Farm and Garden. New Plants of Note
Calceolaria, Vesuvius—A grand variety, the color being an intense scarlet; the blossoms are of great size, perfectly formed and produced in large compact…
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A New Butter Test
A well known Kiel chemist, Dr. Wolluy, is said to have discovered a new method for analysing butter, which premises to become of great importance in the batter industry…
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We have observed for many years that the blackbarry is rarely over-abundant in any of our large markets. This is a crop that rarely falls, where it has proper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Streaky Butter
Streaks in butter are often seen after unusual care of the cream has been taken and preparation of the butter itself, which mystify and discourage the butter makers, whose efforts…
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WE regret to hear reports from stations in the district of the spread of anthrax amongst sheep. Last Wednesday a welcome fall of rain…
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A SPECIAL general meeting of members, and the annual meeting of the society, were held at King's Australian Hotel, last Friday afternoon…
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The third half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the above company was held in the shire hall on Saturday evening. Mr. G. S. Manns, chairman of directors,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The English Wheat Market. London, February 26
The average price of English wheat at present is 24s. 5d. per quarter. This is the lowest price on record…
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Mr. J. H. Maiden, Consulting Botanist to the Agricultural Department, writes in the last Agricultural Ga[?]tte ; —when we are reminded that the botanical name of lucerne…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Opening of the London Wool Sales. London, February 27
The second series of colouial wool sales for 1894 was opened this evening, when Messrs. Chas. Balme and Co. and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. offered catalogues…
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Messrs. John Danks and Son, Ltd., 391 Bourke-street, Melbourne the well-known pomp makers and engineers are now supply-Windmill Pumping Plants from £16 10s…
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A WELL-ATTENDED meeting was held last Friday afternoon in the School of Arts, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of establishing a butter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Geese on the Farm
The Embden, a white goose (both male and female), is, with the Toulouse, the largest of all breeds. The best cross for the market is the Toulouse gander and Embden goose. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Lands in Encland
That there is a considerable quantity of land unoccupied or waiting for occupants in some of the counties is only too well known. An estate in the eastern counties, a large…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wonderful Potato Crops
A correspondent sends us the following from the Dorset County Chronicle and Somersetshire Gazette. The paragraph relates to the increased cressed yield of potatoes caused by the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—AB cabbages, cauliflowers and other greens planted now will not be fit for use until the winter rains have set in lees space will suffice for each, therefore…
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The ordinary meeting of the above was, held last Saturday afternoon at the Federal Hotel, the President, Mr E. J. Gorman, occupying the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 2, 1894
THE weather has been close and muggy during the week, and rain fell on Wednesday evening to the existent of 19 points. Out at Urana they had over two inches. The rain here was accompanied by thunder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. February 28
WOOL.—On the 26th instant we offered n catalogue of 374 bales, and sold 361 bales. There was a full attendance of buyers, and good competition at about late rates, but the selection, as usual at this time of the year, was poor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deaths of Sheep in Various Districts. Report by the Acting Chief Inspector of Stock
The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received the following report from Mr R. D. Jones, Acting Chief Inspector of Stock : — “Recently reports have reached this office…
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