Profitable Share-farming. Good Start for First Year
PEAK HILL.—M. F. Barr, a share farmer on Harvey Park, put in 260 acres, being his first crop, and obtained 1480 bags—over [?] bags to the acre. The estate advanced the…
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The Soil Dairymen and the R.w.u. Conditions on the Richmond. Action by F.s.a. Council
CASINO, Monday.--At the annual meeting of the Casino District Council of the Farmers and Settlors' Association held hero the principal business dealt with included consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SUSSEX-STREET And Auction Sales. Trade in Sussex-street. Excitement in Onions. Big Rise of £2 Per Ton. Maize Up Again. Strong Market for Oats and Wheat. Firmness in Bacon
Considerable excitement prevailed for onions in the Sussex-street markets this morning, and the prices advanced rapidly from £12 to £14 per ton. The steamer Century, which arrived from Melbourne this…
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The inquiry for butter is not quite aa brisk as it was last week. A great deal of choice butter is being absorbed locally, but there is practically no inquiry for secondary qualities. The…
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Tank Measurement.—S.O.M.: The excavation measures 3770 cubic yards, and 24 cubic feet. Vermin.—B.T.F: Wash well with strong phenyle, or twice a week with a decoction of tobacco, 1lb water…
Continued on Trove, page 57 →A Farmer's Wheat Experiments
Mr J. Sawyer, whose farm is situated near Dubbo, has for some years carried out experiments with different varieties of wheat. He states that last season he tried Bobs, Bunyip,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jersey Cattle
The late Mr. G. W. Eaton's Jersey cattle have attained such a worthy standard that considerable interest attaches to their sale by Messrs. William Inglis and Son. The sale…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Nyngan Demonstration Farm. the First Year's Results. Wheat-fodder Crop Rotation
As already reported the first hay crops harvested on the Nyngan Demonstration Farm returned a ton to the acre, with a total rainfall of 532 points during the growing period. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dairying. Swiss Cattle. Utility Dairy Animals
Brown Swiss cattle are practically unknown in Australia. There is, however, no doubt about their value as utility dairy animals. I saw a number of them in America during my…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Federal Butter Competition
Plans for a Federal butter competition are maturing. Mr. Tudor, Minister for customs, has not yet secured the consent of the Cabinet, but this step may be regarded as normal. The…
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The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom amounts to 2,575,000 quarters, or 125,000 quarters less than a week ago, and the shipments afloat to the Continent are 1,135,000…
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The quantity of wool manifested at Darling Harbor and yesterday amounted to 1278 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheat-growing Lessons. at the Bathurst Farm
BATHURST, Tuesday.--Although threshing operations have not yet been completed at the Bathurst Experiment Farm, the figures so far available indicant that the wheat crops on the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →An Australian Butter Competition
In order to assist in the firmer establishment of the Federal butter-grading system, Mr. Tudor (Minister for Trade and Customs), proposes that the Government should give a gold medal for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pallamallawa for Wheat
MOREE, Tuesday.--Messrs. W. E. Myring and D. Goodsell, wheatgrowers from Eugowra, in the Forbes district, have just inspected Pallamallawa for the purpose of ascertaining if the…
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The cargo of wheat by the barque Viking, Adelaide, September 24, has been sold at 36s 7 12d per quarter of 480lb…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rise in N.S.W. Butter
The production of butter in New South Wales has slightly decreased in several dairying centres owing to the grasses and other feed being adversely affected, as is usual at this period of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The London Butter and Cheese Market
Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, London, write under date of December 8 as follows:-- "Changeable weather has continued, with heavy rains at times, but these conditions, although…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London-colonial Wool Sales
The new arrivals for the opening series of the London-colonial wool sales for the current year--which will open on Tuesday, the 16th inst.--aggregate 352,0[?] bales, as compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fat Cattle Early Maturing Animals Favoured
Early maturing cattle are most favoured in Great Britain. This is not to be wondered at when so much housing and hand-feeding has to be done. Quality counts for a great…
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