The Wool Sales. London, April 19
The wool market is steady. South Australian greasy wools are neglected in consequence of their earthy and wasty character. Foreign buyers have taken…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farming & the land, 1890
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The Hume Farmers' Union
THIS body held their quarterly meeting at Mr. Skinner's Farmers Home Hotel, Burrumbuttock, on Saturday last, the 19th inst. In the absence of the president, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer. The Old Methods of Farming
How awfully hard were the old ways of farming, As sad recollection presents them to light, The old iron plough that was drawn by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm, Station, and Garden. the Rutherglen Vineyards
The Rutherglen shire undoubtedly holds the premier position in the colony with regird to the viticultural industry. Vineyards yards have been established in every…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Home Farmers’ Union
This body held their quarterly meeting at Mr. Skinner's Farmers' Home Hotel, Burrumbuttcck, on Saturday last, the 19:h inst. In the absence of the president, Mr. R. Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Stock Report Pastoral [?] Deniliquin Friday Evening April 25 [?]
Fine wheatear has ruled during the week. The days [?] to be hot, bat the nights are [?] cool, The river remains at rammer level and [?] in numerous places dry [?] while there are miles of the course covered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. April 23
WOOL—We offered a small catalogue yesterday to a good attendance of buyers, and cleared nearly the whole under competition at satisfactory prices. Ordinary greasy realised up to 8dper lb, and scoured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Dog and Sheep
We known one flock of ten pure bred sheep which produced in one season twenty-three lambs, the proceeds of which, when sold, netted £6 for each ewe. The profits on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer. The Old Methods of Farming
How awfully hard were the old ways of farming. At sad recollection presents them to light, The old iron plough that was drawn by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Farmers and Protection
A complete revulsion os feeling seems to have occurred amongst the farmers "across the border" with respect to the fiscal policy of that colony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
THE weather still continues dry. On Saturday a change seemed about to set in, as the sky became overcast, and rain commenced to fall. We were doomed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Butter Process
It is well known that the great secret of good butter-making is to get rid of all ingredients which are not butter fat, as it is these which decay and spoil the butter…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wheat Rust Disease
The following report of investigations concerning wheat rust, prepared by the Instructor in Agriculture at the Technical College, has been received by Mr. J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wool Sales. London, April 26
At the London wool sales the prices of crossbreds and best greasy merinoes are slightly in favour of buyers. All other sorts are from 1½d. to 2d. per lb. below the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, April 26
The English wheat market is active at steady prices. The Continental markets are inclined to buoyancy. The American market is advancing. The spot quotation…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farmer. Eggs in Cold Weather
The art of feeding may well be applied to poultry in winter, if eggs are expected. True [?] is an ordinary matter, but how many consider what they are trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Farmer's View of Preaching
Well, wife, town sermons seems to me, Are like the ridin' plough; They're easy, party kind o' things, But don't go deep somehow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer. Rules For Cheese Making
1. Carefully inspect the milk cane, [?]ally the seams inside the covers, once [?]very week; any offensive matter appearing [?]ellow when wet with milk is most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hume Farmers’ Union
The secretary of the Hume Farmers’ Union has handed us the following correspondence for publication :— “ Hill and Dale Farm,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Farm, Station, and Garden. the Influence of Soil on the Cultivation of the Vine. (Leader.)
The constituents generally found in the soil, and of which, it is composed in more or less varying proportions according to their nature, are clay, sand, chalk, and…
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