Stud Sheep Sales
The twenty-fourth annual stud sheep sale was commenced at the wool stores of Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., Sydney, on Monday…
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Farming & the land, 1898
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The Dishorning of Cattle
Ex-Governor Hoard, the well known American authority, says that the continued dishorning of bulls and cows kept for breeders is bound to result in the deterioration of…
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The fourth annual Show of the New South Wales Sheepbreeder's Association was officially opened on Friday, 1st instant, at the Agricultural…
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A private cable from London, states that the wool sales continue firm with upward tendency for merinos and bulk fine crossbred wools. The market is very very depressed for bulk medium and course…
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A few of our very , best and highly intelligent dairy farmers test the milk and butter yield of each cow in their herd for 12 months, and feed up or cull out according to…
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The greater part of the lions exhibited to the public have been born and reared in travelling menageries or caravans Nowadays the breeding, training, and rearing of wild beasts…
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The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, Limited, has transferred its department dealing with the selling of dairy produce in England to Mr. C. J. Valentine, who was at one time dairy,…
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Those who are acquainted with this vegetable know that it is closely allied to the sunflowers (says Rural Australian), and that it produces tubers in the same manner as the potato,…
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The development of the udder has been the care—the main care, it may be said—of all improvers of the distinctly dairy breeds. The bag, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →—THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence, Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal Saturday, July 9, 1898. Australian Butter in London
THE season just ended did not turn out very propitious for Australian butter in the home market. The autumn and winter of 1897 were…
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For wool there is good competition, and prices are unchanged…
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The above races took place on Saturday last, with the following results:— FARM STAKES, 6 furlongs.—Ninepins, 7st 11lb (J. Robinson). 1, Marathon, 7st 5lb…
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EDWARD HIGGENS (for Hill Clark and Co.) reports having sold for the half year ending June [?] 1898, by auction and privately, direct and in conjunction…
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The following rates were realised:—Co[?] Inverell, 9½ [?] Vindar [?] Bracker, 9d ; Brud[?] 7?d: Panican, 6½d. The fifth series of sales will commence on September 20, and the sixth series on…
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The following rates were realised:—Ratherwood, 9½d; Cassills, 9[?]d; Gidley, 9[?]; Milerea, 7½d; Braemore, 7½d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Siege of Santiago. Yellow Fever Among the American Troops. the Carlist Agitation. Germany and the Philippines. Australian Sheep for the Americans. a Spanish Spy. London, July 14
General Shafter has had a long interview with the Governor of Santiago, in the course of which he vainly urged that resistance was hopeless. The Governor finally told General Shafter if he wanted…
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Wool market firm, and unchanged…
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At the continuation of the fourth series of the wool sales yesterday prices were firm, and there was keen competition for all classes. The following prices have been realised for the respective clips:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Effects of Foods on Milk and Butter
Every food when first given seems to have more or less effect in decreasing or increasing the percentage of fat in the milk. This effect is, however, transitory, and the milk returns…
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