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 particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1904
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Novel Barnsley Competition. Beast and Sheep Dressing
The Shaw Lane Cricket Ground at Barnsley was fairly well patronised recently, on the occasion of the novelty sports and skill competitions arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Replies to Questions. Rust in Wheat
Mr. D. R. Hall asked whether, in view Of the fact that many farmers had lost the whole of their wheat crop through rust, the Government would not pross those who had bought seed from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Land. Farm and Station, Cost of Wheat Growing. the Price That Will Pay the Farmer
It is difficult for the public to realise that the future production of any principal crop depends solely upon the margin of profit returned to the farmer. Such a wheat crop as we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 20
At the wool sales to-day the market was animated. Crossbreds were unchanged. Merinos were slightly firmer. Jan. 21…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Butter Market. (From Our Correspondent.) London, Dec. l8
During the last fortnight 44,000 boxes of butter have been landed from Australian ports, and 25,000 from New Zealand. Prices are maintained at the same level, and new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, January 21, 1984. SHEEP
16,045 sheep and lambs penned, 16,246 drawn for. The quality generally was lower than usual, medium sheep being much more plentiful than for many sales…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney Wool Trade. Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report:—
The wool market continues very active at unchanged rates through so far as supplies are concerned indications are not wanting that the end of the season…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Commercial. London, Jan. 20. Visible Supply of Wheat
The American visible supply of wheat and flour east of the Rockies is estimated by "Bradstreets" to be the equivalent of 63,571,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To-day's Commercial. Milling Wheat Firm. Two Standards Necessary. Chickwheat Abundant
A very large number of wheat-growers throughout New South Wales and Victoria, who had fully intended to quit their primest if the opportunity offered, at the prices now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WOOL. Advance in Merino. 5 Per Cent. Above December Rates. London
Bidding was again brisk at the wool sales to-day. Good merinos were 5 per cent, above December rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fiji Hurricane. Banana Crop Destroyed
SUVA, Friday. 3.80 p.m.—The storm is subsiding. The glass now registers 29.27. It is reported that 90 per cent of the bananas have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Crops
COOMA.—The district is looking splendid, and good returns are expected from the crops, though some farmers have suffered from recent hailstorms, which th[?]d the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Does Farming Pay? Some Conclusions and Suggestions. Aids to Profitable Farming .The Duty of the State. V.
From what has been said in the preceding articles, it is plain that the balance of evidence shows that farming does pay. Probably, ail things considered, it pays better than most…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Economical Feeding of Dairy Cattle
PROFITS in dairying now depend largely upon the sum total of small savings made possible by careful att[?]ntion rather than an…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Large Shipment of Butter
The R.M.S. India, of the P. and O. line, which is to sail from Sydney to-day for London, via ports, will take no fewer than 12,700 boxes of butter, one of the largest shipments over sent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Wheat Cargo
Messrs. Gillespic Brothers and Co. have just completed loading the French bq General Neumayer for the United Kingdom, for orders, with 21,964 sacks of New South Wales wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Further Wheat Shipments
The steamer Sellasia cleared at the Customs-house yesterday for St. Vincents for orders, via Monte Video, with 43,157 bags wheat, and she is expected to sail to-day. The French barque…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales
Auctions were continued January 12th. John Bridged and Co. submitted a catalogue of 5616 bales and sold 5079. For greasy merino they obtained up to 12¼d for 63 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Cattle at the Albion Park Show
There is no mistaking the tendency towards a return to pure Shorthorn among the dairycattle reeders of the South Coast. At the Albion Park show this week the talk was all…
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