Here and Here. Wheat-loading Record
At Port Costa, California, on February 15 last, 16 stevedores put 18,279 sacks of wheat on the barque Francois d'Amboise in nine hours—presumably the two-bushel sack…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1902
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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bellingen
The maize crops on this river and the Nambucca are turning out better than was expected COOTAMUNDRA, Friday. Draught horses are in demand and realise £28…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wheat Harvest
The official retuns of the wheat harvest show that the area reaped for grain was 1,753,164 acres, against 2,017,321 acres for the previous year, or a decrease of 264,157 acres, and the yield was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Trade
Although available parcels are somewhat scarce a very fair amount of business was done privately during the past week. Prices current it the recently-held auctions were obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. London, March 21
At the wool sales to-day merinos were very firm. Shabby and low crossbreds were occasionally easier. March 22…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales. London, March 21, 6.35 p.m
In the latest wool sales merinos were quoted very firm; but low class crossbreds were easier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Affairs in Ireland. League Methods Exposed. Another Reign of Terror. Tenants Beaten and Cattle Mutilated
LONDON. Friday Afternoon.--The special correspondent in Ireland of the "Pall Mall Gazette" exposes the incitement of the United Irish League for the confiscation of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Experimental Farms
The speech of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture the other day at the Hawkesbury College seems anything but convincing, after being stripped of the set phrases and the figures…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ostrich Farming. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—I have every pleasure in bearing witness to the truth of Mr. Barracluff's letter with re-gard to his success in ostrich breeding at South Head. Unaided by Government, and upon a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Industry. Bellingen
The Bellinger Butter Company's factory at Raleigh turned out nearly 24,000lb, butter last month, paying 31 suppliers £469. Another co-operative butter factory is being established on the Nambucca…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ireland. Intimidation of the League. Farmburning and Cruelty. London, March 21
The "Pall Mall Gazette's " special correspondent has exposed the United Irish League's actions in regard to incitements for confiscation of farms and boycotting in whole…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Sheep Farms
"The sheep farms of Australia," says a recent American visitor, "the world has never seen anything like them. There were big flocks in the days of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle
1,039 yarded, principally from the New England and other northern districts, and included about 220 cows and heifers, 65 calves, and 16 bulls. All qualities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practical Hints for Dairy Farmer. V. J. DOYLE. Cessnock Creamery and Butter Factory
The dairy industry is assuming big proportions, and has become a great factor in the progress of this nation, and it remains for the dairy farmer to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Lismore
Grass on the forest country is getting scarce, and stockowners fear that the winter will be severe. NARRABRI, Monday. The Narrabri bore is now down 1031ft., with no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Butter Leads
The "Canterbury Times" says:—"The most noticeable feature of the present export season is undoubtedly the levelling in price between New Zealand and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gunnedah Fat Cattle Market
Messrs. BACON and COY. report having offered a few head fats at their yards last week, and cleared the lot at satisfactory prices, cows making £4 15s to £7; steers and heifers, £3 to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Wheat Harvest
The official returns in connection with the Victorian wheat harvest show that the area under cultivation last year was 1,753,164 acres, against 2,017,321 acres for the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Victorian Wheat Industry
The disastrous incidence of the drought under which all Australia has been suffering is emphasised by the latest official returns of the Victorian Statistician. Only a few months…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP
About 16,000 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 41 consignors. The sheep mainly comprised useful trade sorts, chiefly merinos; only a sprinkling of good to prime, not many crossbreds, and very few prime and…
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