London Wool Sales. Best Prices of the Season. London, March 23
The second series of wool sales closed to-day. The market was again brisk, and the closing day's sales realised the best prices…
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5,080 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250
Section B—cattle Judges: Messrs D L Dymock, R T Wallace, M N Hindmarsh AYRSHIRE
Ayrshire bull, 2 years and under 3. W G Roots, 'Denbeigh,'1. Ayrshire cow, 3 years and over. J K Lethbridge, jur, 1 and 2, 'Empress' and 'Lady Bird'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New South Wales Government Importation of Cattle— No. Xiii. (Photo. by Kerry and Co., Sydney.)
THE JERSEY BULL. GOLDEN KING. Bull Golden King (5176) was bred by Lord Rothschild at Tring Park. He is by Golden Sea (5183), out of the island-bred cow Golden Spring by What's Wanted (3912). Golden King was exhibited in 1897, winning first at Croydon and first at Guildford. His dam in 1896 gave 780 gallons of milk…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →London Wool Sales. Close of the Series. LONDON, March 23, 6 p.m
The [?]on wool sales closed to-day. The bidding was brick, and the best prices of the series were realised. LONDON, March 24, 2.10 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Section I— Dairy Produce
Butter, fresh, hand made, 2lbs. S Marks, Prospect, 2 Butter, unsalted, 2lbs. H Morris, 1; R G Wallace, 2…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Section G Farm Produce. Judges: Messrs W K Gibbons, N Hawken, J Hayter
Collection of farm garden, dairy, and orchard produce, to be arranged in trophy form, value of exhicit to be not less than two guineas; to be grown by exhibitor. Lloyd Williams, 1; G Nash…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Settler. Items of Interest for Farmers and Graziers
Why kill the crows? It is estimated that each of the much-abused birds kill 700,000 insects per year. During the year 1893 no less than 60,000 acres of land have been reclaimed from the bags of Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Dairyman's Death
A retired dairyman, named Charles Carter, 52, I died suddenly this morning at his residence, Carshalton-street, Ashfield. Deceased had been in delicate health for some time, and complained of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Farmer's Daughter
Miss Letty Moore was not in a cheerful mood one morning. She had very little to render her joyous and had much to worry her, for her father had been unusually provoking. Letty had been…
Continued on Trove, page 695 →Farming at Batlow
The little township of Batlow, 19 miles from Tumut, is frequently overlooked by the people of Tumut when holding forth on the beauties of their district, but it is really here where the choicest of…
Continued on Trove, page 668 →Dairy. Cheese-making
South Australia is likely to be a strong competitor in the art of Cheddar-cheese making. The experiments lately made are on the American system, as is stated by the Government dairy instructor in an…
Continued on Trove, page 666 →The Farmer. the Royal Agricultural Society
The time for the great agricultural carnival is waxing nigh, and a visit to the showground gives indication that however had the agricultural and pastoral outlook has been, and still is, the show of 1899…
Continued on Trove, page 666 →Fruit Export Trade the Coming Citrus Crop. a Thorough Test for "Telemulsion." the New Zealand Market. Passion Fruit Orchards of the Future
The rain of a fortnight ago, comparatively slight and very partial though it was, is found to have done a vast amount of good, at all events, in the more favored districts. As showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm & Garden[?] Original Articles
No.79. The Horse Chestnut (continued)— The Poplar—Derivation of Name—Species —General Description—Loppings—Some Uses—Manufactures—Seeds—The Black…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Records
A Mudgee telegram reports that at the annual meeting of the Cooyal Dalry Company, the retiring directors were re-elected. During the year 335,911 gallons were treated, an average of 972 gallons dally,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Dairy Points
If the butler is mottled work It a little after salting. If the butter is too soft feed the cow some po tatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Blot and the Workers. Also Those Whose Business Depends Upon Them. Mining Development Will Be Checked by the High Tariff. Machinery for Farming Will Bear Big Duty. People are Now Counting the Cost—The "Southern Cross" and "Blue Sky" Style of Argument Losing Weight
With a view of getting the opinions of those associated with the mining, farming, and wage-earning classes as to how the Braddon Blot of the Federal Bill would in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →What the Farmers Think—people Grievously Taxed for the Other Colonies
"It seems to me," said Mr. J.C.L. Fitzpatrick, "very peculiar that a number of these who opposed the last Bill on the ground of excessive taxation, made…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →How Mining and Farming Will Be Affected
"I have no doubt whatever there will be a large vote against the Bill," said Mr. Frank' Cotton. "The city and suburbs are against it, and in the country the old en-…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bowen Queensland's First Governor. Sir George' Frederick Bowen. President of the Ionian University. Secretary to the Ionian Government. Lady Bowen of Greek Birth — Arrival in Brisbane. 1859; Departure in 1868 — Governor of New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius, Hong Kong — Black Wednesday — Buried at Kensal Green With Other Australians — The First Chief Justice — The Stars and Stripes, a Patriotic Incident- The Stars and Bars, Miss Lee — A Mammoth Squatter — Job, a Stringy-barker — Whist for Sheep Points and a Bullock on the Rubber. Sevenpence half-penny in the Queensland Treasury at the Start — the Treasury Burgled of that Amount — Bowen a Judge of Hogs — The Mayor of Cromwell and his Pigs — Recruiting for New Zealand, "No 9 Holler. Wharf, Sir " — An Escapade to the Botanic Gardens, the Governor Bundled Out — An Attack on Lady Bowen — A Demented Woman
THE cable recently brought news of the death in England of the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Frederick Bowen. When the northern end of the colony…
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