Dairying
MILLTHORPE.—At the half-yearly meeting of the local butter and bacon company, Mr. Edwin James occupied the chair. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £45, and a…
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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Snail
Consider the snail from any point or view other than that of the gardener, and inherent repugnance to this peculiar creature will be shared with interest in its peculiar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Worlds Crops
When the last English mail left the fallowing summary of the world's wheat crops was circulated by Broomhall:--U.S.A.--Rain and snow fell over most winter States last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Bulletins
The Department of Agriculture has in operation a system of distributing special bulletins relating to one particular subject, and already some 40 or 50 of these have been published and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Educating British Farmers
An important session has been held of that very remarkable scientific body recently appointed to advise the British Board of Agriculture and to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farm and Garden Eggs Worth £5 Each
Two raven black Orpington hens exhibited at the Philadelphia Poultry Show were valued at £2400 and £2000 respectively. Each of their eggs is worth £5…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Co-operation for Suburban Home-makers and Small Farmers
The "Sunday Times" is now in a position to supply all information under these heads, including particulars of the great increase of the movement in other parts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rhodesian Immigration. Farms As a Bait to Britishers. London
Rhodesia intends to shortly launch a big immigration scheme, holding out the [?] of ready-made farms to [?] the British Public…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool, Wheat, and Floor Arrivals
At Darling Harbour on Saturday 500 bales of wool, 3984 tons of wheat, and 76 tons of [?]ur were manifested to arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Butter Market
Prescott, Ltd., report as follows, concerning the Australian and London butter market:- Sydney.—The market has been maintained at 90/ for local and export sale. The demand has not been very…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Victorian Butter Exports
MELBOURNE.—The total exports of Victorian butter to ports beyond the Commonwealth so far this season have amounted to 16,958 tons, valued at about £1,780,590…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Afloat
LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The wheat afleat for the [?] ogd'a is estimated at 2,725,000 quariers, and for the Continent at 2,005,000 quariers. The [?]npments of American wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Experiments
BATHURST.—The 1911-12 returns of crops at Bathurst experiment farm are now available. Wheat yields were:—Bayah variety, 22[?] bushels per acre; Bunyip, 18[?]; Cleveland, 28[?];…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Sales
The week's coal questions were commenced this afternoon to the sales room of the Royal Exchange Bridge-street with a couple of large catalogues covering a little over 10,000 bales—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Dearer
For the Homebush Stock Sales afternoon a light supple of sheep was advised. Only [?] were drawn for from is owners and the number forward comprising all descrip on and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 3
At the wool sales this afternoon there was good competition, and late prices were generally maintained. Feb. 4…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Effect on the Wheat Market. Canada to Do the Best for Herself
LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--A correspondent of "The Times" supplies an article in which he denies that the reciprocity agreement will render preference impossible…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Prickly Pear Question
Queensland is at last becoming aroused to the gravity of the prickly pear question, with which it is now faced. This anxiety is not so much due to a recognition of the great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying
WYONG.—Wyong Co-operative Dairy Company manufactured 17,9[?]8[?]b butter for December, being an increase of 20001b over the corresponding month of the previous year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Experimental Potato Plots. Durrie Farm, Wyaldra
The results of the potato trial at Durrie Farm, Wyaldra, are available. The Inspector and Instructor of Agriculture (Mr. W. H. Reynolds), under whose supervision the…
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