In isolated localities in New South Wales, butter production would he almost at a standstill if it were not for the fact that newlycalved cows are fast coming in. Copious rains ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 534 wordsA brisk private inquiry prevails at the following level of values: -- Best to £11 per ton, good £10 to £10 10s, inferior £5 10s to £7. ...
Article : 28 wordsWhen the muscovy mother leads her family of youngsters from the nest, their first instinct is for water; therefore, do not rush to feed them. Merely place a nice drink, with the ...
Article : 371 wordsThe number of hides catalogued for the sale in Sydney on October 18 was 10,141 were catalogued. Good-conditioned lines ruled firm, but second-quality lots were neglected. Best ...
Article : 165 wordsSenders of household firewood to Sydney are maintaining the metropolitan supply of boxwood, stringy-bark, mixed wood, and ironbark. The supply of bakers' wood sent by rail to ...
Article : 166 wordsAt the sales in Sydney on October 18,55,197 were offered. Competition was brisk, and the market ruled strong at the best prices of last week. Crossbred: Full wools (medium to fine ...
Article : 115 wordsAn article that should prove of interest to rearers of muscovy ducks was recently published in the Queensland "Agricultural Journal." The author of the article is Mr. R. T. ...
Article : 164 wordsCopious showers are badly needed for the dairy pastures. Lucerne and other bought feeds are much dearer. The demand for dairy cattle is quiet, and is not likely to improve until ...
Article : 83 wordsHaving selected the young ducklings for rapid growth, they are now penned, and encouraged to become lazy, are fed with two measures of corn meal, two measures of pollard, one ...
Article : 85 wordsThe dry spell is fast lessening the demand for horses. Carriers are buying as sparingly as possible, owing to the high price of maize. Farm horses have a weaker tendency. Weighty ...
Article : 103 wordsAt the sales in Sydney on October 16, 450 were forward, consisting chiefly of bobbies. The general quality was only fair. The usual ...
Article : 92 wordsMuscovy ducks love freedom, although they stand confinement well. If given free range, they can forage for themselves, and obtain a fair amount of their own livelihood. Duck men ...
Article : 239 wordsThe poultrykeepers have been pleased to see 10d to 10½d per dozen wholesale the bedrock Sussex-street range of prices this season for suburban freshlaid hen eggs. Feed has been ...
Article : 385 wordsThe week began with a total of 31 trucks of firewood for sale at auction in Sydney. Boxwood, best, 24s per ton; good, 20s to 22s; stringy-bark, best 24s, good 19s to 21s; mixed ...
Article : 63 wordsHoney. -- Choice western district, in 601b tins, 5½d to 6d per lb; other grades, 3½d to 5d. Beeswax, bright, 1s 11d to 2s per lb; dark 1s 9d to 1s 10d. ...
Article : 383 wordsA big supply of pigs numbering 2650 was forward at the Abattoir saleyards, Sydney, on October 15. These comprised all descriptions, but consisted chiefly of porkers. Excepting ...
Article : 143 wordsGreat care must be exercised that breeders and layers do not run into fat. They must be kept in lean condition for egg production and fertility. ...
Article : 256 wordsAt the sales in Sydney, on October 17, 321 casks were catalogued, as against 257 casks at the last sales. A weaker market was met with, and in order to do business a reduction of from ...
Article : 94 wordsModerate size catalogues were submitted to a full attendance of buyers at the sales in Sydney en October 17. Horsehair received good support at improved figures, while cowhair ...
Article : 158 wordsAnother small shipment of new potatoes from the early Clarence River has just arrived, in Sydney. Some of the tubers were rather small, but all were in excellent order, and hardly any ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Wed 23 Oct 1918, Page 6
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