Sheep Shearing Machine
THE Melbourne correspondent of the 'Alexandra Courier' writes:—I saw a machine at work the other day which is likely to cause a great change in…
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Farming & the land, 1868
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Wool Washing
AT the close of last season it was mentioned in one of the Melbourne papers that wool had been sent from some part of Riverina which when sold in the London…
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DR. Hermann Schmidt, lately the wool sorter at the well-known station of Jondaryan, writes as follows under the above heading to the 'Queenslander':—…
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Me. T. B. Stephens writes as follows to the 4 Queenalander':—The importance of sending wool to market in the best possible condition has frequently…
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A RECENT number of the Country Gentleman' gives an interesting account of an experiment made by Mr. Jurian Winne, In the neighbourhood of Albany, N.Y., to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australian Wool Trade. Mr. Frederick Ebsworth's Annual Circular. Sydney, 19th Sept., 1868
THE termination of the wool season 1867-8 affords me this opportunity of reviewing the prospects of the trade, the progress of the market daring the year, and to offer a few…
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Having observed several times in your previous issues that wool growers in Queenland are somewhat at a loss for want of some proper ingredient for wool washing,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Best Method of Washing Wool. To the Editors of the ' Armidale Express.'
Gentlemen—As the washing of wool is attracting a good deal of study and attention at present, and as there seems to be an uncertainty in the minds of many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weeding Potatoes with Sheep
IT may not be known to farmers in general that it is a common practice in some of the potato-growing districts to turn Socks of sheep into the potato fields for the purpose…
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I PROMISED, in my last on wool washing, to give my experience on wool sorting next. Here it is:—Wool growers will give me credit when…
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MR. Rutledge, of Molonglo, is the first flockmaster in this part of the colony who has introduced the Dew sheep washing process. He has now got the whole of the…
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TAKE two animals of about equal size and strength and tie them together with a strong rope by placing one end around the horns of one animal and the other end…
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A CORRESPONDENT writes to the 'Pastoral Times':—I was very much surprised to hear that Mr. N. C. Turner, manager of the Booabula…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Branding Wool Bales. To the Editor of the 'Australasian.'
SIR—This subject has lately been discussed in your paper, and all, as far as I have seen, recommend ink as the material to be used; it is very well if good, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints to Squatters and Farmers. Fencing
HAVING in my last paper described the oldest form of bush fence, and one thoroughly Yankee in its antecedents, I shall devote this to a description of one of the latest inventions…
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A SOUTHERN farmer once told the writer of this that, in the previous year, he grew 300 acres of wheat, which, in June, had attained a huge growth, and appeared…
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I HAD always supposed that wheat, like nearly all other grain, should be ripe when harvested. I have noticed and read many arguments in favour of reaping wheat when…
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IN describing the Billabong fence, in my last paper, I pronounced it to be, with one exception, the best of all sheep-proof fences. That exception is the "stubb" fence of…
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The following are remarks on Australian wool, from the jurors' reports, extracts from which appear in the ' S. M. Herald':—Captain John Macarthur imported the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Agricultural Society of New England
A meeting of the General Committee; called by circalar, was held in the New England Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. The gentlemen present were Mr. Thomas…
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