Sheep Farm Hand
I have a young man. who is thoroughly experiensed in mixed farming, but who is desirous of taking up position of sheep taken Apply No. 45D…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1913
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Meat and Butter
Exports of butter, mutton, and beef from the port of Sydney for the week ended February 1, 1913, according to the Customs-house returns were:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Butter Markets
Prescott, Ltd., reports concerning the butter markets of Australia and London:—Sydney—On Tuesday last a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Farmer's Sheep. The Importance of Food
The selection of a proper cross is, of course, of importance; but it is not nearly as important as the provision of suitable and sufficient food for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Run Liability
Burragorang states the following case;—"A. lets to B. a cattle run for twelve months at, say, £60 per annum, half the rent to be paid in advance,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tuberculosis in Cattle
Is it a fact, as has been alleged in evidence before us, that the climate of the coast tends to encourage tuberculosis in cattle?" Dr. Ashburton Thompson was asked by the Food…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cattle Tick
Mr. C J. Pound, who represented the Queensland Government on the Tick Commission that recently returned from America, told the Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dipping Sheep by Spraying
John Sirl, of Bethanga Lower, Victoria, writes: January 22, 1913. "I noticed in the "S. and S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce. Dairy. Another Fall in Butter Egg Market Very Firm
Another drop in the price of butter took place in Sussex-street yesterday morning. All grades were quoted 2/ down, making current rates as follow:—First grade, 96/;…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Biggest Wheat Cargo
The cargo steamer City of Lincoln which came to Sydney a fortnight ago in ballast for wheat, has completed loading at Darling Island, having now on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Standard
It was generally anticipated that the New South Wales f.a.q. wheat standard weald be higher than that of Victoria, but the weighing of samples by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australian Wool
The quantity of wool carried over the South Australian railways from July to january was 14S.857 bales and 12,171 bags, as compared with 150,368…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Judging. London, Jan. 8
A universal scale for butter judging is being advocated. That being so, there is added interest to the scale of judging used by the Department of Agriculture for Ireland in their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brisbane Wool Sales
Wiachcombe, Carson, Limited, are in receipt of the following telegram from their Brisbane office.—Wool sales opened yesterday Company cation break. Prices fully are to be per cent been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Wool Tariff
Opponents of the American wool schedule point out that the country is actually taxed Ss 9d per head of population yearly to maintain the wool industry in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat for Green Fodder
DAPTO.—The Dapto Agricultural Society is arranging to supply farmers of this district with varieties of seed wheat suitable for green fodder, as experiments have proved that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Wheat Markets
Another very quiet week has passed so far as the wheat market is concerned, and prices remain much as last reported. The difficulty in getting…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wheat Experiments at Bomsala
The wheat on the Government experimental plots at Mr. A. Bellchamber's farm, Bombala, has made very satisfactory growth. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Firmer Tone
The dry weather over the greater part of the pastoral areas of the State continues to be reflected in the numbers and quality of the sheep coming forward; fears are…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Entries for Royal Show
The secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society states that the entries in the wheat section of the forthcoming Royal Show are fairly satisfactory, the…
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