Losses on Exports of Canad Cattle
ALTHOUGH it is estimated that the absence of all restrictions on their importations, affords shippers of Canadian cattle to great Britain an advance of at least $15 per head over their…
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Farming & the land, 1885
405 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 21
The Farmer. Death of Cyrus H. McCormic
This well known inventor, whose name will always be associated with improved harvesting machinery, died in Chicago, May 13, 75 years of age. He was born in Virginia…
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DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday, March 19.— The weather during the past week has been fine. The days bave been pleasant, and the nights cool. The country around looks splendid. There is…
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WALGETT STOCK REPORT.—March 21. —The weather during the last few days has been most oppressively warm, no signs of rain. The following are the stock that have passed, and the movements…
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The Union Stockyard, Chicago, is, claimed to be the greatest live stock market in the world. Started in 1866, there were passed in that year through the yards 303,007 cattle,…
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Yesterday at the yards and sheds adjoining the [?]-street railway staion, Messrs Brunker and Wo[?]e held their usual weekly sales. There was a good attendance of buyers, and Mr. Jas. H. Brunker,…
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THE most economical and appropriate combination of food for fattening sheep, says Professor W. Sanborn, will depend upon the cost of different foods in the locality. Nearly all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Sales. (From S. M. Herald.) I
Sale of 4268 bales, from Sydney, Newcastle, and Queensland, by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Thursday, January 22,1885:- Ex Caledonien, from Sydney: AS over diamond,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Farmer. Self-Acting Spring Leg Brace
THE engraving represented a self-acting leg brace which the inventor guarantees will cure any knee-sprung or ankle cocked horse in a few weeks…
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BREWARRINA WEATHER REPORT.—The past week has been considerably warmer, being quite a return of real summer weather. The thermometer has gone up as high as 102, being fully 8 or 10…
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WALGETT STOCK REPORT.—Saturday evening, March 28.—Immediately after going to press on Saturday last, a heavy thunderstorm took place, and heavy rain fell on Tuesday. In all 240 points fell…
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Sale of 803 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by John Hoare and Co:- Ex "John Duthie, from Sydney: WW over W. 5 scoured combings at 19d, 10d to 17½d, 9 at 17d, 6 at…
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The usual monthly meeting of the committee of above was held in Mr. Tulip's room Morpeth, on Friday, 27th instant. There were present—Mr. J. Mitchell (President) in…
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The weekly sales of the above Association were conducted yesterday by Mr. Jas. H. Brunker (for Brunker and Wolfe) at the sheds and yards, near the Railway Station, Elgin-street. There was a good…
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Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co. reported on Feb. 13, 1885:—The first series of London sales of Colonial wool, which commenced on Jan. 20, was brought to a close…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farmer Scraps. (From the Live Stock Journal.) Milking Records
THE herd of Sir Hussey Vivian, at Park-to- Breos -of which the private catalogue has just been issued-presents as interesting an experiment as is anywhere being tried with…
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BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, March 27.—Once more we have the pleasure of recording a substantial fall of rain. In our last issue we stated that the temperature had been exceedingly…
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IN California it is beginning to be feit that there are other sources of profit for the agriculturist than wheat growing. "The following facts are from a late issue…
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WHEAT will be fed to stock this year very much more generally than is usually the case in the colonies, and American experience with this grain is…
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WALGETT STOCK REPORT.—No change has occurred during the week. Weather still keeps dry, and for the last day or two strong winds bate prevailed. We note the following stock movements—…
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