Cleaning Wheat
"A Wheat Shipper" writes in the following interesting way on this subject:—"Unfortunately an opinion has taken root in the farming mind that no better price is obtained…
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Novel Experiment in Wheat Sowing
MR. J. J. Piper, writing to the 'Tamworth News,' gives the following particulars of an experiment in wheat sowing:—"For the last two or three years I have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegraphic. New South Wales. Shearers Poisoned. Sheep Dip and Tea. Burrowa
Fifteen shearers and rousea[?]outs at Springfield station; Burrowa, were accidentally poisoned yesterday by drinking [?]ea in the preparation of which water had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Police Court. Breaches of the Licensing Act. Cattle Slaughtering Cases. Points of Law Raised
Mr. Martin, P.M., presided at the Wagga Police Court on Tuesday, and dealt with several cases. BREACHES OF THE LICENSING ACT…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Produce
Wheat.—Business has been slack during the holidays, and if anythings values are [?] trifle lower. Sydney millers are disinclined to lay in supplies till prices fall to the level…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Station and Farm
THE Hindoos who are employed in Northern Queensland to harvest the crops are highly spoken of as workers. Mostly Asiatic labor is now employed to do fanning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Farmer. From Various Sources
The advantage of giving increased attention to the use of artificial [?] is at last being recognised by farmers, and abundance of testimony is now forthcoming from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Farms and Industrial Settlements. a Favorable Report
The N.Z. Joint Parliamentary Committee which has been investigating the question of the establishment of State Farms and Industrial Settlements "as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →600 Miles on a Bicycle. the South Coast. Butter Factories and Creameries. a Dairying District. Ii
Continuing his journey, described in part in Saturday's issue, Mr. J. E. Gormly journeyed to Sydney. by way of the South Coast, which he describes as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
The [?] were resumed [?] Co., who [?] representat[?] the colonies but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheat Market
The all-absorbing question with the farmers now is, "What is the best price we can obtain for our wheat ?" What their crops averaged is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams. SYDNEY. Tuesday. Wool Sales
At the Sydney wool sales yesterday the competition was keen, while the prices showed improvement. FORGED MONEY ORDERS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Station and Farm
At Molorg s[?]ers in the [?]tlying districts are losing a large number of sheep by the ravages of native dogs. Mr. Bowman of Derowie, has been a heavy loser. Another…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmers and Settlers
Sir,—In order to place the co-operative movement on a satisfactory footing I have the honor to request that you will call a meeting of your branch association during…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cropping 640 Acres
Farmers who have entered recently on the laud should be careful not to exhaust the fertility of their farms by excessive stopping. It bas been too…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial. Wheat
The comparison between the Sydney and Melbourne markets is still in favour of the former. The 'Age' quotes flour down as low as £6/5/, while in Sydney the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Pastoral Industry. Lambing Returns
The Agricultural Department have furnished returns of Spring lambing, and the average percentage for the whole colony for the year 1898…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. SYDNEY
The wool sales were resumed in Sydney on Monday after the holidays. There was very keen competition, especially for foreign account. The very best and most faulty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Sheep-breeding Appliance
An invention of interest to squatters and sheep farmers was exhibited at the office of the Australasian Pastoralists' Review, Spring-street, the other morning, by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coming Wheat Tax
Despite the glowing accounts of the revenue returns as communicated officially to the daily press, there is a very uncomfortable feeling current in…
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