The London Wool Sales
ON the 14th Sept, it was decided that the current series of salon should terminate on the 4th of October, and since that date it has been thought advisable still further to curtail them…
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Wool Exhibits for Paris
THE three gentlemen—Mr. P. N. Trebeck, Mr. W. A. Brodribb, and Mr. Jennings—whom the Executive Committee of the Paris Commission have requested to undertake the collection of wool, have…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A New Sheep Disease in California
As yet sheep in California have been very slightly afflicted with disease. Scab is generally known throughout the State, and almost every shepherd doctors his flocks for the disease. Until within a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga Wagga
The fat stock market is fully supplied, and cattle show a reduction; but for sheep the demand is good. Wilkinson, Hann, Minchin and Co. sold 10,000 prime wethers, for the Sydney market. Store cattle are dull of sale, and prices are…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Australian Wool Market Report. [Griffiths and Co.]
Since the date of our last report a fair quantity of wool of the new clip has arrived to market and been offered at public sale. All wools have been eagerly competed for and prices show extreme rates. Greasy wools, especially sound…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Australian Deficiencies in Stock Dairy (No. 2)
IN continuation of former remarks on the welfare of stock, the subject of weaning will be acknowledged to be one entitled to much attention, particularly 60 on the part of those interested in successful dairy management…
Continued on Trove, page 646 →The Cultivator. Science of Agriculture. (Continued.) Rotation of Crops
IF a soil be either deficient or wanting in the silicates, but contains in abundance salts of lime and phosphates, we will be enabled to obtain from it, for a number of years, successive crops of tobacco,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Melbourne Wool Sales. [Goldsbrough and Co.]
WOOL.—We catalogued 5513 bales for our sale to-day, but only [?]ffered the greasy clips, consisting of 4431 bales, the washed lots being reserved for to-morrow morning. There was a large attendance of the trade, and good to superior lots realised high…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Sugar Crop
Mackay, November 22.—The Colonial Treasurer has visited six of the sugar plantations in the vicinity of Mackay. There are about 10,000 acres under cane in the district. The crops look splendid, the young cane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Selection in Riverina. (From the Pastoral Times.)
LAST week Mr. Capron, who is one of our most respected of selectors, parted with the last of his effects in Riverina. Some three years ago he selected between two and three thousand acres of land in one of the choicest scots of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Enemy to Sheep
Some sheep having died at Colonel Hartington's farm, in New Zealand, Mr. F. Moon, who was working there, made every effort to discover the cause. In the case of one of the sheep he has found that it was…
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COMPLAINTS of the dryness of the season still come from the North-West and North. At Dubbothe weather has been hot, and the country is getting brown. On the back lands the feed is pretty good, but water is wanting. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 679 →The Adelaide Wheat Crop
It is gratifying to observe (says the ADELAIDE FARMER'S MESSENGER) that all the latest reports respecting the crops favour the opinion that we shall be blessed with a most abundant harvest. We hear little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Poisoner
The Burra News states that on Monday last Inspector Ker had occasion to visit Booborowie to inspect 1500 head of cattle, and during the time he was there about twenty of the animals separated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral and Agricultural Notes
MESSRS. Richard Gibson and Co. have forwarded us a neat illustrated catalogue, which contains descriptions of the valuable animals that will be submitted to public competition at Colac on the 4th of January. This will be the fifth grand…
Continued on Trove, page 678 →The Realm of Pure Cattle
THIS is always a very busy time with breeders of pure stud cattle; for about the beginning of the year there takes place some highly important sales, at which a great distribution of first-class stock takes place; and…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Australian Wool Trade
SOME of the Melbourne papers are jubilant over the fact that wool and sheepskins have lately been sent from Sydney for sale and Shipment in Melbourne. It is said to furnish…
Continued on Trove, page 688 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebush
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Fat cattle: 1080 were forward. The prices of prime cattle remained firm at last week's sales; medium must be quoted a little easier; best pens realised 30s; medium, 25s per 100lb. Fat…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Department of Public Lands, Pastoral Occupation Branch, Brisbane, 29th October, 1877. Pastoral Leases Act of 1869. Sale of the Unexpired Terms of Leases of Forfeited Runs of Crown Lands in the Unsettled Districts
The attention of Stockowners and others is drawn to the notices in the Supplement to the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of the 20th instant, having reference to the undermentioned Forfeited Runs, situatod in the Unsettled Districts, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Best Breed for the Dairy
WE have chosen a subject upon which opinions have been freely expressed all over the world for the last twenty years— Which is the best breed for the dairy? Are we to select Herefords, Durhams, Devons, Ayrshires, Alderneys,…
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