Wool Classes at the Technical Collece, Sydney. Iv
In our last articles we gave the examination paper which was used in 1897 The following is the list of questions students had to answer last year:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farming & the land, 1899
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Annual Review of the Wool Trade. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co
An advance copy of Messrs. Winchcombe Carson, and Co.'s annual review of the wool trade for the year ended March 31 has been courteously supplied to us, and the pamphlet,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Clip of Wool. From Shearing Shed to Ship. Xvi
In our last article, the question of reserves was discussed, more particularly with regard to large lots of wool—that is, parcels of four bales or over —but the selling…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Exports. Season 1898-9 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1899
The total quantity of wool exported from Now South Wales (intercolonial expected) amounted to 626,320 bales,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Distribution of Seed Wheat. the Maximum for Each Man Not to Exceed £20 Worth
The Government's assistance in the way of seed wheat to distressed farmers is granted only to those in districts which have suffered from the prolonged drought…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Direct Steamship Communication between Manchester & Australasia, to the Editor of the Sydney Wool and [?]
Dear Sir,— We last had the pleasure of writing you on the [?].on the above subject, and now take the opportunity of sending you to day's issue of the M[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
There was a general break-up in the weather over a large extent of country on Sunday and Monday, and some useful rains were recorded up to Tuesday morning. No very heavy falls occurred, but there…
Continued on Trove, page 781 →Butter
Best box of butter, not less than 501b, open to creamery, factory, or separator; opened on March 22, judged on April 1: Macleay Central Creamery. 1; Berry Central Factory, 2…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cattle
The judging of the cattle commenced promptly at 10 o'clock, and a more superior lot of animals taken all round, were never exhibited in Australia, In the Durham cattle, in the class for full 2yrs and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Agricultural and Pastoral
Interrogated by one of our representativo on Monday as to the extent of the rainfall, the Government Astronomer stated that the rain extended right over the colony, but had not been heavy any…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →Pat Sheep
Fat sheep were few, and of no particular merit. Of course, the season has been against them. The Hawkesbury College sent a few fairly good exhibits of lambs…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wool
The Bradford market is improving. Prices for "tops" are:--Common 60's, 21¼d per lb.; super. 60's, 22½d. Prices both for common and super, show a rise of ¼d on the week…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral
BOMBALA, Friday.-At Perico a Victorian cattle buyer, in the person of Mr. Jonas Jeffers, has created quite a commotion amongst stock-owners, having been purchasing very extensively in that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Butter Market
The butter market is quiet, and prices unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Loss of Dairy Cattle from Eating Sorghum
The other day Mr. D. L. Dymock, of Kiama, informed a representative of this journal that 150 head of cattle had died during the last two months in the Illawarra district from eating different…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The Cattle Sales
The cattle sales were commenced on March 30 at 10 a.m. by Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Company (Mr. John Howell selling), with the following results:—…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Milk and Butter Tests
The "Sydney Mail" prize of £7 7s first and £3 3s second for cow giving largest quantity of butter in four milkings over 48 hours: A. Wedlock's Beauty, 111¼lb milk, 3,958 fat, 4lb 8oz butter, and F. A. Mackenzie's Marjorie…
Continued on Trove, page 801 →American Wheat Supplies
LONDON, Thursday.--The "visible" supply of wheat in the United States amounts to 251,238,000 bushels, as compared with 51,686,000 bushels last week, and with 40,901,000 bushels in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Industry
The quantity of wool received at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the week ended this afternoon was 472 bales, making a total of 58,892 bales received since the commencement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sheep Breeding in New Zealand
We have received from the "Weekly Press and Referee" office a pamphlet entitled "Sheep Breeding ia New Zealand." It consists of a series of articles which deals exhaustively with this…
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