Dairy Produce
The advance of 3d per pound in butter during the preceding week was followed yesterday by a fall of 3d all round. A further decline is expected to occur on…
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Farming & the land, 1902
179 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 9
The Season's Wool
During the present season to date there have been received at Newcastle by Messrs Dalgety and Co's and Gibbs, Bright and Co's agencies, 45,377 bales, as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Frog Farming
After laughing at the French people for their frog-eating proclivity, the United States is doing very well in that line, for the Food Commission estimates that they…
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The present wool season may now be regarded as closed, not a bale having been received at Newcastle during the week. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.'s and Gibbs…
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Distributing houses report that during the week business was very brisk. In all lines there is a firmer tendency. The supply of butter is short, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Produce
Local merchants state that the excitecitement in the farm produce market is phenomenal, and that they find themselves absolutely unable to execute the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Discharging Wheat Ships
In consequence of the high price of wheat on the Australian market, Messrs. James Bell and Co., agents for the barque Iredale, have cancelled the clearance of that vessel at Falmouth, and her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Training a Sheep-dog
"Whilst watching a sheep-dog trial, I once overheard a spectator describe it as a marvellous exhibition of animal instinct. That is certainly correct, but…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Farmer's Fears. Dispelled by Bile Beans. Nervousness the Complaint
Dr. William Brown, of Sparke-street, Maitland, who is a retired farmer writing to the proprietors of Bile Beans, says:—"I am now 74 years of age, and beyond a…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Agents-General have forwarded a joint memorandum to Mr. R. W. Hanbury, President of the Board of Agriculture,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Antwerp Wool Sales
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. The market was animated and buyers numerous. Prices show an advance of 5…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Produce
A satisfactory week's turnover is reported by distributing houses. During the week the butter market has been very excited, and almost day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How a Boer Makes Love. In "The Story of an African Farm."
In Boer courtship the man and woman are supposed to sit up together the whole night. It was just after sunset. Syndall…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sales of Farms
LONDON, Tuesday.—The farms belonging to Commandant A. Prinsloo, Commandant P. A. Venter, Commandant W. S. Smit, ex-Judge Hertzog,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, April 25th. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Straying Cattle
J. Bell, T. Griffiths, J. Johnson, G. Virgoe, D. Knee, D. Evans, E. Parsons, J. Ashman, J. Jackson, Goo. Ashman, J. Howe, pleaded guilty to allowing their cattle to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Produce
Towards the cad of the present week butter advanced to a basis of 1s 7½d per 1b for prints. Occasional rises occurred, but the market has since collapsed, a fall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Poultry and Garden. Special Feed Crops for Poultry
Every poultry breeder should understand the value of having a variety of food, and that it is essential for the health of the fowls and the production of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Warwick Farm Races
There was a good attendance at the Warwick Farm races on Saturday, the results of the events being as follows:— Flying Stakes, a handicap sweepstake of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ostrich Farming. Sydney
During his recent visit to the Riverina the Minister' for Works observed a large number of emu. This gave him the idea that the country provided splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Large Wheat Cargo
The ship Carmanian, which arrived at Newcastle to Messrs. Bell and Co.'s agency on Saturday, from Adelaide, with 9281 bags of wheat—a full cargo—will go…
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