The Wheat Market
A cargo of Victorian wheat, 10,000 quarters, April shipment, has been sold at 27s 3d pe quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1899
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London Wool Markets
Messrs. Dalgetty and Co., Limited, Newcastle, are in receipt of a cable from their London office, saying that for River Plate wools, prices as compared with February, are from 10 to 15 per cent higher for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Butter Show. Conditions of Competition. The "Gold Medal Brand."
THE first of the State butt[?]r show competition commenced in Sydney on Thursday. There were 29 entries, and a wire has been sent to the manager…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prospects of the Stock and Wool Market. High Prices Likely. Opinions of Prominent Agents. What Mr. Badgery Says
RUMOR in Sydney on Tuesday being busy with a reported rise in the price of stock, owing to the recent general rains throughout the colony, a reporter…
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At Mark Lane the price of wheat is 6d per quarter dearer for the week. The wheat market is firm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool and Produce Reports
THE Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association report for week ending 15th April, 1899, as follows:—Wool.—At the sales held this week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Butter Competition
The judges have furnished the Minister for Agriculture with their awards in con-nection with the State batted competition, tile prizes for which were £30 fiest,£12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Market
The Grassendale's cargo of 12,300 quarters Victorian wheat, January shipment, has been sold at 28s 3d per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Value of Farmers' Unions
Mr W. S. Campbell, of the Agriculturad Department, has been paying a visit to the farmers' unions in the northern districts for the purpose of imparting information…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prayer of the Drought-Stricken Sheep and Cattle. [Selected by Our Moree Correspondent.]
O Lord of Heaven, throned on high, Above the clouds, above the sun—Look downward with all-seeing eye, Look hither, our dismay upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report ta follows under date 15th April:—At the sales held this week 4732 bales were offered, of which 4219 wore sold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auction Sale of Sheep, etc
We would direct attention to an advertisement in our business columns announcing the sale by auction by Mr. H. Brook, at the residence of the late Mrs. Harrison,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experiments in Wheat Culture
In view of the increasing importance of the wheat industry in New South Wales, the Minister for Agriculture considered it desirable that trials should be made with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Value of Farmers' Unions
Mr. W. S. CAMT[?]LL, of the Agricultural Department, has been paying a visit to the Farmers' Unions in the northern districts for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Cream Separator on the Farm
A Canadian farmer writes to the Farmers' Advocate on the advantages of using a Cream-separator on the farm. He says:—"There is a great advantage in having the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farm & Garden. Stirring the Soil to Retain Moisture
In a season like the present the retention of every particle of moisture is of enormous importance: As showing what can be done in this direction by the remarkably easy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Poultry on the Farm
Prof. Gilbert, of Ottawa, Canada, in answer to the question: "Why is poultry valuable to the farmer?" gives the following reasons:—1. Because he ought by their means to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Encouraging to Farmers. Ploughs as Prizes for Agricultural Shows
The resolvo of the Minister for Agriculture to offer disc ploughs as prizes at certain of the country shows is a matter of some importance. These…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Time to Sow Lucerne. Hints for Hunter River Farmers
SYDEY seedsmen report a good demand for lucerne and other seeds suitable for fodder crops since the rains have fallen. The time to sow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Diseases in Cattle
It was decided at the Cabinet meeting to-day to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the spread of tuberculosis in cattle and the danger of the advance of the tick plague into New South…
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