London Wool Sales
LONDON, Thursday.—The wool sales close on the 26th inst…
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Farming & the land, 1901
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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney
This afternoon a deputation, representing the Farmers and Settlers' Association, waited on the Premier with the object of bringing before the Government a summer…
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During the week the butter market has continued active, for fresh creamery there being especialy good demand. Queensland and New Zealand makes also met with…
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Flour.—A, fair week's turnover is reported. The market still rules firm at from £6 2s 6d to £6 10s. Milling wheat advanced from 2s 7d to 5s…
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Representations have recently been made to Mr. Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, with regard to the inferior position New South Wales cattle hides…
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When we say "salted" cattle, we do not refer to corned beef, but to those cattle that have recovered from a very severe attack of what is known…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales this evening there was good competition for all sorts at opening rates…
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LONDON, Friday.—A moderate estimate puts the wheat yield of Manitoba and the north-western provinces at fifty million bushels…
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During the week distributions had a satisfactory turnover. Fresh creamery butter receded 2d per lb in price—1d on Monday, and another 1d on Thursday. As yet the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The wool sales closed with medium and inferior merino's at par; finer sorts advanced 5 per cent.; lower crossbreds at par,…
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Mrs. G. C. Frankland, in "Longman's Magazine," gives a scientific reason for the salting of butter. "We must first realise that the bacterial population of a moderate…
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In dairy produce lines business has during the week been rather quiet, as usual at the end of the month. Best made butter is scarce, and meets with ready sale at…
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The feature of the week was the large increase in the price of onions, which are advancing rapidly. One leap was to the extent of £1 per ton, and during the week the…
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LONDON, Friday.—General Feather-stonhaugh has made secure the fertile country between Rustenberg and Zeurust. He found hundreds of…
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Mr. Kidd, Minister of Agriculture, states that the following is the result of the recent State butter show:—The Co-operaive Dairy Factory, Byron Bay,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,035,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1,640,000 quarters…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Speaking in the House of Commons last night, Mr. Chamberlain said that their first duty to their friends was the energetic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Feeding Cabbages to Cattle
There are many who insist that it is not advisable to feed cabbages to dairy cattle when butter-making, as it would give an unpleasant flavor to the milk and also…
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Sales during the week have been extensive, and large orders for inter-state requirements have been received. The feature of the market is the very high…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labour Bureau Changes. Industrial Farms, Etc. Sydney
Some time ago the State Minister for Works, acting upon the advice of his officers, decided to re-organise the Labour Bureau, and to adopt a different policy with…
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