Pastoral
FROM the weekly stock report of the Dubbo Dispatch of the 10th instant, we take the following:— Since our last report, the pastoral news received has been…
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Foot Rot in Sheep; Can It Be Prevented? To the Editor of the Sydney Mail
SIR.—During my experiments with foot-rot in sheep, I have been continually impressed with the possibility of preventing it altogether. The causes of foot-rot are so well understood, owners…
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The following lecture by Professor Buckman was delivered before the Maidstone Farmers' Club:— Professor Buckman then delivered his lecture, "Insect Enemies of the Farm," which he said might at the first…
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IN the metropolitan district the weather began to dear up on Saturday, after the previous days of cold and rain; and Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday were fine. Wednesday was overcast;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. F. Ebsworth's Annual Wool Circular. to the Editor of the Empire
Dear Sir,—Having arrived at the close of another season, I take the opportunity of referring to the progress of the wool market, during the last twelve months. Shortly after my last annual circular, the disastrous…
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WE extract from the weekly stock report of the Dubbo Dispatch of the 17th. the following passages:— The weather during the put week has been…
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A heavy thunderstorm passed over the eastern portion of the metropolitan district on Saturday last, travelling from about S.W. to N.E. In some places it was accompanied with heavy…
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The arrivals of wool from Sydney and Queensland, amount to 33,000 bales. The prices of the June series have been fully maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. News to September 2. Advance in Price of Wool. John Bright at Balmoral with the Queen.-reforms Granted in France. International Boat Race Won by England
The branch steamer, with the European mails, from King George's Sound, reached Adelaide yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New South Wales Agricultural Society's Prize List for Wool
THE following prizes are offered by the Agricultural Society of New South Wales in connection with their exhibition, to be held in Sydney, on the 13th January, 1870. Washed Wool.—For the most valuable 30 fleeces of ewes' wool,…
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In its weekly stock report, the Dubbo Dispatch of the 24th ultimo, says:—The prospects of the squatting interest in these districts are as good as could be wished for. The season centinues…
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The third series of colonial wool sales opened with a large attendance of home and foreign buyers[?] The Catalogne comprised 6166 bales, apportioned thus:— Sydney and Queensland, 2600; New Zealand, 2209;…
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ALTHOUGH the weather has been threatening upon one or two occasions, and thunder clouds have been frequent, the weather on the whole has been fins, with strong fresh breezes,…
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A MEETING of merchants, bankers, woolgrowers, and other persons interested the sale of wool, was held, yesterday afternoon, in the Chamber of Commerce. There were about fifty persons present, and among them were the Hom John…
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A meeting was yesterday held in the long room of the Chamber of Commerce, to consider as to the best course to be adopted for bringing about a more satisfactory system of warehousing and selling the wools…
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FAVOURABLE intelligence reaches us from the great sheep districts. Shearing is progressing, and in nearly all instances the clip is of good character and condition. The state of the country in the north-west is spoken of as…
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The late rains have extended all over the country and will prove a great been to graziers and agriculturists as well as the miner. Sheep are free from disease and are fattening quickly. In some of the districts [?]…
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THE change which was pending as we concluded ournotice of the weather last month resulted in a downfall of rain, and in some parts of snow, the visitation beihg pretty general throupthout the colony. This may, no doubt, be…
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A MEETING of merchants, bankers, woolgrowers, and other persons interested in the sale of wool was held on the 5th instant, in the Chamber of Commerce. There were about fifty persons present, and among thom were the Hon. John…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool, Tallow, and Hides. Monthly Report
WE have again been favoured with an early delivery of the inward mail; the steamer Geelong having anticipated her contract, time by about three days. The mail brings us news of the first day's sale of…
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