Sheep's Horn for Horseshoes
A NEW horseshoe has lately been experimented with at Lyons, France. The show is made entirely of sheep's horn, and is found particularly adapted to horses employed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1885
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The Farmer
A POTATO digger has been patented by Mr. Reuben B. James, of Rising Sun, Ind. This invention relate to ploughs for turning potatoes out of the ground, curved bars or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
The weather still keeps its summer character, end the heat daring the pest week has been excessive. On Sunday afternoon, at four o'clock, the thermometer at Sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Wheat. London, January 6
A further advance of [?] has taken place in Australian wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The farmer. Judging Agricultural Horses
IN The Agricultural Gazette, Mr. W. C. Spooner, M. R. C. V. S., too well-known writer on veterinary and agricultural subjects, thus describes, thus method of judging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)
Sir,—At the last meeting of the Deniliquin Council a question was asked having reference to the destruction of sparrows. Since that time I have been making inquiries as to what action is taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin: Friday Evening, January 9, 1885
Although there were strong indications of A change during the early part of the week they passed off before any material quantity of rain fell. On Tuesday 3 points were registered at the Deniliquin office, 20 at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. (From the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited ) THURSDAY. January 8
We held our usual wool sale this afternoon, when a catalogue of about 1700 bales was submitted to a tall attendance of buyers. Competition was spirited and late rates well maintained for all good wools. The chief feature of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Short Talks with the Boys
I WAS talking with a sturdy old farmer the other day, and asked him how many boys he had. "Five," he replied, "and I'm going to make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Stock Regulations. Diseases in Sheep Act
A supplement to the Government Gazette contains a series of proclamations and regulations under the Diseases in Sheep Acts. The first proclamation suspends the operation of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &c. MELBOURNE
Messrs. MONCKTON D. SYNNOT BROS, report:— Wool.—We held this afternoon our first sale of wool since the holidays and offered 2,242 bales to a very large attendance of buyers. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer. Large and Small Breeds of Swine
COLONEL F. D. CURTIS, writing in an American contemporary, says:-- Like Prof. Sanborn, I have changed my opinion regarding the comparative value of the Small and Large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Deniliquin Pastoral Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday. Mr Lewis Kiddle occupied the chair, and the following members were also present :— Messrs Falkiner, Franks,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin. Friday Evening. January 16, 1885
The weather has been intensely not during the week. [?] On Monday last the temperature was 108 °, on Tuesday [?] 107 °, on Wednesday 105 °, on Thursday 108° , and [?] [?] day 109 ° , or an [?] of over 107°. The effect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
After a long interval of excessive heat, the weather on Friday broke up, and slight showers fell during that and the following day. Beyond cooling the atmosphere the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &c. MELBOURNE
Messrs. MONCKTON D. SYNNOT BROS, report:— Wool.— Since our last report there has been hardly anything doing in wool. Our next sale will be held on Friday next, the 23rd inst, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Wool Sales. London, January 20
The wool pales were opened to-day by Messrs. Charles Balme and Co. and Helmuth SchWarlze and Co., 7600 bales being offered, chiefly from Victoria and the Cape. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Farmer. Short Talks with the Boys
I WAS talking with a sturdy old farmer the other day, and asked him how many boys he had. "Five," he replied, "and I'm going to make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Notes. About Farming. (From the S.a. Register.)
In the practice of agriculture there are three grades or classes of farmers—the bad, the good, and the high class. As in society there can be no very well-defined line…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening. January 23, 1885
A [?] chan in the weather took place on sturday [?] and 7 [?] of rain fell [?] it was [?] weather has been [?] last [?] days…
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