A Farmer's Guide
From the Department of Agriculture we have received a copy of the Farmers and Fruitgrowers' Guide, issued by the direction of the Hon. Sydney Smith. The…
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Farming & the land, 1897
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Wool Duties in America
The members of the United States Wool Manu-facturers' and Wool-growers' association have held a conference upon the question of the tariff rates on wool, but have failed to come to an agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. Farmers' Produce
SIR,—Your correspondent "Serutator" evidently knows very little about floods, or he would not talk about them so lightly. He says if I cannot see my way to save pigs and…
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Farmer and Company, of Sydney, beg to announce that their representative, Mr. E. G. Fletcher, will be in Singleton. This Day (Wednesday), and will show at the Perey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Determined Case of Suicide. a Farmer Hangs Himself
As we informed you by wire yesterday, word was received by the police about half-past four that Mr, John Williams, a respected resident of First Creek, Glendon, following the occupation of a…
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SIR,—The great importance to the Hunter district of a more profitable outlet for their produce than Sydney affords must be my excuse for replying to such an emanation as appears from Mr. Garnham…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australian Cattle Demand
It is an open question (says Northern Territory Times) whether it would not be better for us to ship our own cattle to Western Australia rather than continue to export to the East. Writing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Farm & Garden. Egg-bound Fowls
One of the misfortunes which hens are subject to is that of being egg-bound. Owing to some cause the egg cannot be properly laid and a stoppage occurs in the egg-passage,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Suicide at Glendon. a Farmer Hangs Himself
On Wednesday afternoon last the body of a man named John Williams, a farmer at First Creek, Glendon, was found banging to a tree near his late residence. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Trade
The Bradford wool trade ridicules the statement that a strong syndicate of leading American purchasers hopes to be able to buy 1,000,000 bales of Australian and River Plate wool, by which…
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The second series of the London wool sales for the present season will be opened to-morrow. The arrivals of wool to date amount to 406,000 bales, and 89,000 were carried forward from the last series…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australian Dairying Industry
Mr. Benjamin Jobes, one of the Co-operative delegates who recently visited the colonies, states that the Australasian dairying industry has a magnificent future, and as it develops it will displace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Cable. London, Tuesday. the Wool Sales
The wool sales have opened with spirit. There was a full attendance of buyers and competition was animated, but prices were unchanged compared with the closing rates of last sales, save for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colonial Dairying Industry. [By Cable.] London
MR BENJAMIN JAMES, one of the cooperative delegates, who recently visited the Colonies, states that the Australasian dairying industry has a…
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At the wool sales Messrs. Balme and Co., and Buxton, Ronald and Co. offered a catalogue aggregating 13,744 bales, and comprising a good selection of wools. There was a large attendance of buyers…
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At the wool sales this evening opening prices were maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying in the Colonies
Mr. Samuel Lowe, the representative of Messrs. W. Weddell and Co., produce salesmen, read a paper before the Royal Colonial Institute last night on "Dairying in the Colonies." If cows in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News by Cable. London, March 11. London Wool Sales
There was a moderate selection, and the best descriptions were keenly competed for. Faulties were slightly easier. The following prices were realised for the respective clips:—Momba [?],…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Experimental Farm
We are informed that the local Agricultural Association is to be asked to take up the matter of agitating for the establishment of an experimental…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Market
The Bradford wool trade ridicules the statement that a strong syndicate of leading American purchasers hopes to be able to bay 1,000,000 bales of Australian and River Plate wool, by which…
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