A Farmer's Wheat
Last season Mr, las. Watt, of Fair Mount, Balderodgery, experimented fairly extensively with several varieties of wheat, and as a result recommends…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farming & the land, 1908
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Bog Butter
Bog butter is mentioned in various dictionaries of science, and samples of it may be seen in many museums, but there is no recent record of its…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Outrage
Sixteen head of cattle belonging to John M'Eachern, a Casterton (Vic.) stockowner, have been deliberately shot and destroyed. Although the police…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd
At the sales this week there was practically no alteration in values; good conditioned and well grown wools still attract most competition whilst the short-stapled…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Export of Butter
The export butter committee on Monday decided to support the proposal that for the future, when there is not sufficient storage space on a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preservatives in Butter
The suggestion to introduce legislation or make regulations to prevent the use of boric acid in butter improved into Great Britain opens up a very…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Butter Market
Whether it be in regard to stocks and shares, or everyday merchandise, he who would assume the role or market prophet must be content to take his reputation for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra Cattle Sale
Messrs. Stewart and Morton announce an important sale of mixed dairy cattle and steers at their Nowra yards on Tuesday next, 25th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wrong Sheep
A remarkable case was heard at the Perth (W.A.) court. Andrew Harriott Henning, who claimed £31/10/ from Samuel Mackay, alluded he bought a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Cargoes
Three steamers are leaving Sydney to-morrow and each of them is taking away a large quantity of wool. They are the G.M.S. grosser Kurfurst, for Bremen, via ports, with 12,500…
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Owing to frequent reminders from the Board of Health, municipal authorities are on the alert to put a stop to the practice of some dairymen of allowing their cattle to graze upon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fined for Cattle Straying
At the North Sydney Court, J. Naylor, inspector of nuisances for the Willoughby Council, proceeded against Robert William Gow, charging him with allowing his dairy cattle to stray on unregistered premises. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Decline in Sheep Values
The recent extreme values ruling for sheep at the Homebush stock sales were responsible for a big rush yesterday, when there were over 41,000 forward. They were sent in by no less…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat in London
Referring to the London wheat market, "Beerbohm," of January 15, says:—The past week has witnessed a fair amount of animation in business, but prices are not easy to maintain, in face of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Smut in Wheat. a Farmer's Method of Pickling Seed
Commenting upon the remarks of Mr. Sutton, wheat experimentalist, concerning wheat pickling, Mr. James C. Watson has this to say:â…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney Wool Sales
Two heavy catalogues were offered at the Sydney auctions yesterday, totalling 8986 bales Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company, Limited, 3590 bales; and Dalgety and Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Straying Cattle. Some Heavy Fines
At the North Sydney Summons Court yesterday, be fore Mr. Love, D.S.M., Joseph Naylor, inspector to the Willoughby Council, proceeded against Mat Bradley for having allowed certain dairy cattle to stray…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deceptive Wheat Storage Figures
On the market page of almost every issue of "The Farmer and Settler" appears a table showing the amount of wheat stored at railway stations. More…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep
Upwards of 40,716 sheep (including lambs) were balloted for sale, from no fewer than 188 consignors, and 41,193 were penned. There were two drifts of 1000 head, otherwise the consignments were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Sheep Stealing Case. Launceston
At the Supreme Court to-day, Thomas Groves, farmer, of Gladstone, was convicted of having stolen 35 ewes and 23 lambs, the property of Messrs, Fitzgerald Brothers, of…
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