A Royal Sheep-breeder
THE services of George III.—in improving the quality of English wool—are generally known, and recognised ; but this story—of his measures to get…
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Farming & the land, 1893
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Open Column. a Wool Room for Manaro. (To the Editor of the Manaro Mercury.)
SIR,—There is a clique of wool brokers in Sydney who give the wool-growers what they choose for their wool. If you send your wool to London you are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Facts—gaeden Gleanings
If your bees are swarming excessively you will get but little honey. Prevent this by keeping the combs cleared of queen cells…
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MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report under date January 9:—After a lapse of three weeks we to-day resumed our public auction sales,…
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MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report under date January 16 :—Not withstanding the very heavy catalogue of last week, which we have disposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Facts.—garden Gleanings
IF you expect the land to feed you, the land must be well fed first. To make the winter dairy profitable, you must begin by filling a good…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Determining Butter Fat in Milk
PURSUANT to an announcement in the September issue of the AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE the Department of Agriculture obtained a Babcock Milk Tester…
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MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report under date Sydney, January 30:—To-day we held the first of the fortnightly sales which have now set…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →J. H. Geddes and Co. The Pastoral Finance Association Limited
THE half-yearly meeting of the directors and district directors of J. H. Geddes and Co. The Pastoral Finance Association Limited was held last week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Take-all" and Dry Blight in Cereal Crops
An article under this head appearing in the AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, Vol. III, Parte 12, by Dr. N. A. Cobb, pathologist to the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Facts.— Garden Gleanings
EVERY vegetable garden should have a melon patch sufficiently large to furnish all needed by the family and some to give away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Diminution of Sheep and Wool
Of considerable significance is the report of the inspector of stock (Mr. Bruce) to the effect that the number of sheep in New South Wales at the end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rabbits V. Sheep. Extraordinary Statement
THE country is greatly overstocked in the Riveri[?] generally, consequently sheep are sold and given away. In other cases they are shorn and their…
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Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:—At our usual fortnightly sale held on Thursday we offered 922 bales of wool, comprising about…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To Avoid Rust in Wheat
There were some very peculiar theories advanced at the wheat, rust conferences which have been held in Australia from time to time. That…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Station. the Wool Clip
CRITICISING the season's wool sales, the Australian Pastoralists' Review says:—Several times attention has been directed in these columns to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm. Prepare for Winter
Go where we may now, into the dairy districts, the butler, or the cheese-making districts, the same experience meets us. Dairy men find that if the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Market for Fat Cattle
Notwithstanding the low price of cattle in the Sydney markets,' the buyers of fats are becoming very busy and are sending their travellers around…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Station. the Wool Sales
At the wool sales last week, the best figures were secured by 10 bales from Bombala (J M) 7½d, and HS…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Farm. a Dairy Novelty
THE latest thing out in dairy appliances is a patent milking machine, in which the inventor claims to have solved the problem of milking by…
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