Farmers' Meetings
BOURKE.—The annual meeting of the Bourke P. and A. Association was held on Friday night. The receipts for the year totalled £719 19s 5d,…
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Stations Add Farms for Sale
Classified advertiaements under this heading will be found on page 2…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stage, Song, and Show Concluding Performances Of "Claudian" "The Dairymaids" Still in Favour Star Artists at the Tivoli Her Majesty's
Thanks to a brightening up since the first night "The Dairymaids'' is now almost as good a show as "The Girls of Gottenberg." In point of popularity there is hardly any…
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GUNNEDAH, Saturday.--Henry D. Carter, of Narrabri, who had just signed a contract for the purchase of a farm on Burburgate, was running to catch the Narrabri train this morning,…
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The exports of butter during the week ended February 15 totalled 8074 boxes, of which 7072 boxes were shipped to the United Kingdom, 75 to China, 14 to South Sea Islands, and 33 to German New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Muswellbrook Cattle Sale
Pitt, Son and Badgety, Ltd., held a sale of 678 young STORE BULLOCKS N.S.W., bred at Muswellbrook, on Friday last, making from £4 4s to £6 8s 6d, and averaging £5 3s 6d all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Preservatives in Butter
Our London correspondent, in the letter published on Tuesday last on the subject of the butter market at home, made a reference to the Butter Bill which the Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Starving of Sheep
The police state that a man placed 215 sheep in a 316-acre paddock about a fortnight ago. There was then some litte feed. This was soon caten off. A constable went out…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lincoln Sheep for Sale
In our lust issue Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advertised for sale a number of shropshire and British sheep. Particulars wore quoted of some Lincoln sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcom be, Carson, and Company, Limited, report:—So far as superior, good, and medium wools of fair length are concerned, the market at our yesterday's sale showed no change as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat and Flour Exports
Wheat exports during the week ended February [?] were but 4 bushels, which went to German New Buinea. The flour exports amounted to 2007 sacks (2001b sacks), which were distributed as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →English Commercial. Wheat Shipments
LONDON, Sunday.--The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom amounts to 4,345,000 quarters, or 555,000 quarters more than last week; and the shipments afloat to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep
Only 7400 sheep, including lambs, were balloted for sale, and 7812 were penned, representing 33 consignors. The sheep comprised a large proportion of medium and light merine awes and wethers, with occasional…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Export of Butter. First Come, First Served. Melbourne
The Export Butter Committee to-day decided to support the proposal that for the future, when there is not sufficient storage space on a steamer to carry all the butter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →How Agriculture Progresses. Interesting Comparisons. Wheat and Maize
Many matters or deep interest—not alone to those engaged in agriculture, but also to city-dwellers-are contained' in the last annual report by Mr. W. S. Campbell, who, UNTIL quite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Market Cables. Wheat Afloat. London. Feb. 16
The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 4,345,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,070,000 quarters. The American shipments from Atlantic ports last week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Warwick Farm Racing Club. February Meeting
The following entries were received yesterday for the meeting to be held on the 20th instant:- Farm Stakes, 6f.—Crofton, Old Ned, Marie Brook, Settlement, Bushgrove Ribstone Pippin, Host, Real…
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GRENFELL.—The annual meeting of the Grenfell P. A. and H. Association was well attended. The president (Mr. T. G. Sloane) stated that the membership, gate receipts,…
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MUDGEE.—Some good yields of peaches are reported by local orchardtsts. Mr. G. A. Roth, of Eurunderee, has 400 trees in full bearing; but the best results have been from 33 trees…
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