English Farm Apprentices for Queensland
A PARTY OF 31 BOYS, AGED FROM 14 TO l8 YEARS WAS WELCOMED AT THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT OFFICE YESTERDAY…
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Coolamon Crops. Average of Five or Six Bags
COOLAMON.—The harvest is completed, but wheat still remains to be carted. The Railway Department's estimate ot wheat to be received at the Coolamon station was 170,000…
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As already announced, butter and eggs ruled cheaper among city dairy produce houses yesterday. With the advent of the lower quotation buyers were expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Breeding Notes a Claro Winner At Warwick Farm Showed Great Pace
"THE filly Lady Canberra which won the Two-year-old Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday is by Claro out of Lady Buckwheat, by Buckwheat from Field Rose, the dam of First Principle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer's Dilemma Tact and Tactics-- No. 28
For the moment the farmer's veracity is under suspicion. This does not trouble him, for he will have little difficulty in finding a convincing reply…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Better Farming Success at Young Young
An example of what can be produced by better farming methods is provided by the returns on Cambrai, a property of 969 acres, owned by Towderley and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"I Put the Poison in the Coffee" a Farmer's Death His Confession Two Sons in Hospital Melbourne
Confuting that he had poisoned the breakfast coffee, Neil Johnstone, 54, farmer, died at his home at Dirty Hollow, near Bruthen,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Now Has Its Dry Spell Maize Farmers Meet Ill-fortune
The season has taken an unfavorable turn in the Gundagai district, especially for the maize-growers, who have planted an increased area…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers Sell Wheat Millers Offer Better Prices
Yesterday's reports were no more eucouraging concerning the overseas wheat market than those received earlier in the week. The depression has not lifted…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Wool Sales. Animated Competition
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,077 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fine Wheat Yield Carcoar
One of the best wheat yields ever known in the district has been taken from Messrs. Baker Bros. farm at Burnt Yards this year. The wheat was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat at Junee. Variety and Manurial Trials
JUNEE.—Important wheat experiments have been carried on during the past season by the Department of Agriculture, at Mr. S. Kanaley's property, Junee, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 9
Chicago wheat options are quoted:—march, 129½ cents per bushel (down [?] cent); May, 130[?] cents (down [?] cent): July, 126½ cents (down [?] cent)…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Land and the Producer Improved Varieties of Oats Now Vie with Wheat Variation and Rotation of Crops Means More Profit
I would urge wheat growers to devote more of their land to oats as a profitable proposition, in which the advantages of rotation and the greater return obtained from mixed farming are important factors." Such is the seasonable advice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Features of the New Year Wool Market
The re-start of wool sales in the new year after a little over a fortnight's recess did not give the trade much rest, but the strength and general character of the competition indicated that the trade was quite ready for the resumption. Every section of buyers came into the market vigorously, and whilst the Japanese and Germans were the largest operators, there was also a good demand from Russia and Yorhshire; indeed, every section of buyers gave its quota of support to a very strong aggregate demand.—By "Warp."…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Canadian Tariff. the Dumping Duty on Butter. Vancouver (B.c.), Jan. 9
Heavy pressure for reimposition of the dumping duty on Australian butter is again reported from Ottawa, but little fear is expressed that the Government will yield, as…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →11,211 Bales Good Selections Offered To-day's Wool Sales
Many attractive clips bearing well known, brands were included in the aggregate of 11,211 bales offered at to -day's Wool sales. A good selection of wool drawn mainly…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Epping's Big Crowd Punters, Like Dogs Interesting Result of Clash Meeting Bookmakers Fielded on Horses at Warwick Farm
The popularity of greyhound racing in Sydney was manifested on Saturday afternoon, when 18,000 people attended tho mechanical hare coursing meeting at Epping. Punters had a hail day, however, for only two favorites— Rodale and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Zuleika Stays Is Resource Not to Win a Race? Imported Horses Busy at Warwick Farm
The Villiers Stakes winner Zuleika, showed to decided advantage in winning the Warwick January Handicap on Saturday. It was her first attempt, over a mile and a quarter, and no doubt the manner in which she acquitted herself tins caused her owner, Mr. K. Wootton, to regret that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sons of Pommern Conspicuous at Warwick Farm: Dolomite and Bravado Register Easy Wins
English-bred horses, when they stride form, are always to be given credit. Of the important races determined in Australasia in recent years very many have gone the way of horses from the other side, The list of imported winners is a most formidable on At Warwick Farm…
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