Wool Sales. London
At the wool sales on Tuesday prices had a hardening tendency…
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Farming & the land, 1908
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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
Splendid soaking rain fell on Thursday morning, 88 points, in all, being recorded. This will make a wonderful difference where there was previonsly a shoot in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Successful Dairying
"Success in dairying depends largely upon the proper feeding of the herd. There are two questions" (writes an American dairyman) "that the dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Automatic Milk Seller
In educational and sanitary matters German authorities lead all others. A very commendable feature has been Introduced [?]n several schools [?]n Berlin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Field. Testing Soils
The officials of the Bureau of So[?]s of the United States Department of Agriculture have, in the last few years, tried to improve and simplify the pot method…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Training Ground for Agricultural Labourers. a Matter for the Consideration of Farmers and Agricultural Associations
Our farmers are for ever ca[?]ng out for labourers who understand agricultural work, so is the British farmer. The ploughman and the milkman are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers and Settlers' Co-Operative Society, Ltd. Voluntary winding Up
AN extra ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Farmers and Settlers Co-operative Society has been convened for the 20th instant, for the purpose of considering and if deemed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Rough Shoeing Horses
The season of frost is now at hand, and due preparation should be made against the visitation. As regards horses, they may well be shod with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Sack Question. Will the New Sack Cost Farmers More?
CORRESPONDENCE has passed between the Acting Controller of Customs and the Secretary of the F. and S. Association (Mr. T. I. Campbell) re the new wheat sack as authorised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales. London, Monday night
At the wool sales general competition with prices firm at the lately improved rates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers and Settlers Co-operative Society
Justice Street to-day granted the petition for the winding up of the Farmers and Settlers Co-operative Society (Ltd.). According to affidavits, the Society is indebted to petitioning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Land. Sydney Wool Report
Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report (14th May):— During the past few days there has been some inquiry, but buyers show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Land. Sydney Wool Narket
Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 19th May:—For the first time since the decline in values began…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Feeding in the Drought Wheat for Sheep
SOME Riverina farmers and graziers who are feeling the pinch of the drought have lately been feeding sheep successfully on wheat which has been sosked in water about twelve hours before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dairy. Australian Butter Abroad. Preservatives Objected To
In the latter part of hist year it was brought under the notice of the Department of Trade and Customs that a consignment of Australian butter had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Lower, Sydney
The Sussex-street merchants have reduced the price of beat batter by 6s a cwt, other grades proportionately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening
Weather line, and no sign of the much needed rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. London, Thursday night
At the wool sales the competition was animated at the highest rates of the series. London. Thursday. Newmarket Stakes—St. Wolf 1, Merentio…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Good Farm Whitewash
A carelessly-made whitewash will last only for a little while. It will pay to get the wash right in the first application, otherwise the effects ore soon lost, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Gate Fastener
The device shown in the accompanying illustrations (which are reproduced from the "Prair[?]e Farmer") for fastening a gate through a wire fence is too…
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