Farm Notes
[We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crops, or stook as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
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London Trade Circulars. Wool, &c. [W. Mort and Co.]
WOOL.—The ensuing series of sales are fixed to confidence on the 20th instant, by which time we shall probably have about 250, 000 bales available for sale. Had we been able to foresce the continuance of westerly winds which has taken place, it is probable that…
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There m a fair amount of competition in [?] some of the samples shown were of superior The following awards were made on Saturday: Washed wool, clothing, six fleeces, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Quarantine and the Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Can a Minister override an Act of Parliament? Under the quarantine regulations the present Act of Parliament distinctly specifies that no sheep shall be removed under sixty days…
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A MEETING was held in the Council Room of the Agricultural Society on the Prince Alfred Park, yesterday afternoon, to hear a paper read by Mr. J. Abbott on "Wool, and Wool Exhibitions."…
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THERE is little or no change in pastoral matters to report this week. The country journals give much the same particulars as our extracts gave last week, and the electric telegraph has not given us information of much rainfall…
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The Burrandong Arqus of the 7th reports the following passings: 14,000 mixed sheep (Mr. Brown's), from Bendinine Thos. Dwyer in charge, going to the Lower Lachlan, parsed Balowra on Wednesday. 8000…
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There was a fair amount of competition in wool, and some of the samples shown were of a superior character. The following awards were made on Saturday:— Washed wool, clothing, six fleeces, ewes, unskirted…
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WE cannot but regard with pleasure the announcement that the Glen lanes Agricultural Society intends at its next show to offer a prize of £200 for the best model farm of not less than 100 acres, within a radius of ten miles of Glen…
Continued on Trove, page 453 →Jersey Cattle as Milkers
THE pre-eminence attained by the Jersey breed of cattle in america as milkers, and especially for their batter producing qualities, was strikingly shown at the recent Philadelphia Exhibition, where it is alleged that more…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Sydney Markets. Cattle Market
AFTER having been for many weeks glutted with inferior stock the market showed a decided improvement in the quality of animals offered at Homebush for sale on Thursday. Some very fine lots of both sheep and cattle were disposed of at good figures,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebusht
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report;—Fat Cattle.— 12 8 were forward, This being the average weekly supply, prices ruled on Monday at about last, week's quotations. On Thursday prices were belter, more especially for good pens…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Cattle-rearing and Meat-producing in America
WHILE anticipating the show of live stock next week, and the departure of the first cargo of frozen meat next month, it may be worth our while to take note of what is being done in morica in the way of improving the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Australian Wool Market Report. [Griffiths and Co]
Our wool season being now virtually about to close, a retrospective glance may be intereiting of the movements which have taken place. Our season opened with much uncertainty as to the future…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The Land. the Bill to Amend the Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866
IN our last issue we sketched the chief features of the above bill in order that those interested should be conversant with the proposed changes, and be in a position to aid by advice or suggestions our legislators, who will soon have the contents…
Continued on Trove, page 453 →Farm Notes
[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 17 →Pastoral Land. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—You infer the pastoral lands of Australia to be worth more than the old 20s. per aere upset price because the pastoral tenants of the Railway Reserve in Queensland have recently given 30s. I beg to point out this price was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bill to Amend the Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866. (From "The Lund" in the Sydney Mail.)
IN our last issue we sketched the chief features of the above [?] in order the those intersted should be conversant with [?] proposed changes, and be in a position to aid by advice or suggestions our legislators, who will soon have the contents…
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A very peculiar horse disease is at present prevalent in the Gundazai district, After partaking of dry feed, the Times says, they become attaoked with a sort of spasm, resembling gripes, and after writhing about…
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AT a meeting of the Agricultural Society at Prince Alfred Park, on Thursday, the nth inst., a paper was read by Mr, J. Abbott on "Wool, and Wool Exhibitions," as follows:— "When requested to read a short paper at this meeting, I…
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