The Wool Traffic
During the week ended Saturday last, 43,858 bales of wool were received by rail at the three shipping depots—Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth—the increase,…
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Farming & the land, 1907
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The Farm and Dairy. Field Peas
Field peas do well on a large variety of solis, but are especially adapted to clay soils und alluvial bottoms. They are grown for grain, hay, ensilage, and soiling. Peas are nutritious, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Profitable Dairying
What is successful dairy fanning ? asks writer on dairy topics. It is not just squeezing through year after year, with little or nothing to show for one's work. There must…
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Notwithstanding the dry nature of the weather large numbers of cattle reach the Maitland market. On Monday there was a fairly largo supply, including several extra prime and weighty beasts, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Traffic
During the week ended Saturday last, 43,858 bales of wool were received by rail at the three shipping depots—Darling Harbour. Newcastle, and Morpeth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Export of Butter. New Orders Issued
New orders relating to butter were issued by the Customs Department on Saturday. It is provided among other things that each State may adopt a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Value of a Good Dairy Sire
A few poor cows may do little permanent harm to the dairy herd, but a 'poor sire will do untold damage. Frequently dairymen hold the penny so close to the eye it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Market
Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co., Wool and Brokers, Sydney, report under date 15t O[?] Values may be regarded as now est [?] fairly firm basis so far as all the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Wool Show Room. An Interesting Sight. (From a Sydney Correspondent.)
The 1901-8 wool season is now in full swing, and public sales of the "golden fleece" will be held weekly until about the end of February…
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Times have very much altered since almost all the wool clip of Australia was contributed by the large landed estates. The advance of closer settlement, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter for China
Mr. J. B. Suttor, New South Wales Trade Commissioner in the East, has forwarded to the Minister of Alines and Agriculture a report on the trade of the chinese Empire, in which he makes special…
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At Winchombe, Carson & Co's, sole, W. T. Seaward's Miranes clip sold to 13d, cl thing Hid, pieces 11 ½td, and broken to borken to 103/4d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Standard Bushel of Wheat
Speaking at a meeting of farmers held at Mallala. South Australia. to consider the question of the standard weight of wheat per bushel. Mr .J. Nairn expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm and Dairy. a Heavy Milker
A four-year-old Holstein Friesian cow, which dropped a calf on October 26th, 1906, gave during the 30 days of November 2,5221b. of miilk. This test was conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Diarrhoea in Calves. Disastrous But Preventible
Diarrhoea is a disease well-known in all countries where dairying is carried on. Investigations have been wide, extended, and searching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Supply on the Farm
A farmer in Ohio writes thus of his troubles with water on his holding. He had a well in a field 200 yards from which he had to pump water for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Leakages
Under the heading of "Some Farm Leakages" the "Michigan-Farmer" supplies a lengthy list of minor wastes which eat into the profits of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Field. Nitrate of Soda Deposits
The only source from [?] nitrate of soda is at present obtained is from the deposits in the northern part of the Republic of Chili. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Export
New orders relating to butter were issued issued by the Customs Department on. Saturday. it is provided among other things that each State may adopt a method of indentification…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Britain's Butter Market
According to Weddel's Annual Review, the United Kingdom took 219,277 tons of batter from over—sea suppliers for the year ending June 30, 1907. This shows an increase of…
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