Agriculture. Scalding Milk for Butter
AS great as is the improvement in creamraising by the use of deep vessels set in icewater, for large dairies, quite as great, in my judgment, is that of sealding the fresh…
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Farming & the land, 1879
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Sydney Wool Sales
There was a fair attendance at the wool sales and good competition. Late rates were obtained…
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COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following [?] recent Collah passings:—December 20th—18[?] wethers (Vickert's) for Sydney, Greenland [?] charge; 21st—210 fat cows (Cook's) for Svd[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rust in Wheat
THE provalence of rust in wheat in this this district gives the following article, which is extracted from a Victorian journal, a peculiar appropriateness:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Tuesday evening, Dec. 31.—Since our last report we have had a we k of remarkably cool weather for Christmas time. We have had two or three sprinkling showers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wednesday evening, recd. 8.10
Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report: We have sold 3100 bales of wool this week, greasy realizing 7d to 11¼d; good average fleece 17d to 19½d. Prices about the same…
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The wool sales maintain about the same prices as last week in Faulty wools are almost unsaleable. Well conditioned lots, unless reserved at higher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Occupation and the Banks in New South Wales. (Herald of Monday.)
A Parliamentary return moved for in the Assembly last February, and published a few weeks ago, gives the names of the pastoral occupiers of the colony at that date, the area…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday evening
Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. report: We offered to-day 1650 bales of wool, and sold 1260 bales, Greasy and scoured sold well, maintaining last month's values; washed was neglected. Quotations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trials of Farmer
MR. PLUG prides himself on furnishing his guests with milk of the sweetest, purest quality, and for this purpose he keeps his own [?]. Lasr spring be purchased a cow…
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DUBBO STOCK REPORT,—Jan, 9.—The weather duriag the past week has been changeable. On Friday evening, about 6 o'clock, a very heavy thundrstorm passed over. For about an hour, the…
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NARBABRI STOCK REPORT.—Januray 10, 1879.— There is no change to report in the weather during the past week, The same unvariying heat and dry weather has been our portion, and the country about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Wool in the East
Mr. M. Synnot forwards us (Melbourne Argus) for publication the accompanying letter, which he has received from Shanghai. The samples of cloth referred to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday evening
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Our catalogue to-day comprised eighteen hundred bales, and we sold at auction and privately twelve hundred and fifteen bales. Prices ruled about the same as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Markets. Hastings, Cuningham, and Co. (Limited) Melbourne Wool Report
We catalogued for our sale this day 1650 bales wool. Biddings were exceedingly active in greasy and scoured, and our valuations were fully realised. We estimate these descriptions as sustaining the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. (By Telegraph.) Wednesday, received at 9 20 p.m
Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—"We have sold sixteen hundred bales of wool this week at last week's rates. Prices firm"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English and Scotch Farm Rents
A good deal of conflicting evidence has latterly reached these colonies, as to the present tendency of rents of farms in England and Scotland. For a long time the report was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, January 20, 1879. (Before Messrs. J.N. Brooks, P.M. J.R. Smart and R. Millar, J's.P.) Sheep Stealing
Charles M'Manus was brought up in custody, having been arrested on warrant and remanded from the Bundarra Bench, on the charge of stealing forty-three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture. the Best Cows for the Dairy. (From the Rural New Yorker.)
A PROPER fitness of things is most important in dairying. Doubtless there is no other branch of rural industry in which so much is lost by want of the consistent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—January 17,1879.— There is no change to report in the weather during the past week, the same unvarying heat with not the slightest promise of rain prevailing. In the…
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