Wheat for Vladivostock
The tramp Livingstonia is at present alongside Darling Island, loading 6500 tons of wheat. She is proceeding to Vladivostock. This its the first cargo of wheat from this port to the Russian port…
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London Wool Sales
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—There was a large selection of wool forward at to-day's [?] and prices for best sorts were fully [?]ned…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At to-day's wool sales some 10,450 bales were submitted. The better class of wools was in keen request, and sold readily at late rates, as did anything in the shape of quality. Continental…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sydney Wool Sales
Two heavy catalogues were submitted to buyers at the Sydney wool sales this afternoon, covering 10 sin) bales—Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company, Limited, 1500 bales; and Dalg[?]ty and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales. Sydney
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,964 bales, and the sales including private transactions amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Australian Butter. Sacrificed in London
In the half-yearly report of the directors of the Shepparton Butter Factory it was remarked that with the maintenance of the quality of Australian butter, and proper…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Butter and Cheese Market
Under date of December 29, Messrs. Mills and Sparrow. Tooley-street, London,write:-- "Owing to the holidays, business this week has been confined to a few days only. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To-day's Wool Sales
At the Wool Auctions to be held at the [?] Exchange, Bridge-stree, this afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock prompt, Dalgety and Company, Limited, will offer a catalogue of 6337 [?]laes, comprising a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cattle Starving. Drought in Lismore District
The steamer City of Grafton, from the Richmond River, arrived at Sydney this morning with 80 boxes of butter in the freexer. intead of 1800 boxes as is the case when times are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Depths to Sow Wheat, Oats, and Maize. Useful Hints for the Farmer
At the Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia experiments extending over three years were carried out respecting the best depths to plant wheat in the various kinds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country
The consequences of the continued dry spell are beginning to be severely felt over a greatly extended area, and up to January 27 the only rain of any benefit was isolated storms at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter
LONDON, December 29.--A holiday tone has pervaded all the produce markets of the metropolis during the past week. Practically all firms closed from Saturday to Wednesday. It…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Improvement in Butter Export. Anti-grader's Explanation
"Butter from the State arriving this season has shown a marked improvement over the butter shipped in 1909-1910," reports Mr. King, of the London office of the Coastal Farmers'…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Cattle Tick. Sanguine Feeling at Kyogle
The Kyogle "Examiner" writes:—It is very gratifying to know that at this season of the year, when the tick post is usually so unpleasantly active, there are indications that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Marketing of Wheat. Federal Commission Appointed
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. T. Langdon (chairman), Mr. J. Carlisle, Mr. G. F. Holden, Mr. W. S. Keast, Mr. J. Lemmon, and Mr. W. Plain, members of the Federal Assembly, were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Sheep Fly. Pest Encouraged by Rabbit-trapping
At a recent meeting of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board a letter was received from the Jerilderie Board asking for co-operation in having an Act passed to suppress…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 29
At the wool sales this afternoon there was a large selection of New Zealand crossbreds. Prices for best sorts were fully maintained owing to strong American competition, while…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Wheat Rainfall Map of New South Wales
The above map is a copy of one issued by the Commonwealth Meteorologist, in company with a similar map of Victoria, to illustrate the rainfall of the various districts, as it affects the cultivation of wheat. It has for years been recognised, as regards the average farmer, that the important aspect of the rainfall is not so much the amount as the time of year in which it falls. This the map shows admirably. The thick black lines which traverse the map show the percentage cf the total rainfall, which occurs during the months April to October inclusive. The interrupted thick black lines connect the points of equal rainfall within the period named. In addition, a number of stations are marked, showing the average…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Stock Wanted for Java. Herefords to Cross with Zebus. British Breed of Sheep
Dr. C. de Blieck, Director of the Veterinary Laboratory and Veterinary School at Buitenzorg, Java, who, as announced in a recent issue, is on a visit to Australia, spent a fortnight in…
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