Victorian Butter
Complaints are made by London salesmen as to the "fishy" flavour of the butter received recently from Victoria. This is a subject frequently mentioned, and no…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Farming & the land, 1896
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Corowa Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Meeting of Council
THE members of the council of this society met at Thomson's Riverina Hotel on Tuesday morning, Messrs. H. T. Whitty (chair), J. J. Killen, W. C. Hose,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Circuit Court. Thursday, April 9. (Before the Chief Justice.) Alleged Sheep-stealing
The hearing of the charge against James Deane, Andrew Angus, and Frederick Grintal, partly reported in our last issue, was proceeded with as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Agricultural Notes. for Practical Men. Queries open practical farming or kindred subjects forwarded to the Editor of this journal will in due course be dealt with by Mr. Hennessy in this column
A reader of this column who is a chemist suggests a good illustration of the difference between the mechanical mixture and chemical, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ovens and Murray Dairy Company. Ltd
THE monthly meeting of the directors of the above company was held on Wednesday last, when there were present--Mr. J. G. Clarke (chairman) and Messrs Simpson, M'Pherson,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmers’ Necessities
THE phenomenal success of the REID administration since it took office has been a cause of some surprise to a great many of the electors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrumbidgee Experimental Farm
The Minister of Mines and Agriculture (the Hon. Sydney Smith, M.L A.), accompanied by Messrs Gormly and Ball, Ms.L A., W. S.Campbell (chief clerk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
The Kitchen Garden.—The soil is still in fairly good condition for the reception of onion seed for transplanting, if that has not already been done. Parsley seed must not be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, April 17. 1896
AFTER the extraordinary dust storm on Friday lest the weather set in beautifully fine and has remained so ever since. To-day it in clear, cool and [?]alm and the change which is so much desired, appears yet to be a long way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Markets (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, April 15
WOOL—Our market is quiet, but a good demand is being experienced by private contract. The home markets are steady, and a good consumption of the raw material is going on, which speaks well for the position of the article…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden a New Gooseberry
According to the Recur Horticole, the first spineless gooseberry was obtained in France as a chance seedling, by the late M. Billard in 1860. This plant fruited first in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Butter Steamers
Hitherto the P. O. and Orient steamers have curried Victorian butter to London. Commencing next month the service will be performed by vessels of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Water-Rot" in Sheep
The character of the soil where fluke and water-rot are most prevalent is retentive, the disease being mostly confined to red-gum alluvial flats…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Cattle from Eating Amber Cane
A bad scare has been involved in the South of Queensland (says the "Queenslander") out of a number of deaths of cattle supposed to be caused by amber…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer's Wives
Farmers' wives in America are the most moral people in the world. They have a fair education, now-a-days, and they live where the air is fresh and the water pure…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm and Garden the Orchard Must Be Fed
Roberts has dons a distinct service. he has analyzed the leaves and fruit of an apple tree 13 years old. Set 35 ft apart each way or 35 trees per sore, he assames they will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of Sheep at Wodonga
Messrs. THEO. H. PARKER and Co. report having held a sale of store sheep at Wodonga on Friday, 17th inst., when there was a large attendance of buyers and a brisk demand, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Results of the Drought. Pastoralists Removing Their Sheep
The weather during the last fortnight has (says the Narandera Argus) been extremely pleasant, warm days being followed by cold nights, with frosts…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Gorowa Wool, Hide, Skin and Produce Sales
Messrs. A. A. PIGGIN and Co. report having held their ordinary monthly sale on Saturday, 18th inst., when they submitted a full catalogue to a representative attendance of buyers. Values…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—The soil of the Kitchen garden is now in excellent condition for patting in seeds of the various crops previously recommended. The utmost pains…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →