The Clarence River Farmers' Union
MACLEAN, Friday.—A large and representative meeting of delegates of the Clarence River Farmers' Union was held at Maclean on Wednesday, when nine branches were represented. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming & the land, 1897
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Cleanliness in Poultry Farms
Sir,—Will you allow me sufficient space to make a few remarks on the above subject? Poultry keepers have been somewhat put about lately by the expectation of a further expense to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Manuring of Market Garden Crops
Some of our readers (says the "Mark-lane Express") may be a ware that an extensive series of experiments on the manuring of market garden crops has been for some time in progress in…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The New Dairy Expert. (See portrait on this page.)
Mr. A. A. O'Callaghan, the dairy expert for New South Wales, arrived at Adelaide by the R.M.S. Parramatta on March 19, en route for Sydney. Public applications for the position of dairy and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Dairy Records
During February the Robertson Dairy Company received 70,200 gallons, of milk, producing 31,000lb of butter. Suppliers were paid 7½d per lb forbutter fat, equal to. 2¾d per gallon for milk…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →London Wool Sales. Buyers Cautious. London, March. 26
The wool market is slack, as Continental and Yorkshire representatives are buying cautiously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Butter
At a meeting of batter sellers this morning in Sydney the wholesale price of beat creamery was raised from 8d to 9d per lb. Other grades were raised proportionately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Butter Market
LONDON, March 26.—The butter market continues steady. Prices are unchanged, as follows : Colonial, 90s to 94s; a few boxes realised 96s per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Teams
A quantity or wool continues to arrive by team in competition with the railways. A good deal of interest was aroused yesterday by the arrival in the city of six teams loaded with 48 tons of wool from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bradford Wool Market
LONDON, March 26.—The Bradford top market is weak. Common 60's 17d, and super 60's 19d to 19½d per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Traffic
The returns of wool carried on the railways of this colony for the season beginning on July 1 last year show that the quantity of that product already brought down has been in excess of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, March 26.—The wools offered at yesterday's sales comprised a choice-selection. The highest prices of the series have been obtained in cases where American…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Teams. Newcastle
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co. received 230 bales of wool by teams from Killarney Station,near Narrabri, to-day. The teamsters state that four, weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales. London, March 25
At the London wool sales the following prices have been obtained:—Burrabogie, 8½d; Tamumu, 10d; Mangoplah, 10½d; Langawirra, 14¾d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BUTTER. Exported from Sydney and Newcastle for Month ended February 28th, 1897. SHIPPERS
N S W Creamery Co 2,825 boxes A McArthur and Co 1,659 " South Coast and West Camden C Co 1,497…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYDNEY, March 29th, 1897. Wool Report
The quantity of Wool manifested outwards during the week, to oversea ports, amounted to 9,854 bales, making a total exported from New South Wales since July 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy News. Casino
Messrs. Foley Brothers, of Sydney, have decided to establish a central butter factory in the Richmond River district. Mr. W. B. Foley is here now visiting various localities to decide upon the site for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Macleay Matters. The Dairying Industry. Charge of Perjury. KEMPSEY
Further details of the storm that swept over the Macleay at the beginning of the week state that trees were blown down, several of the barns partly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wholesale Sheep Stealing
COOMA, Monday.—William M'Carthy, who attended the gaol last week to bail out a friend who had been committed on a charge of alleged wholesale sheep-stealing, was detained, and was this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian and New Zealand Butter
The following is an extract from Messrs. W. Weddel and Co.'s market report, dated February 12, 1897: -- "It is the European secondary qualities that…
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