Wool Sales
Good wools brought better prices than at opening of present series…
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Farming & the land, 1894
289 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 15
The Price of Butter
THE Farmers and Dairyman's Association met on Saturday morning at Sydney and fixed the price of butter at for—best factory 7d., second factory 6d., third factory 5d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of Producing Wheat
DOES wheat-growing pay? A farmer in Tatura, Victoria, says it does pay to grow wheat, and we quote from the WEEKLY TIMES his explanations:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brining Butter
It is difficult to lay down a hard and-fast rule, says an ex dairy teacher in London Dairy as to the strength of the brine. In its use a dairy maid ought to make the brine of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rations for Cattle
THE practical calculation of rations for cattle and horses by a person who knows nothing of the animals or the quality of the feeds used, is nearly impossible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sketcher. History of Butter
Mention is several times made of the word butter in the English translation of the Old Testament, but most scholars understand the Hebrew word for butter to refer to some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Duty
A deputation of the farming interest today asked the Premier if the Government were determined to remove the existing duty on wheat that it .should not take effect before the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Care of Dairy Utensils
IF dairy utensils are rightly cared for, they need never become grease-soaked. I have had a twenty-gallon churn in use for nearly seven years, and it is as sweet and clean…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden
Carrots and turnips, if placed in layers in a box of Band, will keep for many weeks. Whenever you see a rat-hole, poor a little tar in it. The rats will not come near the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
At the wool sales on Wednesday a medium catalogue was submitted. Bidding was fair, and prices were maintained…
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The London wool sales closed yesterday. One hundred and twenty eight thousand bales have been sold, one third of the supply being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The N.S.W. Butter Trade
Mr. Sydney Smith, the Minister for Agriculture, has for some considerable time had under consideration the advisableness of the Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Commercial Column. the London Wool Sales
LONDON, December 6.—During the series of sales which closed to-day American buyers took 5500 bales. Prices closed firm. The Bringagee clip brought 77/8d., ditto…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Position of our Farmers
APPEARANCES indicate that harvest time is in a backward state this year, although, as a rule, the crops look fairly up to the average in point of health. The heart of the farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traveller. the Greek Peasant Farmers
While nearly all Europe is suffering from the depopulation of the country districts and the influx of agricultural laborers in the large towns and cities, some parts of the ancient…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden
While the calf is probably the most effective milking machine so far known, he is not a profitable one to operate. He doesn't milk clean, and takes too heavy toll for the returns…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Cattle for England
IN reference to the recent experiment of shipping cattle from Australia to England the Leeds Mercury remarks :--"What a lodestar for producers this little island is ! Live cattle have at last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool sales
THE Sydney Woolselling Brokers' Association, report that during the past week demand has gradually improved, buyers being anxious to fill a number of their orders before the Christmas vacation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Encouraging to Dairymen
Mr. PATESON, the manager of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, Sydney, has been in England and on the Continent for several months, for the purpose of ascertaining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Butter Market
Owing to the glut in the batter market prices have fallen. Choicest Australian averages 104 per cwt. The Copenhagen Butter Committee…
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