The Country. the Maize Crop
MACLEAY RIVER, Tuesday.--The extreme heat la playing havoc with the maize crop. Unless rain comes soon it will be a poor outlook. It is now too late for some at the top…
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Maize Crops. To the Editor of the "Town and Country Journal."
Sir,—Our wheat crops a failure, the farmers of this State now look to their maize crops for a reasonable return for their year's labour. As the maize crop promises to be a large one, although…
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JUNEE, Wednesday.—Agriculturists are busy ploughing for next wheat season, and, in spite of the reverses of the past year, there will be a big area under crop, if the means can be found to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes and Comments. Pastoral Produce
At the local auctions of leather held yesterday the attendance of buyers was large and representative. Biddings, however, flagged somewhat, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Culcairn
The rain which fell yesterday will freshen the grass that started growing after the previous rains. The [?] paddocks are in good condition, showing a growth of about 15in. in 13 or 14 days,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the continuation of sales to-day (Wednesday) at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, catalogues were presented by the following brokers as under:— Sales…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Trouble
The trouble between the wool brokers and buyers in Dunedin has been settled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Market. London, December 5
The sixth series of the London auctions of colonial wool, which began November 25, were brought to a cloue yesterday, happily without any break on account of fog, although on one or two mornings the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Baby Farming. The Charge Against Two Women. Sensational Evidence and Allegations
Some remarkable evidence was given at Clerkenwell, London, the other week, when Annie Walters, 54, married, of Danbury- street, Islington, was charged, on remand,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHEEP and Wool. the Wool Trade
Now that the holidays have passed, attention will be once more turned towards the wool trade. The question that has been discussed for some time,…
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778 yarded. The bulk of the supply consisted of medium and indifferent [?]uality, and included about 350 cows, [?] nearly half the supply. Prime medium…
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928 yarded, including about 300 cows and heifers. The yarding embraced a large proportion of useful trade beef, with a good representation of prime and…
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COROWA, Friday.—Just as the herbage was beginning to show the effects of the hot, dry weather, another fall of rain came on Tuesday last, which will give it [?]renewed life. It is of fair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Notes
The outbreaks of sheep scab in Ireland in October numbered 29, as against 12 in September. Of these. 24 occurred in Leinster. three in Munster. and two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Wheat
LONDON, January 8.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Brad-street's" is 80,769,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales
Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, report offering at auction on Wednesday 3901 bales, selling under the hammer and privately ex catalogue 3597 bales. Their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Notes and Comments. Pastoral Produce
A good demand prevailed at yesterday's auctions of tallow, but values were generally about 2s. 6d. per ton lower. In London, according to cables received, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Store Sheep at Homebush
At Homebush every sale day lately the number of store sheep offered for sale has been enormous, constituting at each sale the bulk of the supply. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strength of Wool
The wool trade is picking up and taking on greater strength. The "National Provisioner" stated quite a while ago that this would happen. The…
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