Cattle
This was the slackest and most forlorn division of the Show. It has always been so in the past, and although the Society has stoutly preserved in fostering competition in the cattle classes, the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1897
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Hat Pastoral Show
The entries for the show to be held next week closed on Thursday, and on the whole are very satisfactory. In several of the sections the sectional the number of entries exceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Sheep
There were three pens of five fat sheep, all of which obtained first prizes. They were in first class condition and will probably be on show at one or the other of the local shops during the week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep (Grass-fed)
Considering the unusually dry season which ruled in this district up to a month or so back, the sheep exhibition was a remarkably, good one. Not only, were the exhibits of first-class quality, but their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 16th, 1897
ALTERNATELY mild and threatening weather has ruled for the put week, and luckily no rain has fallen to in any way mar the local festivities. Thegr[?] i[?] now quite high enough for stock to feed upon, and so far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy Produce
If the magnitude of the farm and dairy industry, about Deniliquin were judged from the limited number of exhibits at the late Show, so very high opinions would be expressed concerning it. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin. Twenty-first Annual Show.—tuesday & Wednesday, July 13Th & 14Th
OFFICE-BEARERS.—President—Mr W. R, Raleigh, Vice-Presidents—Messrs G. Chandler and R. W. Franks. Council—Messrs E. Austin, J. J. Armstrong, James Burchfield, J. F. Carmichael, W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer’s Classes
The farmer’s classes this year showed a falling off in numbers, but they still maintain the excellent quality up to which they have been bred of late years as compared with what they were when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Laced Polyanthuses
The laced polyanthus is a quaint and interesting flower, strangely neglected in these days; but why, is difficult, to say. The plant is very hardy, and its gold lacing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Show. The Arrangements
The Pastoral and Agricultural Show to be held this week is practically a one-day show. With the exception of the exhibits in the sheep sections, and the agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Sheep
The Government Produce Expert reports that the New Zealand sheep are too heavy and fat, and are spoiling the marketa and encouraging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Town Gardening
Ferns grown so numerously in town gardens develop their young spring fronds will and strongly. They luxuriate in abundance of moisture whilst so engaged, and will well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Prices for Butter Fat
In a recent issue we (Wangaratta Dispatch) referred to the high prices paid for butter fat by some butter factories beyond our North-Eastern district for…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The American Tariff. Hides, Wool, and Sugar. London, July 19
The Dingley Tariff Bill has been under consideration by a join committee of both Houses of Congress, the chief points of difference between the two Chambers being…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Farm and Garden. Work for the Week
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Peas sown at the present time should be allowed abundant space for development, as they attain an extra size before coming into bearing, and if too thick…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Manifesto to the Members of the Farmers' & Settlers' Association
Gentlemen,—In presenting you with the business paper for our annual Conference it may not be out of place to refer briefly to the work of the association in the past and what…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Dairy Notes
The best dairy breed in one of the most frequently-discussed questions, and it is notable that among the experience of the most careful experimenters in Denmark…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Stock Report Pastoral Times Office [?] Friday Evening, July 23rd 1897
FURTHER ruin bas fallen this week 32 points on Monday and 19 points on Tuesday, making a point over half an inch for the week. The total to date singe the break in the weather on the 19th of last month is a little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. the Houdan Fowl
This is, as its name implies, a French fowl. I have read with interest the remarks by various correspondents on the qualities thy say some different breeds possess, but I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association. The Show Dinner
The annual show dinner of the Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place at the Caledonian Hotel, on Friday night, and passed off very successfully…
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