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860 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 43
A FIELD trial of sheep dogs was recently held at Bals, North Wales. A flock of the wiry Welsh mountain sheep, kindly lent for the occasion by some of Mr. Prioe's tenants, were penned in a fold at one end of the ground, the river…
Continued on Trove, page 77 →SIR.—Most, if not all, the writers on this vexed question of cattle breeding appear to me to have lost sight of the main question int heir endeavours to run up the merits of the particular breeds they admire, altogether forgetting that in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →OF late years the value of the co-operative principle has received very abundant illustration in nearly every department of industry. Although farmers are usually found fault with for an excessive spirit of isolation and…
Continued on Trove, page 77 →MR. WILLIAM RIGDEN, of Hove, Brighton, enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a most successful breeder of Southdown sheep. At the present time he stands quite in the foremost rank, both as a prize-taker, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →One of the largest daily farms in the world is in Marion County, California, and consists of 3600 milch cows, mostly of the Dovon and the Durham breed. The quantity of butter made last year was 400,000 pounds,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →THE firth and lost series of sales for the year commenced this evening. The attendance of the home trade was good, but that from the Continent smaller than usual Australian wool shows no alteration in price, but Cape, beings in large quantity, has sold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN the middle ef summer it is not surprising that great heat is reported from nearly all quarters, but it has been modified by cool evenings and nights within the last fortnight wherever there has been a rainfall. At Wagga there…
Continued on Trove, page 110 →The Hay Standard reports that the weather had changed, and since the 10th instant several showers of ram had fallen. The atmosphere continued to be very oppressive, more so than when the sun was at its brightest…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →THE weather has been changeable lately in the metropolitian districts and throughout the colony generally. Rain, which was much required, has fallen in most places, and greatly revived vegetation, which now presents a thriving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN the county of Cumberland the weather during the week has changed considerably ; heat has alternated with a moderate temperature, showers have fallen at intervals. after which came hot and sultry days. All kinds of…
Continued on Trove, page 110 →A GENERAL meeting at the Pastoral Chamber of Riverina was held on the 14th inst, in Melbourne, when it was decided to hold the annual general meeting, in future on the second Wednesday in January, either at Deniliquin or Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →IT is always satisfactory to read of prizes won at Royal English shows by near relations of cattlethatare taking an active part in the improvement of our own herds; and, whenever come across instances of this, I consider…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE adjourned annual meeting of the above named Society was held at the Royal Hotel, Bathurst, on Monday last, when the following gentlemen were present. Messrs. Thos. Lee, (Vice-President), G. R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IN the autumn of 1868 the Cironcester (England) Chamber of Agriculture inaugurated a comparative trial between two or more methods of wheat culture. It was resolved to omit, in drilling, every alternate…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →THE day before the date of my last letter in the S. M. Herald summary, forwarded by the Macgregor (the pioneer steamer of the new Californian line), we had received the last mail under the old contract with the P. and O, Co…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manure highly for " wheat," so writes a practical farmer. The best time to apply the manure is the year before the wheat is to be raised. It is good policy to draw manure as it is made directly from the stables,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A GENERAL meeting at the Pastoral Chamber of Riverina was held on the 14th inst, in Melbourne, when it was decided to hold the annual general meeting, in future, on the second Wednesday in January, either at Denlliquia or Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Central Australian (Bourke) reports on the 17th instant: The grand feature which we have to chronicle during the past week is the breaking up of what was considered to be the commencement of another drought on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From Mr, John Mitchell, of Dunmore, to Mr. Samuel Priestley, of Sussex-street. "Nearly all the potatoes on the Hunter lost. I lost eighty (80) tons…
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