The Wheat Market. London, November 14
The English wheat market is heavy and inactive. The Continental markets are steady’ The American market is depressed. The spot quotation in New York of No. 2 Red…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Farming & the land, 1888
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The Effects of Careful Selection on the Butter Yield
Before a convention of buttermakers a dairyman in one of the eastern states of America said that he had been dairying with 40 cows for 20 years, and his cows…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmer. Curious Things About Shorthorns
William Warfield, a writer on shorthorns, presents the following interesting statements :—In the early days of shorthorns there was a tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Schools
The late secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society was of opinion that the British dairy farmers would never obtain the best results from their farms until they…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society
The ordinary montly meeting of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday last at the Royal Hotel. Mr J. S. Braim occupied the chair, and the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)
SIR,—Will you kindly give apace to the following remarks which I address to you in the hope that all fair dealing journals will copy for public information and agitate for an amendment of our present system of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November 16, 1888
Hot weather has ruled during the week, and there is no prospect of a change. The pastoral outlook is becoming more unsatisfactory daily, and although no serious [?] are yet reported, it is felt that without rain such disasters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. From Dalgety and Co. Monday, November 12
At our wool sale to-day we offered 2800 bales before a full attendance of the trade. Competition for good wools continues very brisk, but inferior and [?] descriptions, which are in much larger supply, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Stock Reports
THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY Co., LIMITED, report under date 16th November:—We offered 3800 bales to-day, including many choice lots, there being a very keen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Better Butter Product
Uniformity of product is what thoughtful men have for a long time been seeking the means of securing. It is believed that a proper standard of excellence can be had and strictly observed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inbreeding with Jersey Cattle
No subject has received more attention from stockbreeders than that of “breeding in-and-in,” that is, of continuing to breed from a single family without admixture of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wheat Market. London, November 20
The English wheat market is showing a general decline of 6d. per quarter. The Continental markets are declining and weak. The American market is declining, with increased weakness…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Wheat Market. London, November 15
The cargo by the Westland, from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 56,800 bushels, has been sold at 40s. 6d. per 480 Ib. LONDON, November 17…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Steam Farmer
This new machine, of which a model is exhibited in the Canadian Court of the Glasgow Exhibition, is the invention of a Mr. Romaine, of Ottawa, who for 30 years…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Store Cattle
The influx of cattle from Queensland has completely glutted southern markets, and prices have not ruled so low for many years past. Richard Gibson and Co. report having sold on Friday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Store Sheep
This market is exceedingly dull, and sales are difficult to effect at extremely low prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, November 23, 1888
GREAT beat has prevailed during the week and the highest temperature of the season has been records. The district [?] of smoke from bush fires, but none are burning near the town. It is reported that a small fire occurred at [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited. Wednesday, November 21
We have catalogued 8700 bales wool this week, and sold at auction and privately 8550 bales, 923 bales realising between 11d to 14[?] In the greasy classes the competitions are very brisk and prices for all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales. From Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited. Friday, November 16
We offered to-day 5277 bales of wool and sold by auction and privately 4167 bales. As may be inferred, for the large proportion sold, the sale was the most [?]ful of the season, competition being extra keen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pastoral Show and the Hay Public
AT the annual meeting of the Hay. Pastoral Association held the other week, complaints were made by some of the speakers about the lack of…
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