Sydney Wool Market
Hill, Clark and Co. Ltd., report:—The July series of the London sales opened on Tuesday to a large attendance of buyers, when competition was brisk. Reports of a few weeks back led us to…
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Farming & the land, 1910
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Earthing Up of Wheat to Increase Yield
In parts of China, where land is scarce and labour cheap, the earthing up of wheat is practised to a considerable extent. The seed is planted in hollows, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm and Dairy. Potato Planting
Following are a few practical points by the Victorian Potato Expert (Mr. George Seymour) on the care and preparation of seed potatoes. He says one is constantly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers and Politics. the New Party
AMONG the questions dealt with at a meeting of the Farmers acid Settlers' Conference in Sydney last week, was that of a political platform for the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming Inventions
Messrs Grillith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Sales
At the wool sales prices of fleeces of the clips mentioned were:—Waian, highest 11d, average 9 1-8d ; Whare, 10½d 9½d ; Tawapata, 10½d, 9½d ; Beaumont, 14d, 12d Naracoorle, 14d, 12½d;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Market
Trebeck, Son and Co, Sydney, report:—London auctions and Brisbane wool sales show a drop of about ½d for best sorts, faulty and scoured lost even more. Nevertheless the market is still good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wool Packing the Vegetable Fibre Nuisance. London, Tuesday afternoon
A meeting of the committee appointed by the wool trade to enquire into the trouble of vegetable fibre in wool packs, reports a noticeable improvement in packing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers and the Labor Policy. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)
Sir,—On the 7th instant Mr. G S Beeby, M.L A., was reported to have stated at Lithgow that within, the past three years numbers of settlers' sons,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Trade. Crop Prospects Better London, July 20
The crops in the Canadian north-west are bad in some places and fairly good in others. In ontario, Quebec, and the maritime provinces the crops are above…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Complain. Taxation by Municipalities
A meeting of farmers and graziers of the Maitland district, whoso properties are included in municipal areas, hold a public meeting on Saturday, and strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
THE Sydney Wool Auctions for the season 1910-11 were commenced on Tuesday at the Royal Exchange Sale Room, Bridge-street, under favorable auspices,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Alleged Cattle Stealing Case
The Attorney-General has declined to file a bill against Frank McMahon, of Richmond, who, as reported in the "Mercury," was recently charged at the local police court with having taken a cow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying
During the past fortnight this district has been visited by Mr. C. Pederson, of the Agricultural Department, who has visited dairy farms with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Voting Reform
As amended at this conference the Farmers' and Settlers' Association's platform contains one new plank, which displays the practical instinct…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairy. Butter-making Hints. Churning and Washing
The bulletins which are regularly issued by the Ontario department of Agriculture contain a deal of yalauble information. In one issued last month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Earthing Up of Wheat to Increase Yield
In parts of China, where land is scarce and labour cheap, the earthing, up of wheat is practised to a considerable extent. The seed is planted in hollows, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Commercial. Sydney Wool Market. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Report
For our first sale of the new wool year, held on Tuesday, we brought forward a small catalogue of 535 bales The selection in the grease included…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Complain. Taxation by Municipalities
A meeting of farmers and graziers of the Maitland district, whose proper ties are included in municipal areas, held a public meeting on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer's Fatal Struggle. Beaten and Robbed
Two men were arrested yesterday (says the "Daily Mail" of April 27) in connection with the murder of a retired farmer named John Massey, aged 73…
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