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STILL taking rice-growing to illustrate tropical irrigation, and the value of water alone to such crops, we will detail irrigation as practised in the Southern States of America. The land chosen is usually the alluvial flats of…
Continued on Trove, page 69 →We (ADELAIDE OBSERVER) notice that a novel digging-machine, which is worked by steam, has lately been invented, which is intended to take the same position in digging that the steam-plough has done in…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →THE attention of Stockowners and others is drawn to the notices in the Government Gazette of to-day's date, having reference to the undermentioned Forfeited Runs, situated in the Unsettled Districts, the unexpired Terms of the Leases of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE news from the chief pastoral regions is this week in a very satisfactory tone. In some localities the cold continues to keep back the growth of grass, and to be otherwise hard upon stock; but in most districts the weather has…
Continued on Trove, page 104 →The Bombala Pastoral and Agricultural Society are having their ground ploughed, and intend to sow it down with English grasses, no as to make not only a permanent and profitable pasturage, but a splendid lawn for the convenience…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →THE finest and softest wool is always found on the shoulders of a sheep. But not one person in 10,000 is aware of this fact. Let us watch an expert when he is about to pass judgment on a sheep concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →At the Goulburn Police Court the Police Magistrate and magistrates have been engaged for several days past hearing a charge of cattle-stealing preferred against John Jobson. The cattle (10 head) alleged to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LATELY Messrs. Parrot Brothers, of 12, Hunter-street, Sydney, have introduced a novel instrument, termed the "Universal Sheep Shears," and those who have witnessed its operation say that, judging of its…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →PRESIDENT, B. D. Morehead, Esq., M.L.A.; vice-president, John Govett, Esq,: committee, Peter M'Intosh Esq, Wm. St. John Halberts, Esq., Wm. G. Bell, Esq ; Chas, Rome A Torry, Esq., secretary and treasurer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To preface this brief report of the annual Mudgee sheep fair, with an account of the difficulties which beset a traveller by rail and road from the metropolis to Miplgec, would in your correspondent's opmion be simply an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →PRESIDENT, B. D. Morehead, Esq., M.L.A.; vice-president, John Govett, Esq.; committee, Peter M'Intosh, Esq., Wm. st. John Holberton, Esq., Wm. G. Bell, Esq; Chas. Rome, Esq., A. R. Brown, Esq., James Crombie, Esq.; and Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →IN common with nearly all other parts of the colony the metropolitan district has enjoyed a fortnight of fine seasonable weather. This has enabled cultivators of the soil to proceed actively with all the work due at this period…
Continued on Trove, page 103 →No soil demands draining so especially as a clay one; its texture prevents the rain-water passing through it. The surface of the land is chilled in winter by evaporation; to drain it is now very simple, though a somewhat expensive…
Continued on Trove, page 101 →Baron von Mueller says that "the best time for cutting thistles is when they are running into flower, as at that stage the seeds would perfect their groeth in the floweret unless burned. The constant cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →THE current series of sales, which commenced on the 4th ultimo and will terminate on the 17th instant, has been marked on the whole by great steadiness in prices. Some improvement in Cape wools showed itself at the commencement, and art upward…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE second day (Thursday) of the Mudgee Show proved to be far too show wery for enjoyment or business, and as a natural consequence the attendance on the ground was very limited, not being over, 350, at any hour of the day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The weather has been variable throughout the colony during the past month. On the coast a southerly gale blew for several days, causing the loss of several vessels. On the table-lands of the interior snow has fallen, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE intelligence to hand tins week from the pastoral districts represents a state of the weather generally favourable to all kinds of stock. There seems to be no scarcity of feed on the lands in the North and North-west, the…
Continued on Trove, page 135 →At Merriwa, the pasturage is looking all that one can expect in the winter; in fact the green appearance of the paddocks makes one think that spring has already se[?]. Sheep are looking well, and the owners are jubilant in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →THE fifteenth annual exhibition in connection with the above association took place at the society's ground on Wednesday and Thursday, the 21st and 22nd instant. The show colipsed the similar exhibitions of farmer…
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