London Market Cables. Wheat Strong. London, Feb. 19, 1.45 a.m
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 15
The wheat markets are strong and active, owing to a continuance of good consumptive demand, which neutralises the effect of the heavy shipments. Holders of cargoes are firm…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Riverina. Widening the Wheat Belt. the Irrigation Scheme. (By Our Special Reporter.) Viii. Coolamon and Ganmain
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 10
Leaving behind the main Southern line at Junee, the traveller passes through miles of rich red soil country, with the green carpet from the recent rains just showing beneat[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Organising Farmers and Settlers
Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 7
The President (Mr. Patten, M.L.C.) and Vice-presidents (Messrs. Wetherspoon, M.L.C., and John Perry), of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, have arranged programmes of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brains on the Modern Farm
The World's News · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 12
In their 20 years of trial the sew generation of farmers have learned that every man who would successfully follow Adam's calling must know and understand everything pertaining to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Potato Crop
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9
MILLTHORPE.—The potato crop about Millthorpe gives promise of being very prolific. The late crops look exceptionally well, and the middle crops are giving more than l00 per…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Frozen Meat Market
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9
Messrs. Weddel and Co.'s statistics showing the progress of the frozen meat trade during the last 20 years is interesting reading. The figures were given in our commercial columns…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Orange Potato Crop
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9
ORANGE.—Good things are expected from the potato crop and high prices are expected to rule. The farmers are busy ploughing the dry, hard ground as well as they can, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bridging Brush Farm Gully Important Meeting at Eastwood
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 11
A well attended public meeting, convened by the Eastwood Progress Association, was held in the School of Arts Hall, Eastwood, on Thursday, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Orchard Notes By Our Gleneric Correspondent. Codlin Moth and Fruit Fly Disappear.—A Great Apple Crop. Light Orange Crop.—Lemons a High Price. Passien Fruit Allowed to Rct. The Tomato Hanger
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 7
The difference in the general appearance of the district is most striking. Since the rain, which worked like magic, one would not think Glenorie has just…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool and Wheat
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 10
Up to date this season has shown a marked increases in the quantity of wheat and wool sent to Sydney. In the case or the wheat, about 60 per cent, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Record Wheat Load
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 12
Mr. Frank J. O'Brien brought in the record lend of wheat from his place at Willow Vale. Kelvin, about 13 miles from Gunnedah, on Monday. It consisted of 165 bags, the total weight being 14…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Commerce and Finance. Latest Market Prices. Butter to Be Reduced
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 16
At a meeting of the Sussex-street dairy merchants held yesterday morning it was unanimously decided to reduce the price of butter by 4s per cwt. from to-morrow (Monday) morning. The decline in value is…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Lancashire Goose Farm. Said to Be the Largest in England
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 2
Mr. John Harrison, known in Lancashire as the "Goose King," started rearing geese some twonty-five years ago as a hobby. This hobby has grown until at the present time Mr. Harrison has some 8000 geese on his farm at Halsall, near Ormskirk. Besides these, there are two or three thousand ducks, forming one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 2
Lucerne adds to the fertility and increases the productiveness of land In several ways. The bacteria which live and multiply in the tubercles that grow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lime and Whitewashes for Farms
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 2
The following recipes, which can be recommended, are given in the "Agricultural Gazette" in response to various inquiries which have lately reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prom a Small Farm
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 2
The "Gosford Times" writes:—"Some four or five months ago a report appeared in this paper giving a detailed account of one year's output, and net profits from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Farm Notes. Good Land Ruined by Miners
Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 2
The agricultural and mining industries of Victoria have for many yearn been in conflict to a greater or less extent in connection with the important question of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat and Wool Returns
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 6
Satisfactory particulars are available in regard to the returns of wheat during the past week. The quantity received was 100,475 bags, an increase over last year of 82,858. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Afloat
Evening News · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 4
LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,775,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,640,000 quarters. The shipments of American wheat to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Cargoes
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 4
LONDON, Sunday.--Fourteen thousand quarters of South Australian or Victorian wheat. March-April shipment, have been sold at 38s 3d per quarter. The cargo by the Vermont has…
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