London Wool Sales
LONDON, Saturday.—Merinos were stronger, crossbreds remade unceanged The series closes on Monday…
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Farming & the land, 1901
266 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14
The Burnt Farms
LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Chamber lain, in the House of Commons last night, stated that the Government does not intend to rebuild the farm houses…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales closed yesterday. During the series there were catalogued 248,000 bales, of which there was sold for home…
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It is stated that during the drought a large number of breeding owes on the Burra run were kept alive on soaked maize: A large quantity of maize…
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The State Minister for Works has had the question of providing greater facilities for the shipment of wheat under consideration, wan will confer with the Sydney Harbour Trust with the object of…
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"Under the settled Federal tariff, farmers will have the markets of Australasia opened to them." This was the gist of the information a special reporter gleaned whilst…
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Mr. O. K. Young conducted a special sale of cattle at Campbell's Hill saleyards yesterday, in the presence of a representative attendance of buyers. The yardings…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle and Horses Captured. Sniped by the Enemy
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Boers continually sniped a body of British under General J. Elliott, from Kroonstad to Harrismith, inflicting slight…
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LONDON, Friday.—Colonel Plumer's main column, which has arrived at Standerton, brought in several waggons full of families, together with…
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During the week that closed yesterday business in the dairy produce was active, a satisfactory turnover being reported by distributing houses. Butter advanced is…
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There is a good demand for flour, but prices remain unaltered. A shipment of Manitoba is now being landed, and is selling at £10 15s to £11 per ton. City roller…
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In their fortnightly London circular, bearing the date of the 3rd ult., Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co. report as follows in regard to colonial wool on the…
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In all dairy lines business has been satisfactory, wholesale houses complying with large orders. Winter has come on suddenly during the past fortnight, and during the…
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In the farm produce market very active business is passing. Potatoes are firm, New Zealand being quoted at from £3 10s to £3 15s, and Circular Heads at £4…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm Labourer's Poverty
Mrs. Anna Lea Merritt, the artist, paints a vivid picture in the May "Century" of the poverty that prevails in Hampshire, England, where she has made her home…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Alleged Cattle Stealing
Patrick Ryan, alias Patrick Rohan, was charged with having, at West Maitland on the 11th January, stolen one heifer, the property of John Corbett. There was a…
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Why is butter salted? Mrs. G. C. Frankland, in "Longman's Magazine," gives a scientific answer:—"We must first realise," she says, "that the…
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Flour is still firm, but there is now quotable change and best brands of roller are selling up to £6 5s per ton. From Adelaide Messrs. John Darling and Sons…
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In the dairy produce market there have during the week been no startling changes in prices. Fresh-made butter is in particularly good demand at quotations that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairying Industry. Visit of Mr. M. A. O'CALLAGHAN. Valuable Suggestions to Farmers
Mr. M. A. O'Calaghan, the Government Dairy Expert, was in Newcastle yesterday, and before leaving on a visit to the Branxton and Singleton districts made an…
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