Sheep Poisoned
TUMUT, Tuesday.—At Condonblonga, near Adelong, a station owner has lost 300 prime sheep through the animals getting in the track of a poisoning machine, and eating the…
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State Butter Show
Mr. Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, has received the report of the final judging in the above competition. Barrengarry Dairy Company is first, with a total of 174 points out of 200; New…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Mr. R. W. Hanbury, president of the Board of Agriculture, will introduce the Adulterated Butter Bill in the House, of Commons before Easter…
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LONDON, January 20, 6.25 p.m.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,160,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 865,000 quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Butter in England
A letter from Mr. C. C. Lance, the Commercial Agent for New South Wales in Great Britain, won received by the Premier by last mall, dealing with the butter market. Mr. Lance says:…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Result of State Butter Show
A report has been received by the Minister for Agriculture of the final judging in the butter competition. Barrengarry Dairy Company is first, with a total of 174 points out of 200; New South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Purchased in America
It is stated that during the past 10 days Australian purchases of wheat in America, principally on the Pacific Coast side, include eight cargoes, roughly to carry 18,500 to 20,000 tons. It is…
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It is understood that the Department of Agriculture is sending buyers south, to acquire wheat as seed for distribution among farmers, to make up the deficiency said to exist. Altogether the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adulteration of Butter Bill. London, Jan. 19
Mr. R. W. Hanbury, M.P., President of the Board of Agriculture, will introduce into the Imperial Parliament before Easter a bill dealing with the adulteration of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Prevent Horses and Cattle from Browsing
Thus a correspondent of an Adelaide paper: A very simple, by no means novel, but seldom used way of feeding off grass in tree inclosures or plantations is to turn in horses having on a…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →London Wool Market. Market Conditions
LONDON, December 19.--Various circumstances have somewhat cased the tension which has existed during the past fow months in the minds of consumers respecting future supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →London Wool Market. Dec. 19
The fact that there is not quite so much inquiry for wool at this centre must be ascribed chiefly to the fact that we are near the close of the year. With the opening of a new epoch most people are looking…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company report:—We offered a small catalogue of 400 bales at our sale to-day. Competition was very brisk, especially in comebacks and crossbreds. Oddments were also very firm,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Corowa Sheep District. Returns of Stock. Corowa
The return of the wool clip for the Corowa, sheep district for the year just ended is estimated at 6lb. 3oz. for sheep and 1lb. 13oz. for lambs. The actual number of sheep and lambs on the returns was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parkinson's Pretences. Defrauding a Wool Firm
Arthur Parkinson, a drover, called upon John Bridge and Co. the other day, and represented that he had some wool coming forward. He further stated that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Produce in England. the Butter Trade. London, Dec. 18
The steamer Omrah arrived last week with 3370 boxes of butter from Melbourne; part of this shipment was butter from New Zealand sold into Australia. I have been making inquiries from various dealers and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Daily Bread. Wheat on the Briny. LONDON
The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,160,000 bushels, and for the Continent 865,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adulterated Butter. Introduction of a Bill. in the House of Commons. London
The measure promised by the imperial Government to deal, with the subject of adulteration of butter has been finally prepared. It is definitely, stated that the bill will be…
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