Cable News. London Wool Sales. an Excited Market. London, September 20
The September series of wool sales opened yesterday, Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., and Messrs. Charles Balme and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1899
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The Boer Force Exaggerated. the Orange Free State President Advises Co-operation. with the Transvaal. Continued Exodus From Johannesburg Ladies in Cattle Trucks. London, September 21
The "Standard and Digger's News," a Johannesburg paper, corrects the report that in the Transvaal and Orange Free State there are 52,000 men ready to take the field…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hillston, Farmers and Settlers' Association
A MEETING of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Finch's Royal Mail Hotel on Saturday night last, when there there was a good attendance of members…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the Farmer
Although in many localities the present appearance of the crops is all that could be desired, most of the farmers are anxious for a heavy downpour before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British School for Lady Farmers
The Lady Warwick Hostel is the subject of a pleasing sketch by Annesley Kenealy in the "Lady's Realm" for June. This institution—near Reading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Premier at Lockhart References to the Labor Party. Cheap Freight for Wheat
The Hon. W. J. Lyne, the Premier, left Culcairn on Thursday night, and arrived at The Rock early on Friday morning. A drive of 25 miles on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes on the Tumut Show. The following note a were held over from our Friday's edition : -- SHEEP
The sheep section was the most creditable at the show, [?] class of [?] ex[?] being a surprise to those who [?] that sheep cannot be raised [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. (We do not hold ourselves responsible for the views expressed by our correspondents.—ED. N.a.] Pastoral Visiting. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")
SIR,—In reference to letters on the above subject, which appeared in the "Argus" of Sept. 5, I would like to make a few statements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Sheep Stealing. Verdict of Acquittal
David Beazley was indicted for that he did on 27th May last, steal at Marrar one ewe, the property of Mrs. Adelaide Mary Cox, and another…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Wheat Rising. an Expectant Market Decided Advance Anticipated. London, September 26
The cargo of the barque [?]by, which left Timaru with New Zealand wheat on 22nd July, has been sold at 28s per quarter. The average price realised for English…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Markets. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday. Wheat is quoted at 2s 10d to 2s 11d
"A WORD to the wise is sufficient" and a word from the wise should [?] sufficient, but you ask, who are the wise? Those who know. The [?] repeated experience of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Auctions. Further Rise in Price. Causes of the Boom. London, September 26
At yesterday's sales the prices for all classes of wools hardened, and crossbred realised 5 per cent, higher than the opening rates of the series…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lockhart. (From Our Correspondent.) Weather and Crops
OWING to the continued dry weather the outlook for the crops in this district is very gloomy at present. If raindoes not fall within the next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cookardinia. the Weather and Crops
The weather is dry, and rain is much needed. The crops are looking bad, and if rain does not soon come the outlook for the farmer will be serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association
The Farmers' and Settlers' Association which was so long confined to the south, is obtaining a strong foothold in the north as well as in the west. The Upper Hunter farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Agricultural Society
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Royal Hotel, Mr. W. Clarke presiding. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. WHEAT
Mu. R. H. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date Sept. 26 as follows:—Wheat remains unchanged in Sydney, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Cables. Old World Doings. London, Wednesday. The Wool Market is buoyant. Floods in India
News from Bombay states that twenty inches of rain fell in 24 hours. Hundreds of people perished, and a number of terrible landslips occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manuring Wheat
A representative of this journal has been shown by Mr. Crouch, of Forests Hill, two samples of purple straw wheat, one g[?]own by chemical manure and the other under natural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Australian Cattle Rush
Herbert C. MacIlwain, writing on the life of an Australian drover in Harper's Magazine, gives a graphic descrittion of a cattle rush:—…
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