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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

280 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 14

Wheat and Flour Market. [Wednesday.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

[?]eadstuffs market remains un[?] Wheat is quoted at from 3s. [?] 3s. 7d. Bakers are for the most [?]ing with stocks taken in by them…

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On Wool Market. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

[?]ales were opened to-day, when [?]ales were offered, half of which was New South Wales and Queensland, was a full attendance of home and…

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[?]Ney Wool Market. Sydney, Wednesday. [Mort and Co.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

3800 bales at our wool sale [?] were about the same as Greasy fleece, inferior to to 8¼d.; D washed fleece,…

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Unmercial Intelligence. Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Jan. 30

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

[?] close of the sales the opening rates maintained. Eight hundred and [?]ur bales of Australian wool were [?]ed, and fire hundred and…

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Correspondence. Sheep Shearing Machine. To the Editors of the Armidale Express

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

GENTLEMEN—With your permission I will offer a few remarks upon sheep shearing machines. Having received information from an authentic source as to the…

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A Farmer Murdered

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

A farmer who went into the occupation of a farm at Listowel, from which the previous tenant had been evicted, was murdered, yesterday, in the presence of…

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The Wheat Production of the World

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 4

THE London Agricultural Gazette recently published a series of interesting diagrams, showing that all over the world wheat production is being slightly reduced. The facts adduced are most…

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The London Wool Sales. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 4

AT the wool sales 13,000 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained. Withdrawals to date, 1000 bales…

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Farm and Garden. The Oil Test For Milk

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 2

It has been but a short time since the oil test of the value of milk was adopted as the only correct method of determining the amount of butter in milk, and though experts…

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Sydney Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Mort and Co. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 4

WE sold 2250 bales of wool this week at up to 9d. for greasy, 13d. for washed fleece, and 13[?]d for scoured pieces. The market was very firm at late rates, and…

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Cattle and Sheep Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 4

THERE is a fair supply of cattle, and the market is Firm. Best beef is worth 17s. 6d. There is a short supply of sheep, and prices closed unchanged. Fifty-pound…

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Valuable Sheep

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 8

A consignment of 160 prize sheep have arrived from London consigned to Mr. M'Caughey. They are valued at £10,000. One sheep died during the voyage…

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London Wool Market. Feb. 10

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 4

IN the wool market prices are fully maintained. The demand for crossbreds continues. Americans are buying largely…

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A Plea for the Farmers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1888 · page 7

THE most serious rock ahead in this colony is the difficulty found in inducing people to settle on the soil. Every thoughtful politician feels this, and the last…

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Experiments with Mexican Wheat

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1888 · page 2

THE Victorian Minister of Agriculture some time-ago distributed parcels of Mexican wheat among leading farmers, with the object of testing its suitability for growth in Victoria. Among those who…

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London Wool Market. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1888 · page 4

SINCE the opening of the wool sales 160,700 bales hare been offered, and 10,000 were withdrawn. At yesterday's sales prices were scarcely maintained…

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Farm and Garden. Suggestions for Cheese-Makers

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1888 · page 1

The question of putting our State creamery cheese in more convenient packages is arousing the attention of some of the commission men in this city. The tastes of the…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wool Market. London, Feb. 20

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 4

THE price of wool remains firm and unchanged. [BY TELEGRAPH.] LONDON, Wednesday…

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Cattle and Sheep Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 4

THERE is a good supply in the cattle market and prices are unchanged. Best beef is worth 16s. The sheep market shows a still further…

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The Farmer & Grazier. Destroying Vermin on Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 3

On the destruction of vermin on cattle we find the following in the Prairie Farmer :--There are two effective means of exterminating vermin--carbolic acid and sulphur. The old-fashioned remedy…

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