Wool Market
The local wool market remains firm and unchanged, and during the week a good demand has been experienced, and the price secured have been fully on a par with the improved rates…
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Executive Committee Meeting. Further Money Voted. Feeding Children with Government Wheat
The executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Drought Relief Fund met yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall prior to the rueeting of the general committee. Mr. J. B. Carey occupied the chair, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Annual Pastoral Address Of the Conference to the Members of the Methodist Church in New South Wales and the Mission Fields
BELOVED,—We greet you in the name of Him "whose we are and whom we serve," "grace be unto you and peace from Him which is, and which was, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden Seasonable Reminders for March
The weather becomes sensibly cooler, dating this month. Field.—Sow barley, rye, tares, mangels, Swedes and field tarnips, field cabbage, and carrots:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. the Watchman Office, Wednesday. Farm Produce
Business still drags along slowly in nearly all departments, the showery weather and near approach of the end of the month, exercising strong influence on all business passing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the Land. Farm and Station. at the Orange Show
Most of our agricultural, pastoral, and horticultural societies claim to be agricultural before everything, yet agricultural products play a very small part at their annual shows. Year after year one visits…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fruit Industry. Proposed Combination. Prospects of a Splendid Crop
The movement to consolidate the interests of fruitgrowers in Central Cumberland and bring them into line on the question of co-operation is being pushed ahead vigorously. There have…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Total Sheep in Queensland
During his tour of the Central districts Mr. Leahy made inquiries with a view of ascertaining how many sheep there were estimated by competent authorities to be in Queensland. As a result Mr. Leahy stated:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat After Linseed
"The beneficial effects of sowing linseed before wheat, which are said to be obtained in Kansas U.S.A., impelled Mr. Horace Stevens, of Ascot Vale, Victoria, to experiment in the matter, and recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Cheap Wheat-farming
Ploughing is reported to be very backward in many of the important wheat districts. The land has been very hard, horsefeed has been impossible to obtain, and the horses have been in very low condition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anthrax From Wool
LONDON, March 27, 2.5 p.m.—There has been an outbreak of anthrax at Kidderminister, caused through handling Persian WOOL. [Kidderminister, Worcestershire, is noted for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Trade
Doings in the local market have been enlivened by the submitting of John Bridge and Co.'s catalogue held over; otherwise, beyond private sales there would have been little business to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Prices. Heavy Stocks of Butter
Only a limited amount of trade was put through in the Sussex-street produce markets, as buyers were not inclined to deal for more than Immediate wants, owing to the advanced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Distribution of Seed Wheat. Explanation by Ministers
In Friday's Issue of "The Daily Telegraph" a telegram was published from Corowa relating to the distribution of seed wheat wherein the following appears: -- "Some agriculturists who already…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Farmer's Suggestion
A recent visitor to the worst part of the droughtstricken country says that the farmers do not look upon the food supplies as actually relief, and he had a conversation with one man which represented…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Object Lesson for Farmers
GLEN INNES, Friday; -- Cramsie Brothers, Glendon, have further demonstrated the benefit of sowing corn broadcast for stock feed. They put in 15 acres, which gave an excellent crop…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fighting the Drought. Irrigation on the Lachlan. the Jemalong Farm. Blessings of Aridity
Mr. T. Brown, M.H.R., is on a short visit to the city after a further extensive trip through the drought-stricken districts on the Lachlan. In the course of his tour he visited the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Seed Wheat Trouble
A message from Lockhart says: The farmers here have several grievances in regard to the distribution of seed wheat. In February last a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Seed Wheat Fund
The secretary of the seed wheat fund reports that the distribution has been completed. The sum distributed amounted to £25,955, and it has benefited 1310 cases…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP
About 14,326 sheep and lamba penned at to-day's sales, from 44 consignors. The sheep mainly comprised good, useful merino wethers; a fair proportion of prime; not many ewes forward; crossbreds well represented, including…
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