Fall in Butter. (By Telegraph). Sydney
A big fall mine price of butter took place to-day, the decrease being 10/- per cwt, making superfine quality 116/- per cwt., other grades being proportionately…
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Farming & the land, 1909
1,455 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 73
Sale of Dairy Herd
Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue to the effect that Mr. O. K. Young (in conjunction with Mr. F. G. Brooker) will offer for sale by public auction on Tuesday next at 11 a.m. at…
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Prescott, Limited, report:—The whole of the consignments which arrived this week have not been cleared up, and the general feeling amongst sellers is that a reduction in prices should be made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Raid on Sheep
On Wednesday night some dogs made a raid upon a number of sheep in the slaughter-house paddock of Messrs A. Bailey and Sons, Dunolly. About 40…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market
Schute, Bell, and Co., Limited, report:—The series of sales held on Tuesday and Wednesday last resulted most satisfactorily as regards good to superior quality wools,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. S. B. Hollings on the Production of Perfect Wool. Opinion of Bradford's Leading Wool Expert
The production of a perfect fleece of wool, according to the breed of sheep in which he is interested, is, or should be, the aim of every owner of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm & Dairy
The wheat grown in Kansas in 20 years ending with 1907, amounted to 1,092,360,595 bushels, with a farm value of 662,909,719 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Gity Bee Farm. Fascinating Industry
Everyone who has ever handled bees dreams of the day when he shall live in a country cottage (his other work done) surrounded by a little apiary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irrigation Plant at Bolwarra. Fountain's Farm
What is capable of achievement in regard to agricultural growths with the aid of a thorough and systematic scheme of irrigation, well carried out, has long since been proved. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
Mr. S. J. Foote, of Nelson's Plains, has just returned from one of his periodical trips to New Zealand in search of draught stock which will be a credit to the Hunter, and he was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Change the Crops About
After you get the garden going (says an exchange) change the crops around. Do not grow the same crop year after year in the same spot. Garden crops rebel…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmyard Manure
From the results of an experimental station recently established in Ohio to test the value of rock phosphate with manure as a fertilising ingredient, the following was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Country Postal Facilities. Suggestions by Farmers and Settlers
The Postal Commission sitting at Syd ney on Thursday heard the evidence of Mr Thomas Campbell, secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Careful Dairying
A farmer who has returned to Scot land from a visit to the Continent thus gives his opinion as to why Danish but ter is always uniformly good:—"(l)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Farm
The largest farm holding in the world is said to be that owned by the brothers Miller, near Albany, U.S.A. They pos sess 87,000 acres, of which 75,000 are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Remarkable Operation. Sheep's Vein to Man's Leg. London, Sunday Afternoon
Dr. Doyen has successfully transplanted a vein from a live sheep into the leg of a patient suffering from arterial aneurism, and the circulation was restored. This is described as the first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →India Crop Prospects
The "Times" correspondent at Simla reports that widespread rain during the past few days has assured good crops in India, and that the outlook generally is exceptionally hopeful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aviation Records. Farman Wins Distance Prize. London, Aug. 28
Mr. Henry Farman, at the exhibition of [?]tion at Reims, won the Grand prix the longest distance covered, viz., 112 [?] in 3h, 4m. 56½s. The value of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market
Schute, Bell and Co., Limited, report:—Wool is coming to hand more freely each week, so that offerings at the next auction sales in this centre on the 14th, 15th, and 16th prox. should be fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting
The fifth half-yearly meeting of share holders of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter FActory, Limited, was held in the office, Bowthorne, on Saturday afternoon…
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