The Wheat Harvest
A considerable amount of activity is being displayed in the shipment of wheat from the Darling Harbour railway depot. On Monday 25,000 bags were loaded into vessels ranged…
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Shipment of Wheat
More activity is being shown in the shipment of wheat at Darling Island. The record for Monday was 25,000 bags, which is said to be the best day's shipment for the season. During last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales
Dalgety and Company, Limited, are in receipt of the following cable from their London house:— "Wool sales have opened, with large attendance of buyers, and fairly animated competition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Butter. to the Editor
Sir,--I have been much interested in following the controversy that has been going on recently with reference to the price of Australian butter on the London market as against Danish,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, March 8, 6.20 p.m.— The wool sales opened this evening. Competition was brisk, at from par to 5 per cent advance on January rates for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Rural Notes. Butter Export
The butter season in Victoria is turning out fully up to expectations. The Sophocles this week takes away 450 tons, which brings the total tonnage of butter to the United Kingdom since…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Will Sheep and Goats Interbreed ?
Will sheep and goats cross? That the ram will mate with the she goat and the he goat with the ewe there is no doubt, but whether the seed from such a copulation has or ever will prove fertile is a question…
Continued on Trove, page 592 →English Commercial. Wheat Cargoes
LONDON, Tuesday.--Twenty-two thousand quarters of Australian wheat, ready to load, have been disposed of at 30s 6d per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WOOL. Weekly Review
There is little or no change to report in the local market since our last review, a fair enquiry for the time of year prevails, especially on Japanese account, and any private contract sales which have taken place…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Food that is Fatal to Sheep
Dr. Bernard Dyer has just reported to the Leicestershire Agricultural Society, of which he is the consulting chemist, a remarkable case which has come under his investigation…
Continued on Trove, page 592 →Wheat in Riverina. Wagga
The wheat season is now drawing to a close, most of the grain having arrived at the railway station at Lockhart. Over 100,000 bags passed over the weighbridge, about 60,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Position of Australian Butter. How the Producer Is Misled
"Pioneer" writes:—"Your article on this subject in to-day's issue should be placed by every dairyman in such a conspicuous place that it is practically always before him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Laggan Agricultural District. Its Butter Factory and Flour Mill
Laggan is a neighbouring agricultural and grazing district to Crookwell, embracing a tidy area of rough and billy country. At the same time there is a lot of good land thereabouts, and…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Fruit-drying As an Industry. Profit From Sultanas and Raisins. What Plant Is Required. Ax Adjunct to Wheat Farming. Light Labor for Women and Girls
As a means of enabling a large number of families to settle permanently and prosperously in some of the dry, hot districts, fruit-drying appears to be worthy of special attention. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Wool Sales. Crossbreds Show an Advance. Decline in Merinos. London, Tuesday, 2.50 p.m
The March series of London wool sales opened to-day. Competition was brisk throughout as compared with rates at the close of last series. Prices for crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our London Letter. Big Movement of Wool at Hardening Values. (From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, January 29, [?]
It is always a pleasure to report wool markets such as have been witnessed this week in London, and as i have sat on the benches in Coleman-street, it has been no light task to secure wool at anything like a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →On the Land. Farm and Station. the Ploughing Season
The heavy rains in the north and northwest will serve farmers anxious to get forward with ploughing for wheat, oats, or barley. For the most part, however, the large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Handy Farm Truck
With this truck one can pick up a barrel or bag of grain. fruit or vegetables and wheel it away (says the "Orange Judd Farmer"), even over a rough path—[?]mething almost impossible with the small…
Continued on Trove, page 604 →Cowra Experimental Farm
Mr. George L. Button, who has been experimentalist to the Hawkesbury College for me past four years, has been appointed manager of the Cowra Experimental Farm. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 590 →Farmers and Fruitgrowers Guide
The fifth edition of "The Farmers and Fruitgrowers' Guide," issued by direction of the Minister for Agriculture, and compiled by Mr. W. H. Clarke, editor of the New South Wales…
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