Wool. London, June 27
The wool market is quiet, but prices continue firm…
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The London Wool Market
OF the wool market, under date May 13, Messrs. Jacomb, Sons, and Co report: Referring you to our reports of April 28th and the 4th of May, as to opening of the current series of public sales of colonial wools, we have now to confirm the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Breeding of Pedigree Cattle. (From a Correspondent.) No. II
"THAT different localities require different descriptions of cattle" is an opinion generally entertained by graziers in England. Hence it is partly that the Hereford, the Devon, and the Long-horned or…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →London Wool Sales. Sale Of 19[?]9 bales by Balme and Co., on Thursday, 7th May
Ex Cath brook Castle and Centurion: JC over M in diamond, 20 h[?] at 25½d, 7 at 25d, 6 at 24d, 24 at 25½d, 21 at 24½[?],9 at 23½d, 5 at 22½d, I damaged at 23d, 26 pieces at 19[?]d, 1 locks at 12d; C in diamond, 12 at 24½d, 12 at 24d, 4 at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hampstead Farm
THIS farm is situated on that portion of the Plenty River, twelve miles from Melbourne, known as Janefield, and is chiefly notable, in that it is one of several others in the same neigh bourhood that have been under continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Feed the Land. How to Keep a Cow and Two Pigs on an Acas or Land, As a Means of Accumulating Manure for the Restoration of the Worn-out Farm
THE object of these remarks is simply to show how land, exhausted be excessive cropping without manure, might be restored to ferality at a cost of personal labour only, so as to bring it with the means of the poorest landholder to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Facts for Farmers
Vegetable life depends as much on vital functious for its preservation as animal life. But the way trees are treated ordinarily, in their removals from one location to another, indicates a very limited knowledge…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sales of New South Wales Wool in London
The fallowing is the result of the May London wool sales:- By HAZARD and CALD[?]COTT, May 5th:- Ex Abergeldie: EV over Burburgate, 6 combing at 25½d. 28…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Sale Yards
THE deputation of stook and, station agents who waited upon the Colonial Secretary on Wednesday, with reference to the central sale yards, complained not unreasonably of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Breeding of Pedigree Cattle. (From a Correspondent.) No. Ii
"THAT different localities require different descriptions of cattle" is an opinion generally entertained by graziers in England. Hence it is partly that the Herefored, the Devon, and the Long-horned or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather and Crops—pastoral
THE winter season is very severe in the inland districts, where frosts have been prevalent. Snow has fallen on the high table lands in the north, west, and south. There has been a considerable rainfall during the past month,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral and Agrcultural
During the week much rain has fallon over a wide area, and in some places, such as Bathurst and Mudgee, there have been heavy falls of snow. Fears were entertained that the rain would exceed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool. [Charles [?] and Co.]
To the present date 93,712 bales have pussed the hammer. The announcement of the readjustment of the sale arrangements has certainly since the commencement of the series given a rather more confident tone to the character of competition; and though…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral
The season in our sheep and cattle country is now at its most severe stage; frost, keen winds, and cold rains are the rule, and sunshine and clear weather the exception. Notwithstanding this, the reports that reach us are quite…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Pastoral Items
We have had rather wet weather during the week, with warm days and very cold nights. Rain fell in torrents on Sunday morning, and we also had some heavy showers doring the afternoon of the same day. In addition…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops
IN the county of Cumberland rains fell in quantity on Saturday, but gradually cleared away on the next two days and were followed by clear cold weather. Cultivators of the soil have little reason to complain of the season. The…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Australian Wool in America
AT the annual meeting of the Illinois Wool-growers Association, held at Peoria, the President laid before the members a series of samples of premium wool from the Colonial Exposition of New South Wales. These…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Example Farming in Victoria
The following report is from the Leader:— Amongst the farms in Bullarook that have been conducted on a commendable system, Wattle Grove, the property of Mr. James Talent, is worthy of mention. The…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Facts for Farmers
A brisk trade in dried potatoes has lately sprung up in America. They are sliced up and dried in much the same manner as dried apples. One firm in Rochester has an order on hand now for 50,000lb. of these…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Pastoral Intelligence
The weather, during the week (says the Hay Standard) has been tolerably dry, but for the most part bitterly cold; in fact, we are rather afraid that the strong south-west wind which we had for some days will have been…
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