A Butter Dispute
BEGA, Friday.—Mr. Meares, of the coastal Farmers Society, addressed a meeting of farmers on Wednesday night. He said commission agents bought the farmers butter at a low price,…
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Larue Butter Shipment
The steamer Kent, of the New Zealand and African Steamship Company's line, which sailed yesterday for South Africa via Fremantle, has on board 6912 boxes of butter. Of this amount…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Hay
Two improvement leases of 10,240 acres each were submitted at auction by the Crown Lands Agent to-day and purchased at the upset price of £106 by the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hand-feeding of Sheep
The successful experiment carried out by Mr. A. A. Dunnicliff, under the auspices of the Minister, for Agriculture, in stock-feeding upon adverse conditions, particulars of which were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Antwerp Wool Sales
LONDON, March 6.—The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday with still less animation than on the opening day, Tuesday's fall in prices was fully maintained. There were offered 5429…
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In no essential detail have the conditions of the local wool market changed during: the past week. There is still a good inquiry privately for all descriptions,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bradford Wool Market
Business in the Bradford market is dull. Tors: 40's are now quoted at 9½d per lb.; 46's at 12½d, common 60's at 23d, and super 60's at 24d. These quotations show an all round drop of ½d per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Applications for Seed Wheat
The Government has decided that all applications for seed wheat must be in by March 31, otherwise they cannot be dealt with. An effort is being made to get the wheat away by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BLIZZARD. Destruction of Cattle LONDON
A very severe blizzard has raged in Texas, and Arizona, Great numbers of cattle were destroyed and other damage was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Object Lesson in Wheat Growing
We have repeatedly called attention in these columns to the value of fertilisers for crop production, and we think the following splendid results secured at the Cornell University…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →South Coast Industries. Butters-making and Cattle-raising
The South Coast districts, and mainly the Illawarra, are eminently fitted to become the butter-making land cattle-raising centres of Australia. Blessed with, fairly even rainfalls…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Notes and Comments. the Wool Situation
Locally the wool market is well maintained, as far as can be judged from the few private sales being carried through. The Antwerp sales, however, are cabled as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Antwerp Wool Sales. London, March 6
The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday with still less animation than on the opening day. Tuesday's fall in prices was fully maintained. There were offered…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Garden Seasonable Reminders for February
Field.—Sow Swedes and other turnips, carrot, field cabbage, rape, buckwheat, Cape and skinless barley for green fodder, maize for green crop, parsnip as field crop, and thousand-headed kale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Biggest Pigeon Farm in the World
Mr. G.T. Johnson, of Los Angeles California has the biggest pigeon farm in the world. Nowhere it is most safe to assert can so many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy News. Molong
The supply of milk to the Molong Dairying Company last month was 7401 gallons. Suppliers were paid 3½d per gallon at the factory…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →In the Orchards. From Our Own Correspondents. Good Reports from Glenorie.-The Successes of Fumigating. - The Destructive Fruit Fty.-Objection to a Fruit Pests Bill.-A Record Passion Crop.-Successful Pruning Experiments
Our Glenorie correspondent sends the following interestiug items:- "Orchards generally are looking very well, notwithstanding February rainfall below the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Eyes on Argentina. the Prospect for Australian Farmers and Squatters
It is stated that a number of New South Wales pastoralists—and even some agricultural farmers—who have suffered severely from the droughts during this and past…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Guyra[?]
There are very few unemployed about here now, although about a month ago there were upwards of 50 men camped in this vicinity. MOLONG, Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of Show Cattle
BEGA, Monday.—At the Corporation Sale Yards some valuable show cattle were offered, including Mr. P. H. Morton's prize Ayrshires. The following sales were effected:—Ayrshire cow; Duchess,…
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