The Australian Sheep Shearing Machine
THE above machine which was lately, tried at Barsha[?] is thus described by the Mu[?] and Qui[?] Times:—“In point of size the machine may be regarded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1887
305 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 16
Destruction of Sheep by a Poisonous Weed
A BOURKE telegram of Thursday says:—The mob of Mr. Hurtle Fisher's ewes, over 1000 of which lately died from the effects of having eaten a poisonous weed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. LONDON, Aug. 11
The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 17th instant; 37,000 bales will be offered, including 11,000 bales of Australian wools…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The English Crops. LONDON, Aug. 11
The Hessian fly and the drought are injuring the crops in England…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Proposed Butter Factory at Camden
THE provisional committee of the proposed butter factory met last night, and heard the report of the visiting committee to the south coast factories. The committee were satisfied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Leases
REGULATION No. 107 under the Crown Lands Act has been amended as under :—"The rents of all pastoral leases, when determined, shall be notified to the lessee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Stealing Near Peelwood
AT the Tuena Police Court on Friday, 12th August, before Mr. Smith, P.M., and Mr. James Hall, J.P., Michael Hogan was brought up in custody charged with stealing one sheep, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Pastoral Company. LONDON, Aug. 15
The Queensland Pastoral Company, with a capital of £2,000,000, is projected. The first instalment of capital required will be £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camden Butter Factory
A largo muster of dairymen and others were present at the adjourned meeting of the butter factory last night. A site for the factory was chosen at Westbrook, a little out of the town. The articles of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Sheep in Victoria
THE annual show of the Australian Sheep-breeders' Association commenced in Melbourne on Friday. The animals exhibited are stated to be quite equal to the standard of any previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Butter Factory in the Camden District
THE adjourned meeting to consider the establishment of a butter factory was largely attended in Camden on Wednesday night, with Mr. H. P. Reeves in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. ANTWERP, Aug. 17
The wool sales opened here to-day to a quiet market. Prices are generally ruling a penny lower than at the close of the last series…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. LONDON, Aug. 20
There was a large attendance at the opening of the Antwerp wool sales on Wednesday. Prices generally show a decline upon those realised at the series of sales held there in May last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
AT a fortnightly sale of wool in Sydney on Tuesday only a small catalogue was brought forward. Owing to the lots submitted being unattractive, hardly a fair test of the market could be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
AT a fortnightly wool sale on Wednesday a firm market was reported at prices about equal to those obtained at the last auction. Competition was animated, especially for the better…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Antwerp Wool Sales. LONDON, Aug. 24
At the Antwerp sales 5000 bales of Australian wools sold at the rate of one halfpenny below the prices realised at the last London series. There now remains a balance of 6000 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather and Crops in the Crookwell District
THE weather at Crookwell during the last few days has boon delighteful, with sharp frosts at night. During the greater part of the winter, owing to the continuous rain, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Merrilla, Mummell, and Parkesbourne Farmers' Association
A PUBLIC meeting was held at Merrilla on Friday last to make the necessary arrangements in connection with the annual ploughing matches of the above association. The president…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association
The annual show of this association was held last week. The weather was fine and the attendance large. The number of exhibits, including non-competetive, exceeded 870 which was a larger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hop Crop. LONDON, Aug. 26
Hop-picking is now general throughout the hop districts…
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