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BY sheep parasites we mean those living insects— maggots, worms and flukes-which live and prey upon the sheep and in the sheep, that is, the tick, the small louse, the scab insect, the bot, the fluke, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The quantity catalogued for last sales was 235,501 bales; 213,000 were sold, and 64,000 held over until November. After a temporary rally prices relapsed, and the sales closed at 15 to 20…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →What it butter ? The fatty part of cow's milk. How can this fatty part of milk be detected! By a microscope. How does milk appear when so examined! A number of little…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →AT the recent show of live stock, a very principal feature was made up of the four classes of young bulls and heifers under two years old; and the difference in appearance observable between different animals was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →SIR,—In "The Land," September 10, some criticism is made on the awards of the judges in the Durham Cattle section, on which I desire to offer some remarks. although as one of those officials I may be thought wanting…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →IN the Metropolitan district, the weather has been exceedingly variable during the past week. On Saturday, in the morning and evening the weather was exceedingly chilly, owing as we…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MILK contains every clement necessary for the sustenance, growth, and perfect development of every fibre of the human body, and may therefore be regarded as lierfcct food for mankind, from the day of birth to the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →SIR,—Having, in a former letter, recommended the use of warm water in connection with the "Raining Yard," perhaps a description of the same, with a few reasons in favour of its use, might be acceptable, being aware that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE third series of colonial wool sales for the present year commenced on the 16th ultimo, and terminated this evening. The quantitives arrived, catalogued, and bought in or withdrawn, respectively, were as follows, viz,:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE excessive rains of the winter and early spring on the upper tributaries of the great inland rivers, have not yet got away to the sea. The lower parts of the Darling have been flooded to an unprecedented extent; and at one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE delivery of the inward mail, on the 23th ultimo, more than four days in advance of contract time, is another proof of the efficiency of the service under the contract with the P. and O. Company. The news…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SINCE our last summary the weather has been variable in the metropolis, and in the country districts also. A little rain has fallen in and around Sydney, and a large quantity on and beyond the table lands in the interior. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT last the weather in the far west has become settled, and the rivers have so far gone down as to be confined to their natural channels. The flooding of the country has done some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE tapeworm, taenia (Lumbricus latus): " An extensive genus (says Blumenbach) notable as well for the peculiarities of its structure as for the obstinacy and variety of the symptoms " it occasions. " It attaches itself to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WILD cattle abound in almost every part of New South Wales, not only in the rugged, lofty regions on the coast side of the great dividing range, but in the level country beyond it, where the briccolo and miall scrubs…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →SHEARING is now general throughout the Dubbo district. The new clip of wool is very highly spoken of. All agree that for years there has not been a heavier better grown, or cleaner clip. The fleece is, in…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →THE speeches made at the dinner given to Sir Daniel Cooper on Monday last show the direction in which the opinions of our leading business men set. Straws indicate…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IF we except one or two slight showers, which fell early in the mornings of the first days of the week, we may say that the weather in the metropolitan district has been beautifully fine…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SINCE the completion of the railways across the American continent, large tracts of the prairies are being enclosed for grazing purposes, by wire fences. The materials cost half-a-dollar a rod. The western…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →SHEARING is now general throughout the Dubbo district. The new clip of wool is very highly spoken of. All agree that for years there has not been a heavier, better grown, or cleaner clip. The fleece is, in…
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