Butter Manipulation
By the last English mail we received a copy of a pamphlet issued by Messrs. Geo. Wall and Company, Liverpool, dealing with the manipulation of colonial butter in England. Much…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming & the land, 1906
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The Farmer. Dentition Test for Cattle
Arguments frequently arise at agricultural shows regarding the age of cattle exhibited. As a rule judges award prizes to the best animals as they are placed before them, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butted by a Sheep
NARRABRI, Tuesday. -- Norman de Lepervanche (28), oldest son of Doctor de Lepervanche, Government Medical Officer, while engaged in drafting sheep on Tarriaro Station, was butted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Improvement of Wheat
At the recent International Congress in Paris, a paper on "The Improvement of English Wheat" was read by Mr. A. E. Humphries, chairman of the London Flour Millers'…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat and Flour
There was more activity in new Wheat. though the market could certainly not be said to be any firmer, the tendency being rather in the other direction. A little was bought for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pastoral Retrospect of 1905 by Lana
From the point of view of the Australian woolgrower the year 1905 has been a good one. There have been exceptions, especially in the Western division of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Grazier. American Sheep Importations
From what I can learn there are not likely to be any further importations of merino sheep from America for some years to come. The reason of this is, not that American breeders…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cutting New Wheat Green
This season a number of New South Wales growers, through rushing their new wheat too soon on the market, in a vain endeavour to obtain top prices, are having their grain rejected…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Cargo From Sydney
The French barque Bayard cleared at the Customs yesterday for Falmouth, for orders. She takes a full cargo of wheat, consisting of 27,143 bags…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sex Influence in Wool
Mr. George Barber writes from Kogarab:— With reference to the fleece of a ewe donated by Mr. A. H. Perrott, of Haroldston, and Enmore, and upon which Mr. Hawkesworth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Killed by a Sheep. Narrabri
Mr. Norman de Lepervanche, eldest son of Dr. C. M. de Lepervanche Government medical officer at Narrabri died on Saturday night as the result of an accident on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Effects of Bad Cultivation on Wheat
A perplexing variation in samples of wheat has been much discussed in several districts during the past three seasons. Contrasts between sample and sample are always to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Export Trade. the London Butter Market
Reports to hand by yesterday's mail. dated London. December 1, concerning the butter market there, were to the effect that the arrivals during the closing week of November had been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Some Notes About Angoba Wool
There is on view at "The Sydney Mail" office an interesting and instructive case of gambles of mohair, in the raw material. In process of manufacture, and of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Produce in England. (From Our Correspondent.) Butter
LONDON, December 1.--The market has lost a little of its firmness, and colonial has fallen slightly in price, in sympathy with Danish. which has been put down 5 kronen in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Wool Market. London, Dec. 1
The sixth and last series of the colonial wool auctions for the year began here on November 28. Three catalogues were issued, with a total of 11,087 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Interstate Markets. Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne
To-day was generally observed as a holiday, and there were no market transactions to report. Wheat was quoted at 3s 3d, but some shippers were unwilling to exceed 3s 2½d. Private cable advices from London…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Australian Produce Abroad. London Butter Market. London, Dec. 1
During the last fortnight our market has been well supplied with Australasian butter. The Corinthie, from New Zealand, has brought 12,000 boxes, and the Tropic, Oroya,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Inland Dairy Farm
I recently visited a dairy farm on the western railway line, and will endeavour to describe the property and the system of working for the benefit of readers. The land is rich…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy. Farmer's Cheese
Inquiries are frequently received regarding the way to make cheese on the farm. Information has from time to time been given in this column, and another correspondent…
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