Dairy Produce Markets
Butter advanced a few shillings during the week. Best is now selling up to a hundred. There is a fairly strong demand at the enhanced values…
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On the Land. Farm and Station. Yanco Irrigation Farm. Impressions of a Visit. Iii
In previous articles the necessity for close attention being given by Parliament to the details of the Northern Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme has been dwelt upon. Reference was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying
ALSTONVILLE.—Grass is plentiful, and stock are doing well. The Alstonville Creamery Company for the last month manufactured 84 tons of butter, the total receipts being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Crops
BRISBANE.—Poor accounts have been received concerning the maize crops on the Downs. A recent visitor states the early maize crop appears to have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Organising the Farmers
GILGANDRA, Wednesday.--Mr. R. Gilmour, a member of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and president of the Western District Council, an adjunct of that body,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter and Cheese
Both butter and cheese are firm, but choicest Australian butter is still quoted at 108s per cwt., with a few special lots at 110s, and all quotations are practically the same as they…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat and Flour
The wheat markets are dull at about 6d per. quarter decline. Buyers are inactive in view of the easy condition of the American markets, and the favorable news from Argentina. All…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Record Wheat Cargo
Contimatory advice has been received in respect of the telegram from Melbourne concerning a record shipment of wheat. Messrs. J. Darling and Son report that the steamer Knight of the Garter has been…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Iverna to Load Wheat
The British four-masted burque Iverna, which was originally fixed to load coal at Newcastle for the West Coast of South America, has now been taken up to load wheat on behalf of Messrs. Donnelly and Co., of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Will Wool Prices Hold?
The prices paid for wool at the sales since the opening of the new year have been so unexpectedly good, that there is much interest in the Question, "Will the rise be maintained?"…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Handling Wheat the Present Disabilities
The size of the wheat sack is a vital question from the lumper's point of view. He is a good worker and a hard worker, but, like Captain Kettle, there are some things he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Trade. Extremely Animated Market
Another eminently satisfactory week's business has been transacted in the Sydney wool market. Auctions were held from Monday to Wednesday. Seven catalogues were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Market. Prices Harden. for Most Descriptions
The upward movement which set in with the re-opening of the Sydney wool auctions on the 4th inst., continues to develop. Prices for all but the top lots of the best clips are now fully…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Distribution of Dairy Stock, Draught Horses, &c
As a result of the settlement of affairs in the Estate of the late Mr. Edward Pritchard, the magnificent dairy herd and stud stock of the decaased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drought on the Hurter. Millet Crops Almost a Failure. Will Brooms Be Dearer?
The serious outlook for the coming crop of broom millet in New South Wales is attracting the attention of growers, agents, and broom manufacturers, as they all recognise that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Rabbit Problem. Orange Farmers Angry
BATHURST, Saturday.—The reports of the inspectors to the Bathurst P.P. Board showed that rabbits are still numerous along the water frontages. As there is practically no grass in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wiltshire Farm Bombarded
A novel military experiment has just been made on Salisbury Plain. Rushall Down Farm was bombarded with shells from the new pattern howitzer which has recently been acquired by the Government and attached to the 86th Brigade. The test was made to allow the experts to obtain some idea of the destructive…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shortage of Trucks. Produce Delayed. Complaints by Farmers
The shortage of railway trucks is not only confined to those dealing in fat stock. Large quantities of chaff were reported to be lying at country towns awaiting transit to Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Closer Settlement. the Walla Walla Farms
ALBURY.—There has been a large number of inquirle[?] about the Walla Walla landa becoming available for selection next week, and so far as can be judged, there is likely to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairying
COBARGO.—The District Co-operative Butter Company, Ltd., for the month of December, manufactured 58,0121b of butter, for which suppliers were paid net chequea to the…
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