Branding of Sheep
From the Sydney Morning Herald we take the following information of interest to woolgrowers:—“ That the practice of branding sheep with tar is causing much annoyance to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming & the land, 1893
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Pickle Instead of Salt for Butter
Brine pickle is very generally used by the Danish butter makers, who have got such a hold on the British markets. The Am j[?]ricsns are following in the same line, and those of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Costs of Wheat-growing
The price of wheat growing is now (says “Thistledown” in the Australasian) regulated a greatextent by the American surplus, and it must ever be a matter of interest to the farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Odds and Ends About Wheat-growing
“What do you think of the idea of the farmers combining to get rid of the wheat surplus by each selling a proportion early in the season for exportation, so as to bring the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, January 13
Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, AND CO. LIMITED report:— We brought forward 5037 bales wool, yesterday making our offerings for the week 9081 bales. Competition was very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →United States Wool Duties. London, January 13
The annual meeting of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers was held in New York yesterday. It was decided to protest against the proposed abolition of the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A New Harvester. Trial at Mr John Jones’ Farm
A field trial of a Nicholson harvester, as improved by Mr C. M, Atkinson, was held at Mr Jones’ Pine Hill farm last Tuesday week. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Well-kept Farm
Those desirous of obtaining instructions in neat and orderly farming, we would refer to Mr Caleb Atkinson, who owns 1800 acres of nice country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offices. Deniliquin Friday Evening, January [?]
THE remarkably [?] weather which has been a characteristic of the [?] summer [?] continues. The days are beautifully cool, tad the nights are more like those of autumn on the [?] coast. The pastures on the local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. Proposed Purchase of the Gas Works. (To the Editor of the Pastoral [?]
SIR.—Having noticed in your [?] a “quasi” public meeting is to be held [?] opposed (apparently by under any [?] the purchase of the gas works. I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, January 18
WOOL—Our wool sales were continued during last week with good animation, and prices were fully [?] At our Geelong sale, on 13th [?] we experienced a very strong demand for good [?] and [?] lambs, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Growing Cattle
If cattle are kept in a good condition during the winter they will thrive from the time they are first turned out on the grass in the spring. But if they are allowed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dalgety & Co's. Wool Sales. Melbourne
We resumed our wool sales today in the presence of a very large muster of buyers, and have to report a very firm market at rates fully equal to those ruling a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden
It is usually more trouble to re[?]d a weedy and uneven lown than to plough it up and begin anew. But if you try to do it, dig up the weedy places thoroughly,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
The following stock movements are reported locally:--Jan. 20th.--105 fat merino wethers, from Corowa, trucked for Newmarket. C. Ward owner; 3011 fat morino…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, January 20
Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, AND CO. LIMITED report:—At our second sale for this week we submitted yesterday a catalogue comprising 3547 bales wool. A very large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Springhurst Dairy Meeting
A Few months ago a number of enthusiastic gentleman set about the establishment of a dairy and creamery at Springhurst. Large promises of support came 16 them from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January 27, [?]
FINE weather has ruled throughout the week, and one or two days, notably on Thursday, were uncomfortably hot. A small bush fire occurred on [?] during the week, but it was fortunately extinguished before any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited.) Melbourne, January 25
WOOL—We[?] resumed our wool sales on Monday in the [?] of a large [?] of buyers and have to report a very firm market at rates fully equal to those [?] a fortnight ago. Our catalogue comprised a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. the Condition of the Edward River BRIDGE.(To the Editor of tint Pastoral Times)
SIR,—As the condition of this bridge is creating considerable uneasiness in the public mind, I ventures to depart from the strict rules of professional [?] and anticipate to some extent the long…
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