The Wool Sales. London, March 23
At the wool sales to-day 9,800 bales were offered. The tone of the market is firmer. LONDON, March 24…
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The farmer. Cooked Food
The loss of succulent food; said Professor Wallace in a lecture delivered at Newcastle, could be met by adopting the system, which has proved most successful,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sunflower on the :Farm
A writer in the New York, Tribune gives his experience will the. sunflower at follows:— “There is a manifest tendency [?] many quarters to boom the sunflower a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, [?] Friday Evening, April 1, 1887
Nice showers of rain fall in Deniliquin on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, A total of [?] half an inch being registered. From the telegraph office we learn that the downfall was spread over a large extent of country, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. the Jubilee Year To (the Editor of the Pastoral Times)
SIR,—Presuming that all the [?] joining in New South Wales in [?] the jubilee of Her Majesty’s [?] confined to the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. (From the Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, Melbourne)
Messrs Hemel [?] and Co., telegraph us under date 31st March.—“Wool Sales.—The sale continues fully [?] Since our last telegram there is no change for the bulk of wools. 90.000 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traveller. Duck Farmers in China
One afternoon we went on an interesting expedition up the river, and then turned aside into one of tho ninny creeks to the village of Fna-tee, and thence onward in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral
Will anyone try the experiment this year of fitting a shade house over tomato vines. We are informed they will grow during the winter and bear early in spring. When the fruit of tomatoes are setting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Society
The annual general meeting of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Albury Hotel yesterday. Mr. Kiddle, president, occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
CONTINUED fine weather has prevailed during the week and the nights have been cold enough to give warning of the approach of frosts. Grass is green and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home-Bred Cattle
Mr. Hobkirk, Speaking at a meeting of the West Tevoildale Farmers' Club last week, said the lessoned imports of beef had no effect in raising the price ; we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales. London, March 30
At the wool sales to-day 10,300 bales were offered, making a total of 78,700 bales during the series. The tone of the market is firm. The list of colonial ships the wool by which…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farmer. Pig Breeding in Denmark
IN a recent report of the American Consul at Copenhagen, some particulars on the question of pig brooding are given. In the first place, with regard to the feeding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Poultry
In selecting breeding stock the only marks that are noticed are the colors of the plumage, skin and legs ; for breeders choose the largest squarest-built birds. Not that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Tim[?]
Sir.—As one of the [?] the tow[?]people at the [?] versus Kerosene” I would [?] the public to the fact that [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. (From the Australian [?] Company, Melbourne.)
Messrs Helm[?] under date. London. [?] April —“ Wool [?] are well maintained and foreign [?] 140000 bales have been [?]…
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Our valued friend Mr Humphrey Davy elsewhere discourses on the Bulloo rat. He states that the animal is not carnivorous. We have been informed by several persons that the rat has killed rabbits. We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PASTORAL. Balranald. Riverina Recorder Office, Tuesday Evening
The past week has been of that nature that can only make glad the hearts of pastoralists and agriculturalists—good growing weather and a likelihood of its continuing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Sheep
Professor Long, of England, says: “The bare idea of keeping sheep for milking purposes would probably shock the vast majority of those who are engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pastoral News
Owing to the holidays we were unable to give our usual stock record, which we present now: At Wagga most seasonable and healthy…
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