Butter Boxes
He also asked the Minister for Agriculture,— (1.) Is it a fact that a ring has been formed by the manufacturers of…
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Farming & the land, 1909
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Visit to Hawkesbury College Letters to a Farmer. Iii
Dear Old Bak-blox Bill.— The H.A.C. has become famous the world over among poultry fanciers for its extended and extensive tests of laying hens. You don't think much about poultry…
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[?] subdivision takes rank among the most important closer settlement pro positions offered to farmers in this State. Situated in the heart of the Well-known…
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Trebeck, Son & Co. report:-For good wool the market continues very firm at the top prices of last week, and crossbred wool is id to id per lb. higher. Faulty wools show a little weakness…
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Violet Bird, eight years of age, has died in the ingham (Q) hospital under remarkable circumstances. While play ing during the morning she was selzed…
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Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, submitted at auction on Tuesday, a catalogue of 4024 bales which met spirited and general competition front a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Clip
It was stated in the report of the Stock Department for the year ended June 30, 1909. which was set before the State Assembly last night, that the wool clip generally was reported as being sound and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. Proprietors' Conference Sitting. Serious Outlook—wool Sales May Stop. Sdyney
The meeting of mine-owners commenced this morning. The proceedings are being held with closed doors. The general impression is that the owners will only agree…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Selling Wool. How Big Catalogues Are Handled. the Famous Table-top Clip. Record Prices
THE enormous amount of work and enterprise, required to successfully conduct a large wool sale is scarcely realised outside of those closely connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pokolbin Grape Crop
The prospects for the grape crop (says a Pokolbin correspondent) up to the present were never brighter than this year. A few caterpillars were in evidence, but not enough to do any damage…
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The market was very excited, and increased values were paid for all commodities. Although the supplies forwarded were the largest this week, they were not sufficient to cope with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Smart Farm Lad
A Scottish farmer one day called to a farm lad, "Here, Tam, gang roon and gi'e the coos a cabbage each, but min' ye gi'e the biggest to the coo that gi'es the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Butter Market
Prescott, Limited, report:—Sydney: There is no change to report in the position of the market as regards prices, and a few choice brands have been cleared at 100, but for ordinary first grade values…
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Messrs Grainger and Falkiner have re ceived the flrst wheat of the season. The sample is a good one, "Allora Spring," grown by Mr E. Tacon, of Long Point…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm & Dairy. the Real Crossbred
What constitutes a crossbred sheep was discuss ed by members of the Hamilton (Vie.) P. and A. Society at its last meeting. A protest had been entered against the winner of the prizes for two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Visit to Hawkesbury College Letters to a Farmer. Iv
Dear Old Bak-Blox Bill,—I have given you three talks about my visit to the H.A.C., and I still have a good deal more to say. Students were busy haymaking on the occasion of our visit, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Visit to Hawkesbury College. Letters to a Farmer. I.
Dear Old Bak-Blox Bill,—You are one of the old-school farmers, I know, and haven't any patience with modern, newgled notice about college education for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
Irish blight has appeared in a number of potato plants on the Clarence. The farms west of Sportsman's Creek have been quarantined…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmyard Manure
Farmyard manure consists of the solid and liquid excrements of animals and the litter with which these substances are mixed and absorbed. Its value for fertilising purposes depends to a great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Dairying. Milking Machines Favoured
"Milking Machines are the salvation of the dairying," writes Mr G. W. Robinson, "Rose neath," Casino, Richmond River, "and more particularly to those who are milking on a large…
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