Sheep Breeding
THE following communication, from Mr. Monckton Synnot, appeared in the Melbourne Economist of 28th ultimo. Addressing the editor, he says:— My only apology for troubling you with a letter on…
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Wool
The arrivals of wool on the 16th July, 7534 bales from New South Wales and Queens, land; 30.970 from Victoria; 9060 from minis: 13,907 from South Australia; 120 from…
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WHEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for checking the spread among sheep of the disease called scab Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and…
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SIR, — This being the first time, and the subject being of great importance, plouse to allow me a small pace in your valuable paper. Seeing that there is a great dlfference of opinion in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Report—july, 1863
The third and most important sale of year commenced on the 18th July, the arrivals to that date consisting of—Australian, 27.534 bales: Port Phillip, 30,976: Van Diemen's Land,9O60; Adelaide, 13,907; New Zealand, 11,876; Swan river, 120; Cape,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scab in Sheep. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—I am only a poor scabby ram, and on behalf of self and flocks have now to congratulate our breed and colony of New South Wales from the doom of unnatural destruction threatened us; but He who made us for man's use saw fit to send apostles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scab in Sheep. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—As the subject of s[?]ab in sheep is daily engaging the attention of the general public, I ocnceive it is the duty of every person to add any ideas that may suggest themselves and I therefore venture to ask a place in your valued…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scab in Sheep. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Many of your readers may not be aware the mode of dipping sheep as practised at the Hopkins' Hill Station, Victoria. The tobacco is boiled the night before, the sulphur is well mixed in cold water, There is also a portion of corrosive sublimate…
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Much anxiety has existed for several weeks past in consequence of the fact having becom known that hoab had broken out amongst the sheep in certain districts of New South Wales. Meetings of gentlemen…
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City of Madras, ship, for London: 1979 bales wool, 328 [?] tallow, 171 [?] 2600 bags gum, 14,700 hides, 8000 hoofs, 8 tons 560 horns, 3000 bones, 27 bales leather, 32 oasks oil, 95 bags copper ore, 1650 spokes, 86 bags pearl shell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Exports of Wool, Tallow, Hides, &c. From 1St July
Per Strathdon: 1879 bales wool, 11,806 hides, 8706 horns. Per Centurion: 841 bales wool, 6740 hides, 414 basks coco[?]ut oil, 139 packages 1205 bags gum. Per Transatlantio: 1417 bales wool, 86 casks tallow, 6631 hides,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scab in Sheep. (From the Argus, September 17.)
THE following Report, by Mr. T. M. Matson, upon, an experiment for the cure of scab in sheep is quoted in the Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Agriculture, just published:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Value of Town Sewage: Its Effects on Land and Crops
IN the Mark Lane Express, of 1st June, appeared the following analysis, by a Fellow of the Royal Society, of evidence recently given before a select committie of the House of Commons. The writer says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Camp, Martyn's Farm. September 9
At about two o'clock p.m., this day, intellligence of an attack on Pukeuohe, by a large body of maoris, was conveyed to this place by Mr. Martyn, who could hear the firing in the direction of the above named place. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Valge of Town Sewage: Its Effects on Land and Crops
IN the Mark Lone Express, of 1st June, appeared the following analysis, by a Fellow of the Royal Society, of evidence recently given before a select committee of the Home of Commons. The writer says:—…
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The third and most important series of sale for the year closed on the 21st August. The total bales catalogued amounted to 106,433…
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The third and most important series of sale for the year closed on the 21st August. The total bales catalogued amounted to 106,433…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prussia As a Wheat Producing Country. (From (he Mark Lane Express.)
CONSIDERING that Prussia is now the second great source of our foreign supply of wheat it may be interesting to [?]ook in to the details of wheat culture and export of that country. After the United States,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scab in Sheep. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—The report that appeared in your paper of the 23rd September last, copied from the Argus, of 17th of that month, showing so clearly the unsuccessful result in attempting to cure scabby sheep by the simple or cess of dipping, ought to engage the serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Report.—august 25, 1863. (From the Home News.)
The third and most Important series of sales for this year, which commenced on the 16th July, closed on the 21st August. The quantities oomprised in catalogues were: Australian, 27,011 bales; Part Phillip, 32,883 bales; Van Dieman's Land, 8536…
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