A Wool Cargo
That fine British clipper ship Neotefield, which arrived at Sydney a few months back, and has ever since been lying in Woolloomooloo Bay, will take her departure from this port to-morrow for…
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Notes and Comments. the Wool Market
During the week 20,052 bales of wool have been sold in the Sydney market, out of 26,431 bales catalogued. Privately a further 4621 bales wore disposed of,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Adulteration of Food. Boric Acid in Butter. Opinions of Merchants. Absolutely Necessary in Moderation
The admittedly impracticable regulation lately passed by the Board of Health limi[?]ng the use as a preservative of boric acid and its preparations to one-thousandth part of a grain per pint in the case…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Garden Seasonable Reminders for January
Field.—It should be decided at once whether land that was under grain is to go to grass or be prepared for other crops. If the latter, or it is new. land for cropping, then the sooner it is broken up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pope As Farmer. What He Has Done for His Native Carpineto
As Pope Leo continues his wonderful reign, seeming as the days pass to grow even more robust, people delight in relating stories about his innumerable bobbies and self-imposed duties…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy News. Nowra
The Jind[?]ndy Dairy Company treated for the month of December 77,266 gallons of milk and paid 9[?]d per lb. net for commercial butter. A sum of £1458 was distributed amongst suppliers and a credit…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmers in Drought-stricken Districts. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Now that the New Year festivities are over and business is resumed. It is time that tho[?] condition of the farmers in the Grought-stricken areas was placed fairly before the public. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Friday's Commercial. a Word About the Maize Crop
There was a fairly liberal turnover in most, lines of produce under offer in the Sussex- street produce markets. Buyers, who have been holding off for the last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Grape Crop
An up-to-date Fairfield vigneron reports that the grape crop this year is not nearly be promising as last year. This seems strange, considering that we have had, so far, a better…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BOOKS and Their Writers. Haggard's Experience As a Farmer
Rider Haggard, in a preface to his forthcoming book entitled "Rural England," gives this account of his "wanderings : "I hare travelled in and tried to learn what I…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral
CAMPBELLTOWN, Friday.—A cool change occurred here on Wednesday, after a week or 10 days of real hot, scorching weather. A keen wind blew all day, and there were several light…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seed Wheat for Farmers
It will be seen from telegrams from our correspondents in the country that farmers are anxious to learn as soon as possible the intentions of the Government with regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Dubbo
The Pastures and Stock Protection Board, notwithstanding the bad seasons, is in a flourishing condition. It had £700 in the bank at fixed deposit and £115 to credit at current account, after giving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Instruction in Butter-making
The State Minister for Agriculture, taking advantage of one of the privileges in connection with the Berry State stud farm, has arranged that a special course of instruction in butter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seed Wheat for Farmers. the Government Delay. Junee
At a well attended meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to-day the question of the Government granting seed wheat caused much discussion. The action of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Market
The satisfactory features characterising the opening sales of the half-year have been reproduced during the past week, prices remaining firm at the advance established, and full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seed Wheat. Government Should Hurry Up. Views of the Farmers
JUNEE,. Saturday.--At a well-attended meeting of tho Farmers' and Settlers' Association to-day the question of the Government granting seed wheat caused much discussion. The action of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle for South Africa. a Prohibitive Regulation
Breeders of dairy cattle who have made arrangements to send stock to South Africa are confronted with a serious drawback. It appears that northing is difficult to obtain at Capetown, and shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Baby Farmers. Sentenced to Death
LONDON, January 17.—At me Old Bailey yesterday, two women, named Annie Walters and Amelia Sach, charged with murder in connection with baby-farming cases were found guilty and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Baby Farming in England. Accused Sentenced to Death. London, Jan. 17
The women Annie Wa[?]ers and Amelia Sach, who, it is alleged, carried on baby[?]ming, have been found guilty, at the Old [?]ey, of the murder of [?]fants, and have…
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