Export of Cattle
During the year just closed the following live stock, purchased in this district, were shipped from Newcastle to various ports of destination :—Bulls, 17 ; bullocks, 13,509 ;…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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Another Wheat Experiment
Another important and interesting wheat experiment is chronicled. Mr J. J. Piper, in the Tamworth district, has been trying to ascertain the best depth to plant wheat…
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THE Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report, for week ending December 24, 1898, as follow:—The first portion of the selling season came…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fruit Export Trade. The Carrying Neglect Again. Strawberries in Cotton Wool
No news is yet to hand concerning the trial shipment to Hamburg by the Karlsruhe. Much was hoped for the trade that could be opened up with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Produce at Redfern. The Other Side of the Question
THE Sussex street agents appear to be unanimous in condemning the new arrangements of the Railway Commissioners by which all farm produce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Market
The opening of the market for new wheat is most disappointing to growers, who have been expecting not less than 2s 9d here. The market in Sydney is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mottled Butter
Sometimes impurity in the salt will make the batter spotty, this disfiguring being the effect of lime in the salt, and this is a common impurity in the cheap kinds of salt. The lime…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Age of Sheep
The following simple rules may be useful in determining the age of sheep to those who have no fuller means of learning. At about a year old two permanent incisors appear,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wheat Market
The wheatgrowers of New South Wales are evidently bearing in mind the fact that a few [?] was sold at £6 pur ton (Darling Harbor delivery)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers' Association
THE quarterly meeting of the Committee of the Farmers' Association was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, when there were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm & Garden. Jersey Cows
Striking testimony of the capabilities of Jersey cows in the production of butter is adduced in the ninth annual volume of the "English Jersey Herd Book," recently…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Price of Wheat and Flour
THE outlook for the wheat-grower seems to be very poor this season. After a wretched season, resulting in terrible destruction to their crops, the farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improving the Dairy Herd
IT is a matter of common report that not more than half of the cows in this country yield milk enough to pay for their keeping. Probably none of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Wool Sales
The arrivals of wool to date for the next series of wool sales number 242,582 bales. Of this quantity 73,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and with the quantity held over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Association
IT is officially announced in our business columns that the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Farmers' Association will be held in the School…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Market
Nine thousand quarters of Victorian wheat, January shipment by sailing vessel, have been sold at 28s 6d per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Antwerp Wool Sales
The Antwerp wool sales have closed. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was animated. the quantity offered comprised 3240 bales, of which 1700 were sold, icluding 140 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tick Plague Steps Taken by the Sheep Board Instructions in the Work of Inoculation
YESTERDAY morning a meeting of the Sheep Board was held, when the following members were present:— The President (Mr R. T. Blaxland)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Improvement of Dairy Cattle
During have years the dairying industry in the Australian colonies has made very rapid progress. It is beyond doubt that a great portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Market
Twelve thousand quarters of Victorian wheat, January-February shipment, have been sold at 28s 6d per quarter…
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