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MR. A. R. Wallis, the Secretary for Agriculture in Victoria, has presented a report on the subject of experimental farms to the Legislative Assembly of that colony. In former reports noticed by us our readers will remember…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN all our late reports from the wheat-growing districts the news has been of a cheerful nature. Nearly all the crops were said to be heavy, and the averages unusually good. From some places we have had complaints regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—1629 head of cattle were forward, and the larger portion of them were yarded on Monday. The quality was only fair, and one lot had to be turned out unsold. Prices declined fully ten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Throughout the month that has clapsed since the date of our last report, we have been kept regularly furnished with London telegrams concerning the situation in Europe and inspite of the doubt as to a pacific solution of political…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN several parts of the pastoral territory the drought has been broken by heavy rainfalls, and this change has raised a hope that the worst of the dry season is over. About Deniliquin dust-storms were followed by very acceptable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An agreeable change has taken place in the weather this week (says the Parkes Gazette), for on Tuesday afternoon we were visited with a very heavy thunderstorm, and a good downfall of rain which will…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A LETTER in another column introduces a subject which should receive the attention of all our pastoralists. The advisableness of forming some plan of action which all should follow to bring- about the destruction of the dingo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following interesting account of the cattle trade of Northern Queensland has been communicated to the Queenslander:—The trade of shipment of cattle from Gladstone to New Caledonia has now assumed extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE National Live Stock Journal, in speaking of the value of sheep for enriching land, says:— "Some fifty years ago Anderson said, 'One thousand sheep foldod on an acre of ground one day would…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—1575 fat cattle were forward; this was an excessive supply, and the quality only middling. Prices, however, ruled about the same as during the last week, except for prime quality, which…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →[We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crops, or stock, as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →CERTAIN localities in this territory are so specially adapted for particular products as to give special features to the occupation of the land. Not to mention large tracts of country…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A GOOD deal of variety has been exhibited in the weather lately in the metropolitan district, especially in temperature. At times there has been excessive heat, bat mitigated by cool breezes; and then the air has become so cool as by contrast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE importance of the question given above is (says the American Agriculturist), shown by the frequency with which it is discussed in this and other journals. We do not know that we have seen anything on the subject from one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE large animal demand for dairy cattle must be supplied from any and all sources that are available. The selections, however, must come mostly from the native stock. Culling from different sources, and from animals of such unequal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THOSE who may consult our remarks, either on farmin or gardening, should bear in mind that while endeavouring to make our remarks useful to husbandmen, either professional or amateur, over the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →THE National Live: stock Journal, in speaking of the value of sheep for enriching land, says:— "Some fifty years ago Anderson said, 'One thousand sheep folded on an acre of ground one day would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SALE of 795 bales by C. Balme and Co., on Tuesday, 31st October. Ex Martaban: Bindiyo: 11 at 19½d, 3 at 18d, 1 damaged at 17d, 8 pieces at 16d, 1 at 15½d, 48 greasy at 10½d, 13 at 10d, 15 at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During the latter half of December, the weather in several of the country districts was characterized by an extraordinary high tempemture, the thermometer ranging, between 100 and 118 degrees in the shade. Nevertheless,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Perhaps the present time would be a good one to call attention to the fact, that in some suburbs the abominable nuisance of slaughtering, pig-keeping,&c., is carried on as usual in some, butchers yards, with the embellishments,…
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