of 20,000 sheep and 500 cattle which it is pro-posed to present to the Princess of Wales for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N. S. W. Butter & Cheese
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2
Now that Singleton is beginning to stir itself in the matter of having a local butter factory, it is of importance that, when started, every means…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proposed Butter Factory. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2
DEAR SIR,—We notice in the Singleton Buget of yesterday a letter from Messrs J. Moore and Co., Ltd., in which they complain that although…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Farmers' Association
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2
It was announced at the Farmers' Union saleyards yesterday that Messrs James Moore and Co., Ltd., had decided to carry on the business of the Singleton Farmers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Factory Meetings
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2
In connection with the movement being made to start a butter factory, Messrs Grainger and Falkiner announce that meetings will be hold at Gouldsville,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 5
Messrs Buxton and ronald, Balme and Co., and Jacomb, Son, and Co., offered cataloguen comprising 18,195 bales. The wools were an excellent selection, especially in New Zealand crossbreds. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Muswellbrook Letter. Meeting of Sheep Directors
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2
A meeting of Sheep DireCtors of the Muswell-brook and penman district was held in the Court House yesterday afternoon, when there were pre-sent: Messrs. C. E. Doyle, C. H. Cox, John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Cable. London, May 6. London Wool Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 3
Americans are buying a few lots. The following prices were realised for fleece of the under[?] clips:—Nive Downs, 7[?]d; [?] 7[?]d ; Listowel, 8[?]d ; M.E.M., 8[?]d ; Svangarna, 8[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farm & Garden. Helpful Dairy Feed
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 11
Very excellent ensilage is being cut out at present, and is proving an immense help until the spring grasses become more plentiful. The bulk of our ensilage making, so far, has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Ideal Dairy Cow
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 11
Dairyman Gould in a recent lecture gave this description of the "cow for him":— "The ideal cow," he said, "is not large; she weighs about l000lbs.; she is something like…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wool Market
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 5
Wool is firm at opening rates crossbreds are selling very strong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Driving
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2
The proceedings taken yesterday in the Police Court should bo a warning to stockowners who have to stock any distance. There is by law a minimum mileage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Butter Industry
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2
The first step in the direction of opening up the butter industry in Singleton, in connection with Messrs James Mooro and Co's factory, is the arrival of Mr Podersen,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 5
The following rates have been realised for fleece of the respective clips:—Quamby, crossbred, 9¼d; Wirrialpa, 4 7/8d; Minnilawn, 8¼d; Junee, 8 1/8d; Mungery, 6¾d; Areturus, 7½d; Walkohu…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Market
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 5
In wool there is spirited bidding and a general upward tendency…
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