Wheat Stand Rd
That the standard should be 61lb. per imperial bushel was the decision arrived at by the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. Such standard is not…
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Sydney Wool Sales
The local wool mantel for the week [?] with a good demand for practically every variety of the staple. Both greasy and scoured parcels were keenly competed for by all sections of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New South Wales Export Butter
Mr. R. J. Fairbairn writes:—"I notice in your issue of January 25 an article under the heading 'On the Land,' in which the writer deals with the selling price of butter on the London…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How to Judge Beef Cattle
[?] Farmers and Stock Grower. No know judge has greater rains to the farmer than that which gives him the ability to sheet profitants feeding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Scab in Great Britain
The decreasing prevahence at sheep stain an Great Britain is a matter for [?]. Last month there were 206 [?] of the disease as against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dropshire Sheep in England. a Live Association
The annual meeting of the members of the Shropshire Sheep-breeders Association and Flock-Book Society was held in Birmingham on 30th alto. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. in the Wheat Belt
A second "Daily Telegraph" Special Commissioner is now in the Central Western Slope, inquiring into the production of wheat and the question of settlement and his first letter from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orient Liners. Homeward Bound Ormuz. Big Butter Shipment
The Orient-Pacific liner Ormuz is to-morrow's homeward-bound mail steamer. She takes, besides a large number of passengers, a big cargo, including a large shipment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Market. London, Dec. 24
This being Christmas week, there is no disposition to do any business, inquiries are very scanty, and seldom lead to practical results. It is interesting to note that such inquiries as come to hand refer to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 27
At the wool sales to-day there was strong competition, and prices were maintained. Jan. 28…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOOL. Brisk Competition. Prices Firm. London
At the wool sales to-day competition was brisk, and prices were firm. For scoured merinos slightly better prices were secured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grading of Wheat. a Standard of Sixty-one Pounds
The grain trade section of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce were busily employed throughout yesterday in grading the wheat and arriving at a standard number of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Market. (Our Special Report.) Inquiry Since the Sales
LONDON, December 24.--A small hut well-defined inquiry for the few lots of withdrawn wool during the past week has resulted in a little business at fully public sales' rates in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wheat Standard. Fixed at 61Lb. Per Bushel. Some Important Exceptions
Yesterday the grain trade section of the Chamber of Commerce fixed the f.a.q. (fair average quality) standard of New South Wales wheat at Glib, per imperial bushel with certain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Wheat Belt. the Heart of the Central Western Slope. Narromine and "No 9." Lessons of the Harvest. a Reassuring Prospect. Iii
NARROMINE, Thursday.--The man who still harbors misgivings as to the resourcefulness of Australia should come to Narromine for a tonic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dairy Subject. Is the Percentage of Fat in Milk Lowered by Scanty Feeding
In the case of short periods ten days to three weeks the result of the experiments seem to be entirely consistent with the conclusion that scant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Suicide of a Farmer's Wife. Albury
Caroline Schulz, wife of Mr. August Schulz, a farmer of Huon, committed suicide this morning by drowning herself in a tank close to the house. Mrs. Schulz, who had been ailing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →0N the Land. Farm and Station, the Cootamundra District. a Pioneer in Agriculture. (By Our Special Commissioner.)
Cootamundra was one of the pioneers of agricultural operations in the inland districts of New South Wales. Situated on the dividing the between the foothills of the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Crops
GLOUCESTER.—Most of the Barrington farmers are threshing their wheat. So far the yield has been a record one. The corn crops look remarkably well…
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