A Farmers' Union
ALTHOUGH the agitation for the Farmers' Unions in Victoria was only commenced about four or five months ago, upwards of fifty of these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1879
235 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 12
Juries in Horse, Cattle, and Sheep-stealing Cases
Has the time arrived (inquires the Central Australian) when that glorious privilege of an Englishman, trial by jury, should in certain cases be dispensed with ? Recently at Walgett, previously…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sheep Burnet
While possibly many now for the first time hear of the Burnet as a sheep grass, many also have, after practical test, recommended it and borne testimony to its great value as such. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, December 5, 1879
THE weather his [?] but variable rain is much [?] continues to [?] here for Melbourne [?] the quantity is less. The accounts of the Home [?] most [?] and tend to [?] the colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Wool Exhibition. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney
The entries for the wool show, which opens on the 20th inst, number 401. The list includes entries from Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, and the United…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Agriculture. Baths for Farmers
ONE very great reason why farmers become "stiff and old" before their time is from their lack of bathing and thorough muscular exercise. The professional man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, De[?] Friday Evening, December 12, 1879
[?] week the weather has been fine. On Tuesday [?] the [?] was overcast, and presented the appearance of [?] in this respect were only realised to a [?] The [?] has now [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool & Station Produce Market. Hastings Coningham and CO's REPORT. Wednesday. December 10th
Wool—This market continues as reported for the last few weeks, slight fluctuations occurring but not sufficiently marked as to indicate any change in the general currency of values, which have on the whole been well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture. Shorthorn Dairy Cows
BEFORE Shorthorns were known as a race, or rather before they grow into notoriety as a breed, for they had the reputation as a race before any record of pedigrees were kept, they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Mo[?]
WHITHER fine. AFGHANISTAN.—Latest telegrams show that the difficulty in Afghanistan is increasing. The advance of General Gough will reinforcements to strengthen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Report. Pastoral [?] Denill[?] Friday Evening. December 19, 1879
[?] has set [?] in earnest; the few last days have been very hot. The stock sates have been limited. The passings were [?] store sheep (Wilson’s) going northward: 1400 [?] from Trida station, going south; 650 store cattle from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. the Late Prosecution Under the Sheep Act. to the Editor of the Albury Banner
SIR,—In your report of the case “Crommelin v. R. Rixon,” for using an unrecorded ear-mark, it is made to appear that a knife only was employed for marking the late lambing. It is not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Wool Show. Sydney, December 23
There are over 400 competitors at the wool show, which is the finest ever held in the colonies. The long-wool section has not yet been judged, but the other awards are as follow:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Local Price of Wheat
An unusual reticence is apparent in the local market regarding the price of wheat. In another paragraph we show an account sales for wheat from Corowa to England,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers and Berryism
THOUGH farmers have had many direct experiences of the effects of Berryiam upon their calling, there are many indirect and external…
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