Hints to Producers. London Butter Market
This week opened in Sydney with a rise of 4s per cwt in the wholesale values of N.S.W. butter, making superfine £5. Other grades in proportion. This rise was due mainly to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1909
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New South Wales Wheat Crop. Estimated Official Average of 12.6 Bushels
The revised estimate of the area under wheat, and the probable yield of grain and hay, for the present season have just been completed, and Mr. John B. Trivett,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Agricultural and Pastoral. the State of the Country
Although the weather the last few days has been pleasanter than that which prevailed the week previous to the publication of our last issue, the want of good, soaking rains over the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.s.w. Wheat Harvest
The revised estimate of the area in New South Wales under wheat, and the probable yield of grain and hay, for the present season, have just been completed, and Mr. John B…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat in the Country. STACKED
The following is the official return of the wheat stacked at different stations in New South Wales for the week ended January 2, 1909:--Stockinbingal 7445 bags, Temora 4000,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barmedman District. Splendid Wheat Yields
In spite of tho low rainfall throughout the State for the year, especially during the mouth of October-- the period when wheat requires most moisture-- some exceptionally heavy yields…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wool Arrivals. London, Jan. 12
Arrivals of wool number 347,000 bales. Of these, 157,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are available for the first series of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reprots:— After an interval of four weeks the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., held…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Victoria. the Wool Sales. Melbourne
After an interval of nearly a month the second or January series of sales were offered yesterday, when Dalgety and Co. and Younghusband. Row, and Co. submitted catalogues which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Shipments London, Monday, 3.10 p.m
The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 1,890,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 730,000 quarters for the Continent. The shipments from Atlantic ports last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Wool Duties. the Cause of Limited Importations
The exceptionally high duties on wool and woollen manufactured goods entering America are so very heavy as to be almost prohibitive. The competition of the American buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Value of Maize as a Farm Crop
The value of maize as a farm crop depends not only on the heavy tonnage of green fodder, or the number of bushels yielded per acre, but also on the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →A Wheat Sport. Claim of 90 Bushels an Acre
A South Australian paper reports that an enginedriver, Mr. J. J. O'Shea, at Eudunda, last year noticed amongst a wheat crop a plant bearing two heads on each stalk…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Pastoral. N.s.w. Sheepbreeders' Association. R.a.s. Proposal Discussed. Schedule Slightly Altered
The committee of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association held a meeting in Sydney last week, at which various matters of importance to the association were dealt with. Perhaps the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Commercial. the Wool Trade. a Further Hardening in Prices
The volume of business in the Sydney wool market during the past week wad again very large, ana from all points of view extremely satisfactory, the sharp, upward movement…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Gostwyck Estate 73 Magnificent Farms in New England, Ranging from 4O to 36O Acres
THE announcement of the second subdivision of this noted estate is of great interest, as it offers farmers an opportunity of securing an excellent…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Agricultural and Dairying. the Minister's Message
A message from the Minister for Agriculture appears in the January number of "The Agricultural Gazette." In this Mr. Perry outlines the policy he intends to follow for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Farmer. Thatching Haystacks
Before beginning thatching, the rick should be trimmed and prepared, all humps and hollows in the roof being taken off or filled in, as the case may be, and the whole roof made…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme. Duty of Legislators. I.
In summer time, at least, the South-western train holds an unpleasant place in the minds of travellers. The journey from Junee to Hay, particularly after leaving Narrandera,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meetings of Farmers
MOLONG.—At the annual meeting of the Cudal Agricultural and Pastoral Association the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. J. R. Cabel, vice-presidents, Messrs W…
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