Produce. Dairy
The quality of the river eggs seems to be steadlly getting worse. Consignments from both the Manning and Clarence rivers were averaging from half a dozen to 14½ dozen bad…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Farming & the land, 1913
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Summer Fruit Crop
WENTWORTH.—At Curlwaa the fruit is r[?]ning slowly, but dried apricots are com[?] in. If the hot weather lasts the fruit will soon recover the lost ground, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Orchard Robbers
The orchardist usually looks suspiciously on birds that pay him a visit in the fruiting season. When he sees them busy among the laden branches he jumps to the conclusion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Season and Crops
BURROWA, Friday.--The weather has been very variable and oppressive of late. Throughout there have been occasional thunderstorms, which only produced light rain. Locally,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More American Farmers
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Immigration Department today received a cable from the Victorian Land Commissioner in America stating that four American farmers' are coming to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmer's Wife Shot. Ex-state Boy Accused
A shocking crime was committed at Punchbowl, near Copmanhurst, N.S.W., early last Sunday morning. It appears that Mrs. Lloyd, wife of Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Wheat. More Freely Offered. London
Australian wheat was more freely offered to-day. There was little Inquiry from British speculators, but Continental bids came fairly freely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strong Wool Market. Merinos in Demand. Spirited Competition. LONDON
The wool market exhibited considerable strength to-day. There was activity in the market for merino and finer grade crossbred, and. It still ruled in favor or sellers under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Small Man and the Small Farm. an Attack on Exaggerated Living Areas. Not Enough to Go Round
"Land" writes to the Editor of the "Sunday Times" as follows :— "As one of your most consistent and persistent readers you deserve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Notes. Warwick Farm
Yesterday's meeting of this club was fairly attended, and some good sport was provided. Short-priced favorites in Malt Mary, Midge B., and Purita were narrowly defeated; while St…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Copmahurst Tragedy. Farmer's Wife Done to Death. Body with Seventy-Five Shot Wounds. a State Boarded-out Boy Charged, And Committed for Trial
The startling news reached Copmanhurst, a township of Clarence River, on Sunday afternoon that Mrs. ('Nell') Lloyd, aged 30, wife of Mr. James Lloyd, of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Aged Poor. How They Live at Rookwood. "Christmas Day in the Poorhouse." The Daily Fare of the Aged Ones. Their Prison Garbland Milkless, Sugarless Tea. Breakfast: Bread and a Spoonful of Treacle—Meat for Dinner; but Never any Vegetables, except Potatoes—One Ounce of Butter, with the "Holy Unction" on Sunday—Why Can't these Poor Old Men be Better Treated by the State?
"Christmas Day in the Workhouse" is a favorite ballad for recital at Labor gatherings. It is supposed that the "workhouse" referred to is a purely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Butter Markets
The Sydney better market inclined to quietness throughout last week. First quality was unchanged at the previous week's lower rates of 100s, but seconds, according to Prescott, Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →West Australia's Wheat
PERTH, Sunday.--The season's wheat yield is officially estimated at 9,389,904 bushels. This increases the average from 12.10 to 12.4 bushels per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More Wheat Fixtures
The Norwegian ship Avenir, which was chartered a few days ago by the Farmers' Union to load wheat at South Australia for the U.K. or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the opening of the week's Sydney wool auctions this afternoon, at the Royal Exchange Rooms, two catalogues were offered, covering [?] bales—Harrison, Jones, and Devlin,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Steamers at Sydney
The steamer Arrino, which is to load wool and general cargo at Sydney for Dunkirk, Hull, and Antwerp on behalf of the Austral-European Line, arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Invercargill Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)
At the Invercargill wool sale 12,000 bales were offered, prices were on a par with recent sales, and a halfpenny to three-farthings above those of last year. Purchases were mostly for Bradford, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Market Cables. Wool Sales. London, Jan. 17
At the wool sales this afternoon prices for merinos and crossbreds were firm, and competition was spirited. Jan. 18, 6.55 a.m…
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