Latest News by Cable. the Wheat Market. London, Nov. 12
Adverse reports as to the state of the crops is the Argentine Republic are stiffening the wheat market…
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Farming & the land, 1897
743 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 38
Farmers' Association Demonstration at Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook presented a very gay and animated appearance on Tuesday, the occasion of the Sixth Farmers Association demonstration. The buildings in the whole of Bridge-street were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The farm and garden. Handling Bees
When handling bees the absence of fear and quiet treatment are essentials towards success. Never strike at a bee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Farmer's Plain Letter. North Laen, via MINYIP, V., July 27,1897
"IT gives me pleasure to testify to the efficacy of Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure. Some years ago I was afficted with rheumatics in the legs, which rendered me…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warwick Farm Races
The above raced took place on Saturday last and resulted as follow:- HURDLE RACE about 2 miles.—Blacklock II, 10st 121b (Bridges), 1; Aboriginal,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Wages in 1632
The following is a record of the farm wages paid in Herefordshire in 1632:—A bailiff of husbandry by the year, 53s. 4d. An ordinary usbandman, by the year, 40s. A labourer, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Experiments With Dairy Cattle
When, in the autumn of 1895, the English Board of Agriculture expressed doubt as to the purity of some samples of Danish butter taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuberculin Test for Dairy Cattle
About the latter part of last week Mr. T. F. Knox-Hill, acting Stock-Inspector tested with tuberculin the dairy herd of Mr. J. H. Decent, of Montrose, Jerry's Plains, amongst the number of stock, all of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Singleton Butter Factory
Messrs Moore and Co. on Thursday desPatched from the Singleton station the first shipment of butter from their works, intended for the London market. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Files on Sheep
The attention of sheepowners is called to the following prescription, recommended by Mr Chief Veterinary Inspector Stanley, for sheep suffering frm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Statistics
An estimate of the present amount of the wheat-harvests of the colony compiled from tho reports of the Herald's various correspondents gives a total of 9,343,000 bushels, as compared with 8,853,000…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Wheat Crops on the Hunter
It is refreshing to learn that almost everywhere in the Hunter River district this season where wheat has been sown by the farmers, it has done remarkably well, and there is an entire…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Ice and Butter Cart
A very handsome cart, to be used by Messrs Moore and Co. for the distribution of ice and butter in Singleton, has just been turned out from Mr H. M'Fadden's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales
The Sydney Wool selling Brokers' Association report:-Vdey large catalogues have been offered this week, the total supply available for sale aggregating some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FARM & DAIRY Mandarin Marmaiade
Mandarins are cheap enough towards the end of the season, but they are not often used for preserving purposes. This is because there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Butter High Prices Ruling in London Market. [By Cable] London
The butter market is firmer. Fine qualities of Australian butter range in value from £5 5s to £5 6s per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm & Garden. an Interesting Cheese Test
The most elaborate tests ever conducted to ascertain the best breed of cattle for cheese-making were those carried out at the Chicago World's Fair, though they lose something of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Modal Farm
Yesterday a letter "was received from the member for the district (Hon. A. J. Gould), stating that the Minister for Agriculture had consented to receive the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales
The Arrivals of wool for the next series of sales number 146,000 bales, of which 21,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the consumer, The quantity available for the sales will be 187,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some First-class Sheep
A few months ago reference was madein these columns to a very high percentage of lambs, marked from a flock of crossbred ewes at Belltrees, viz., 672 lambs from 610…
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