Melbourne Wool Market. (Goldsbrough & Co.)
HO local auction sales hare been held since last week's report, nor will any take place before ours of the 13th inst. London advices continue of a very…
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Farming & the land, 1887
283 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 15
London Wool Market. London, July 7
THE withdrawals of wool to date number 21,000 bales. At the sales to-day 11,400 bales were offered. The market is firm. The total offered to date amounts to…
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GERMAN FLOUR SOUP.--Brown some flour: thin it while warm with sufficient milk for your soup: add [?]powdered sugar aud cinnamon cook it and always keep stirring. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market. (Harrison, Jones, & Devlin)
The usual fortnightly sales were held to-day (Monday), and we brought a catalogue of 194 bales forward, comprising principally scoured skin wools, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Furrows in the Wheat Fields
Stagnant water is fatal to young wheat, and therefore means should be taken to lead away the top water from hollows and depressions in the laud. This should be attended to immediately the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Grazier. Borers in Fruit Trees
PREVENTION is generally allowed to be better than cure. An American, a practical entomologist, writes:--"Apple, pear, and quince can be protected against the borers by washing the trees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Grazier. Horse Breeding
THE paper Subjoined was read by Mrs William Allan, M.R.C.V.S., at a late meeting of the West Bourke Agricultural Society :--My present subject is the breeding of draught horses. At this season…
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COMBINATION is illustrated as among the important means of increasing the revenue of the farm, and it is held that when each part is well done, too many things cannot…
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AT a recent show of dairy cattle at New York there was a great milking and butter contest. The prize was 150 dollars for the best cow of any breed --the one whose milk lot 24 consecutive hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Crazier. A Good Cross for all Purposed
A CORRESPONDENT writes: While discussing the different breeds of cattle the other day with an old farmer, who hails from Aberdeen, he gave it as his opinion that the best all-round cattle for the farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dehorning of Cattle
The practice of dehorning cattle is surely gaining in favor among the farmers in the northwestern states of America. At first it was supposed that the services of a veterinarian were required…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intestinal Worms in Sheep
Sir. W. A. Crouch, of Lowan, Tarpenna, South Australia, has communicated to the Border Watch his experiences in treating sheep for intestinal worms, which have caused serious losses in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Grazier. Salt
A MORNING hand-bath in cold salt water is delightfully invigorating. Warm salt water inhaled through the nostrils will cure cold and catarrh. A pinch of salt taken frequently will stop a cough or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer & Grazier. Foot-rot in Sheep
VARIOUS remedies for foot-rot have been advocated, but perhaps one of the most effectual and simple is the application, by means of a feather, of the butyr of antimony; but, before doing this, it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Wheat and Floor Market. [Friday.]
THE market has not undergone any decided change. Stocks continue moderately large, and a steady demand has been maintained for small parcels of superfine…
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Once on a time he used to plough, And rise at dawn to milk the cough, And drive with merry song and laugh To pasture Brindle and her caugh…
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SIR,--When we look around and endeavor to ascertain how our farmers pull through when handicapped by excessive railway rates and the want of a proper system of disposing of their produce, we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Antwerp Wool Sales
Antwerp, August 22.—The sales of the Australian wool shipments commenced to-day, the market average ranging about the same as at late London sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral and Agricultural Association
A MEETING of the new committee was held in the School of Arts on Friday afternoon. There were in attendance --The President and Messrs. E. Grover, E. Sargeant, J. Wetherspoon, P…
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Daring Sunday night an accident occurred to a mob of bullocks belonging to Christian Bros., Queensland. By some unknown means these cattle were rushed…
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