The Metropolitan Agricultural Exhibition
THE Agricultural Exhibition in Sydney was opened on Tuesday afternoon by his Excellency the Governor. Heavy rain all day prevented many visitors attending, but the exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shows & fairs, 1869
6 stories in Riverina's papers
Literary Extracts. Fair Melissa
Pair Melissa through the grove Listlessly was straying, Thinking of her absent love Promised tryst delaying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Station and the Farm. Our Cattle Stock.—how They May Be Improved. (Journal of the N. S. W. Agricultural Society.)
IN deciding which of the breeds should be selected for improving our stock, it must be borne in mind that there are few or no pure-bred Black-polled or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Murrumbidgee Pastoral Show
THE Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association was held on the race-course yesterday, with even more than usual success. In the opinion of many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pastoral Show. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)
SIR,—Although generally able to agree with your excellent articles, I regret to say that with your leader of Wednesday last I utterly disagree. You propose that the Pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Hay. (From the Journal of the Agricultural Society.)
WE have to deal with the oat as a hay crop. The wild variety is hardly ever sown by hand; it comes up spontaneously, often, far too often, year after…
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