Our Commercial Column. London Wool Sales
MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, are in receipt of the following cablegram from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, and Co., dated…
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Farming & the land, 1893
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The Farmers' Conference
The Farmers' Conference at Cootamundra yesterday carried a motion, after six hours' debate, in favor of throwing open the whole of the leases in the central divisions to bona fide settlement…
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Work may be out of season because early' as well as because too late. It is bad policy to plant or sow before the ground is ready. Corn planted in cold, wet, oloddy ground…
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To secure the best thrift daring growth, to secure the best yield and to be able to harvest under the most favorable conditions, it is very necessary to give clean…
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In no other work is there as great a demand for cleanliness as in the three parts of the dairy business, milk, butter and cheese. The most attention is needed to…
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So far 133,000 bales of wool have been sold at current sales, Crossbreds are easier. It is reported the French buyers intend to operate largely at the Melbourne sales in October…
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AT the current sales the market is firm and competition shows improvement. At Bradford prices of tops are tending downwards…
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MEMBERS of Parliament, no doubt from the most laudable motives, have concerned themselves in the Farmers' Congress now sitting at Cootamundra, and it is needless to say…
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Even if you are feeding the hogs regularly with good slop, do not imagine that it does away with the need of pure water for drinking. This is an important item in the…
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The total amount realised at the stud sheep sales last week was £21,721…
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The quantity of wool sold at the current sales was 192,000 bales. Country buyers are purchasing freely, but the demand for merinos is slow…
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THERE is stronger competition at the wool sales, and prices, except for the best class of wools, are firmer. Waterloo clip (Longerenong). has been sold at 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm. High-stepping Horses. (A. B. ALLEN.)
I NOTICE that the [?] these is much oftener recommended at present in the papers than formerly. True, the action of such is more showy, and…
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WHILE parasites affect our fruit, and nearly everything we raise has its enemy, the chief monster with which farmers have to contend is the…
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We do not believe in root pruning for the corn crop. As the roots develop the cultivation should be more and more shallow, until at the last it consists in merely stirring…
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THE wool market is firm. Redcourt clip has sold for 8d., Waratenbalie for 10½d., and Mokanger for 11d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Markft. London, July 18
THE wool market is firm, with spirited competition. Winter, Ulinda, and Oree clips have been sold at 8[?]d., Gunnee, Tal loona, and Wallangra at 9d., and Elwoo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poetry. the Independent Farmer
LET sailors sing the windy deep, Let soldiers praise their armour; But in my heart this toast I'll keep, The independent farmer…
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One of the first things to do, as soon as the ground will permit working at all, is to cultivate and manure the rhubarb plants. As this is the first green thing to come into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. London, July 20
WOOL is firm. The Mercadool clip realised 17d., Edgarley 14d., Strathvean 10½d.,Marmahlla 8½d. Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and…
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