Sheep-farming in the Argentine Republic
AN old Australian, who recounts his impressions formed during his recent visit to the Argentine Republic to the 'Age' describes the system of management on sheepfarms as…
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Farming & the land, 1887
62 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 4
Origin of Short-horn Cattle
THIS noble breed of bovines is of remote origin, For some centuries previous to the conquest of England by the first William, in the year 1066, the warlike Scandinavians of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local Intelligence. Pastoral Rents
ON Wednesday afternoon a large deputation, representing the pastoral industry of the district of Hay, waited on the Hon. T. Garrott, Minister for Lands. The deputation was introduced by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Trade
WE have not heard of any cablegrams having been cablegrams having been received from London during the week referring to wool, but at the time of writing the more peaceful aspect of European affairs cannot fail to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Sales. R. Goldsbrough and Co
FAT CATTLE.-- Another heavy sup[ply, viz., 2000 head, all from Victorian pastures, excepting one mob from Queensland border, which averaged [?]8 17s 6d. The quality throughout was of a mixed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Rents
THE Coonabarbran Land Court recently determined the rents of runs as follows:-- Yarragrin--George Rouse; leasehold, 1½d per acre; resumed, £2 per section…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Stealing in the Back Blocks
A COOPER'S Crock squatter writes to the Thargomindah paper as follows:--"The saying that one half the world does not know how the other half lives is illustrated on the Cooper, for a squatter on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales. Special Report From W. H. Graves. [By Electric Telegraph]
FAT CATTLE.--1690 cattle yarded for the week; market firm. I sold a draft of bullocks for Thomas Baird £8 5s. FAT SHEEP.--28,300 penned for the week;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wolseley's Sheep Shearer
A SECOND trial of the sheep shearer, patented by Mr. F. Y. Wolseley, of Euroka, came off last week in Goldsbrough and Co.'s wool store, Melbourne. An immense crowd of parsons was present. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales. Mort and Co
WOOL.--No public sales were held this week, but there has been good enquiry caused by anticipation of a satisfactory opening at the London sales to commmence next Tuesday, and sales have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Intelligence. the Alleged Wool Frauds
IN the Central Criminal Court on Monday morning, the matter of the charge preferred against Messrs. Leo, M'Alister and Buckland, for alleged conspiracy to defraud the Railway Department was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Rates for Farm Produce
A deputation from the Land and Industrial Alliance, consisting of Messrs W. O'Neill (of Nauramine), J. A. Byrn, W. J. Hill, W. P. Crick, .J. E Kelly. M.L.A, T. Waddell, M.L.A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Diseases in Sheep
THE following circular, containing directions for the course to be adopted by sheep owners in cretain diseases has been received by Mr. R. G. Dalhuuty, J. P., Inspector of Stock:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales. Mort and Co. (Limited). Sydney, April 27. 1887
WOOL : We brought forward a small catalogue this week comprising 340 bales. Nona of the lots offered were of an attractive character, consisting for the most part of remnants of clips and faulty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wolseley's Sheep-shearing Machine
WOLSELEY'S sheep-shearing machine has created great interest in the pastoral world during the few exhibitions which have been held in order to give practical demonstration of its merits and utility…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Experiences of a Chicken Farm
D you ever know a feller by the name o Smith ? he suddenly inquired, with his right forefinger on the picture of a Shanghai rooster. Absolum Smith was his full…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Cattle.--the Results of Intelligent Breeding and Feeding
MR. E. A. POWELL, of Syracuse, N.Y., who is a breeder of choice dairy cattle, delivered a practical address on intelligent breeding and itelligent feeding as noteworthy factors…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Sales. Mort and Co. (Limited)
WOOL.-- We held our fortnightly wool sale this week. There was a full attendance of buyers, and brick bidding throughout, but nothing first class was offered, either of greasy or secured, and prices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Market. Sydney
THE New Zealand and Mercantile Agency Company reports:--The London wool sales opened fairly well. The attendance of home and foreign buyers was good, and competition active, but crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SMOOTH v. Wrinkled Sheep
NO candid person will deny that wrinkles are a great nuisance to the shearer. Why else do the fancy breeders have to pay from 25 cents to 1 dollar for the shearing of a…
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