The Crops
CARCOAR.—During last week large numbers of special trains, conveying wheat from the southern stations, have been running across the Blayney-Harden. branch. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1905
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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Horse and His Rivals
On the introduction of every new mode of locomotion the downfall of man's best friend has been freely prodicted. When Stevenson evinced the disdain of the inventor for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fruit Industry. a Poor Crop of Grapes. Fruitgrowers and the Tariff Commission
It seems certain now that the grape crop of the Cumberland district this season will be nothing remarkable. Indeed, one large grower holds it is the worst season he has experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Dairying Industry
BERRY, Thursday. -- The evidence given by Messrs. R. J. Fairbairn and Chas. Sinclair before the Royal Commission in Melbourne respecting co-operative conduct of the butter…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Condition of the Crops
HARWOOD ISLAND, Friday. -- The early maize crop has been partially ruined by the dry weather. QUEANBEYAN, Friday. -- Mr. Crace, of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Raising Turkeys
DAMP or low swampy land is net a good location for raising turkeys, the ideal being gravelly, light soil through which flows a small stream. For the very…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Grape Crop
All round the district the growers suffered severe losses in their grape crops through the heat wave on December 31st, and the damage done, as reported, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.s.w. Sheep-breeders' Association
Mr. A. H. Prince, secretary of the New South Wales Sheep-breeders' Association, has issued his annual schedule of prizes for the how (the 11th), to be held at the Royal Agricultural Society's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Dads Wayback" on Poultry Farms
I SEE be ther papers, Wayback, quite a lot o' folk is took with ther idee as they can make a livin' quick an' comfortable out o' a chnokle farm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Wheat
LONDON, Sunday.--Seven thousand quarters of Australian wheat, October shipment, have been sold at 32s 1012 per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Fleet
Three large sailing vessels arrived at Sydney on Saturday and yesterday seeking a profitable charter. One, the Inverclyde, which came from San Francisco, has been chartered to load wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Trade Difficulty. Situation Unchanged
SHIPOWNERS MEET AGAIN TO-DAY. The outlook in the wool market underwent practically no change on Saturday, as little or nothing could be accomplished towards a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Trade Deadlock. Position Practically Unaltered
The dispute between the wool buyers and shipping companies with regard to the Imposition of the primage charge by steamship owners continues. The position on Saturday was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Deadlock in the Wool Trade
It may be hoped that the deliberations of the persons interested in the wool and shipping industries, to be held to-day, will result in an amicable settlement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Buyers' Strike. Primage Charge Deferred. Sales to Be Resumed
The shipowners met again to-day, and further discussed the position created by the suspension of the wool sales. It was decided not to enforce the primage charge of 6s 3d per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Irregular and Haphazard Farming
Two of the most prominent faults in farm practice In this country are the tendency to limit production from the soil to one leading line, and the impulse to go out of a crop when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Farmers' Union. Reduction in Price of Cane. Abolition of Electors' Rights. Local Government Scheme. Maclean
A meeting of delegates of the Clarence Farmers' Union to-day was largely attended, eight branches being represented. Mr. Napper, of Ulmarra, presided. Correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Along of Bill. The Man From Mudgee the Futurist and the Farmer
The Police: "I warned the prosecutor to be here, your Worship. He was to have attended to identify those accused this morning, but I believe he has gone back to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence Farmers' Union. Maclean
A meeting of the council of the Clarence Farmers' Union was held to-day. The meeting decided to urge the abolition of electors' rights, and that any scheme of local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle
928 yarded, out of 946 that had been drawn for the general quality being medium to good with odd lots of prime weighty sor[?] and a fair number of…
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