Hints for Farmers
To REGULATE THE GROWTH OP A HORN.— Rasp a horn on the outside if you wish to turn the horn in. It will give life to that part and increase its growth wonderfully on the side rasped…
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Melbourne Wool Exhibition
DIVISION 1. A.—Merino Wool, washed—Section II: For the most valuable 24 washed fleeces, unskirted, shown in a box or boxes, from ewes of any age, which must have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool and Its Manufacture
When the comb has discharged the wool clensed from noil and rubbish, in one long sliver, it is still not fit for spinning, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Farming System
IT is unsatisfactory to learn that the yield of wheat throughout the whole of this district in somewhat below the average of former years, and more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agriculture. Good Cattle
Good cattle are the best investment a farmer can put his money into. I never known man satisfied with himself or his trade, who bought poor stock at any price…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Sheep for Australia
In the Queenslander of the 25th December last was a paragraph from the Prairie Farmer in reference to some merino sheep which had been shipped from America to order of Mr. Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 21, 1880
[?] last report the weather has been dry and [?] appearances at times have indi[?] [?] of rain in has passed away with [?] this district in [?] of this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Ben's Theory
"I TELL ye it's nonsense," said farmer Ben, " This farmin' by books and rules, And sendin' the boys to learn that stuff At the agricultural schools…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Mems. How to Make a Small Farm Pay
In the early days of fanning in this colony men were satisfied if they could secure a section, or at most two sections, of land for farm; and there were plenty who thought that the section,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday Evening. January 2. 1880
WE still have to regret the continuance of the drought in this district, without the slightest appearance of ifs breaking up, and on this account business in [?] matters is almost at a standstill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Wool Report. [Australian Morgtage Land & Finance Co. Limited.] [?] Bishopsgate-street, Within. London, December 17.1880
The wool sales which opened on the 23rd [?]., closed on the [?] instant, the catalogues having comprised £6.514 bales Australian, and 37,459 bales Cape, making a total of 123,973 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Sheep for Australia
In the Queenslander of the 25th December last was a paragraph from the Prairie Farmer in reference to some merino sheep which had been shipped from America to order of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)
In the Pastoral Times of the 29th instant appears a notice [?]ting from the Board of Directors under the Prstures and Stock Protection Act,and signed by the Inspector of Stock for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday Evening. February 4, 1880
[?] stock movements are anything but numerous. [?] Wednesday we had another [?] storm followed [?] by a smart shower, which however did [?] long enough to be of much service. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Mems. the Science of Farming
When we know that the amount of soluble plant-food in the ground is limited, and that the quantity carried away in our crops every year is in excess of what is produced naturally within the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Independent Farmer
LET sailors sing the windy deep, Let soldiers praise their armour; But in my heart this [?]oast I'll keep, The independent farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society
The committee held its monthly meeting yesterday at the Royal Hotel. The report of the Improvement Committee recommending the the following improvements, viz. :—40 additional sheep pens and 4 yards ; the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
GEORGE SYNNOT AND CO report under date February 8th—The London February wool sales are announced to commence on the 15th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Travelling Sheep
Some time since, in consequence of the severe drought in the Darling district, Mr. David Chrystal started 15,000 sheep from Oberon and Mulurulu stations for Kiandra station. It…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →London Wool Sales
Schwartz & Co. telegraph from London on 16th Feb—Wool sales: Prices for greasy wools are a penny lower, compared with close of November sales…
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