Agricultural and Pastoral Shows. Dates for Forthcoming Events
(The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other Shows will forward dates, which we publish free of charge. We are…
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4,857 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 243
The Shortage of Seed Wheat
COROWA, Thursday.--If the authorities are serious in their stated int[?]ntion of purchasing seed wheat to be supplied to agriculturists on easy terms of repayment, it is considered that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. the Butter Export Trade. Melbourne
During last week 200 tons of Victorian butter were shipped to South Africa. A amnll consignment of butter put up in 11b, tins by the Euroa Butter Factory Company in November, 1901, and sent as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S. A. WHEAT. Steamer Era's Rough Passage
Howard Smith and Co.'s steamer Era, which arrived here yesterday from Wallaroo, South Australia, brought a big cargo, amongst which was a shipment of 10,060 bags…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Trade. Sydney, Thursday, January 8
After a recess of about three weeks, auction sales were resumed on Monday, and the weekly series will continue during such time as supplies are sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales. Opening of the Sixth Series. Unprecedented Advance in Crossbreds
The opening of the sixth series of colonial sales on Tuesday marks another epoch-making time in the history of the wool trade of London, and for a start…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy News. Moruya
The eleventh annual balance-sheet of the Bergalia Co-operative Dairy Factory has been issued for the year ended October 25. A total of 600,8591b. of milk was treated, yielding 58,5621b. of cheese,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Visitor From Russia. His Views on Australians. Easy-going Methods of Farmers. Women Do Not Work Enough
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--M. Nicholas Krakoff, Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture, who is travelling throughout Australasia and South America by instruction from the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool
The market in Sydney for the week closed on Thursday, with prices the highest of the season, and with great firmness at its best point, for most descriptions of the staple. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Butter Trade
When we glance at the figures representing the quantity of {butter imported into the United Kingdom in one year, we wonder where it all goes to, but when the figures are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Seed Wheat
In the "Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales" for January appears an interesting article by Dr. N. A. Cobb on "Seed Wheat." The article is an investigation and discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Bombala
The first meeting of the rabbit board was held yesterday. Mr. R. W. Dawson was appointed secretary. On or before February 17 was the day appointed for the people on the land to commence the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Antwerp Wool Sale
LONDON. .January 9.—The Antwerp wool sales were opened yesterday. Buyers were very numerous and biddings animated. Cf 1601 bales of La Plata wool offered 1236 bal[?] were sold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market
The first week's wool sales of the ne[?] have been characterised by many pleasing features. and the advance in values of 5 percent over the high rates ruling in December will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Trade. Friday Evening
In some previous seasons it has not been uncommon to find the Wool market weaker when auctions were resumed after the holiday recess, a state of affairs often contributed to by the inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Notes and Comments, the Wool Situation
The local market rules very firm, an advance of fully 5 per cent, having occurred during the week. The top price for Bradford tops cabled to-day is 25d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Jan. 9
The Antwerp wool sales were opened yesterday. Buyers were very numerous and biddings were animated. Of the 1601 bales of La Plata wool offered 1236 bales were sold…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Why Wear "Shoddy?" a Market For Our Wool. Deceiving the Buyer
IS one ever sure of getting a woollen garment? Doctors so frequently order…
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 of 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 6 →Our Note Book Turf Talk and Tips Challenge and Anniversary. a Look Through the Chances—Moorefield Items—Fungus and Devilment—The Autumn Entries. New Stewards. Selections for Warwick Farm
TO-DAY it will be the privilege of the followers of racing to assemble at Warwick Farm, where everything will be in order for an afternoon's sport of the usual…
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