Farm Produce
The produce market has been quiet during the week, as this is practically a time between seasons. The market for wheat has been a little…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
362 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 19
Farm and Produce. Fruits and Nuts of China
Some interesting matter may be extracted on the above subject from a bulletin recently issued by the United States Department of Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chicago Wheat "Pit." a Scene of Excitement
"The Pit' opens at 9.30, and you should, see a session through," said my friend (writes H. Leach in the "Daily Mail"), and at the proper time…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Education for Farmers
The Board of Agriculture should be able to make very good use of the grant of £325,000 which it has received from the Development Commissioners. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Wool Sales. London
The wool sales yesterday opened strong. Prices showed an advance equal to from 5 to 7½ per cent. Gibbs, Bright and Company have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Merino Sheep
In the annual report of the State Department of Agriculture, Mr. J. W. Mathews, the wool expert, strikes a note of warning, which demands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Points in Wheat
Take the wheat plant. It may have three defects. It may lack what bakers call strength, and chemists gluten. Then it may ripen too slowly. Then again, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Season
The arrivals of wool for the present season to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Company total 12,745 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce Profitable Dairy Farming
The Department of Agriculture's dairy instructor at port Macquarie recently obtained from two dairy farmers details of their operations, which are so…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Produce
Business in farm produce has not been of an extensive character, purchases being only of a hand-to-month nature. There is no life in the markets at the present…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
Business in most lines of dairy produce has been brisk during the week. Butter, at the reduced rates, has had good inquiry for local consumption,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Disease. Imported From Ireland. London
Foot and mouth disease has broken out among some cattle received at Birkenhead, Cheshire, from Nowry, in Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Freights
Wheat freights remain firm at the advance recently established, and still charterers are operating. The steamer Myra Fell, one of the most recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Season
The arrivals of wool at Newcastle for the current season to date, to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Company, and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, total…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Disease. Consternation in Ireland. London
The fresh outbreak of foot and mouth disease has caused constertion in the Irish cattle trade. It it's likely to seriously affect the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Market Reviewed
The local wheat is gradually settling down, comment Messrs. Lindley, Walker, and Co., in their weekly market report. "New wheat is arriving in such large…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Picking Fruit
To pick fruit sounds easy, writes Mr. W. J. Allen, fruit expert of the Department of Agricultures. In reality it is not as easy as it sounds. At the very first…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm Produce
Business in all lines of farm produce has been of moderate volume, sales effected being only for actual requirements. Wheat is lightly easier, millers, offering…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Produce
Business in moat lines of dairy produce has been good during the week, and there is every prospect of continued activity for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Close of the Wool Sales. London
The wool sales closed well. The competition at the opening rates was fairly well maintained, except for average top-making wasty greasles, which showed…
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