Fleece Wool for Exhibition at Philadelphia Museums
Mr. Fegan, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, having learned that the committee of the Philadelphia M[?]scums is anxious to have, for…
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Farming & the land, 1900
228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 12
A Boer Oath-breaker's Farm. an Unpleasant Surprise
LONDON, Monday.—A "Daily News" correspondent states that Captains Reynolds and Travers, and a small body of Dragoons, surprised 100 Boers…
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The wool season has now fairly commenced, and so far the prospects for large shipments at Newcastle are bright. The arrivals at the two local sheds to date…
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The very smallest of all kinds of sheep is the tiny Breton sheep. It is too small to be very profitable to raise, for, of course, it cannot have much wool, and, as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Training Sheep Dogs
The natives of New Mexico seem to have an original way of training shepherd dogs, says the "Orange Judd Farmer." A pup is taken from its mother…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rise in Wheat
LONDON, Tuesday.—Wheat has risen 6d per bushel…
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The eighth half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited, was held at the company's room, High-street,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,340,000 quarters, and for the Continent at…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Three wood firms atTourcoing, in France, are suspending. Their liabilities are put at twelve million francs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Losses of Cattle in India
The losses of cattle in India have been enormous. In Gujerat and surrounding districts, for instance, it is stated that more than one million head of cattle have died…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The wool crisis in Roubaix and Tourcoing continues. Eight large houses have liquidated, but it is not expected that…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The failures at Roubaix, France, number seventeen. The liabilities aggregate upwards of twenty-five million francs. The wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Migratory Sheep
Some curious facts about migratory sheep are given in an article in the "Spectator." The tame flocks of Greece, Thrace, Spain, and even Scotland are migratory…
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The wool season has now fairly started, and there appears every prospect of a considerably larger export from Newcastle this year than last. The arrivals at the two…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Frog Crop
"While not of the surpassing importance of some other productions, the annual 'frog crop' is of much interest to epicures and others, and it is encouraging to learn…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The crisis in Roubaix, France, is over, and the banks are assisting in order to prevent liquidations…
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"Engineering," in the course of an article on agricultural machinery at the Paris Exhibition, indicates a proceeding on the Continent which might…
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The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 6533 bales, as compared with 3040 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The week's arrivals…
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The four-masted barque Gifford, now 87 days out from Liverpool, bound to Sydney with a general cargo, reached Port Jackson yesterday. This vessel upon discharge will load for London…
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"Engineering" says that the most important part of the agricultural exhibits of Sweden at the Paris Exposition are those referring to the centrifugal cream…
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