Farm and Garden
THE CLYDESDALE HORSE. — At the instance of the Highland and Agricultural Society, a report of the past history and present state of agriculture…
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Farm and Garden Notes
ROSE, MARECHAI NIEL.—Recent experience leads me to conclude that summer is the best season for propagating this rose by means of cuttings. These, if taken from the blooming wood in spring after the…
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Although the calendars say that spring does not close until the 21st proximo, this colony has during the past fortnight experienced intense summer heat. In several districts the thermometers have registered over 100· in the…
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Sale of 2491 bales from Sydney and Queensland by Jacomb, Son. and Co., on Thursday, 26th September. Ex Vernon and Chimborazo, from Sydney: LT in diamond, Charlton, 22 scoured combing at 20d. 2 at 19d, 8 clothing at 19½d,…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—We sold 4000 bales this week, greasy realising 7d to 12½d; fleece, 14d to 23½d; good wools at about last week's rates, but…
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By Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin.—MA, 2 bags prised wool at 4½d; AC conjoined, 3 clips at 2½d; Seven over TQ, 3 washed at 9d; PJR, 3 fleece at 13½d; OO over A, 2 washed at 8d, Stroke over CT, 3 pieces at 6¼d, 2…
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The warm, dry weather does not seem to have affected the prospects of the graziers to any great extent. There are few complaints regarding the condition of pasture, and no faults are found with the water supply, which is said to be…
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THE writer of this note has repeatedly endeavoured to satisfy his own mind that the squatters of this colony are acting as prudent men in purchasing immense quantities of land for…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Fat Cattle: 1145 yarded for the week, of which number 589 were brought forward for Monday, being a moderate supply, consequently a slight rise was perceptible from opening sales, both town…
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A well attended meeting of stockowners and those interested in pastoral and agricultural pursuits was held in the Chamber of Commerce on the 22nd instant, for the purpose of considering the desirableness or otherwise of…
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A NUMEROUSLY attended meeting of stookholders and others favourable to the formation of the above was held on friday last, the 22nd November, at the chamber of Commerce, Exchange, the Hon. G. H…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Growing Trade in Fruit Butter
The home and foreign demand for canned fruits and vegetables is yearly on the increase. So say prominent canners and dealers. Every successive season brings forth some new idea. Last year a Deleware establishment undertook to…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Messrs. Hastings,. Cunningham, and Co. report:—We sold to-day 1900 bales wool, and, considering the unfavourable news received from Europe, very fait prices were…
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Mr. P. N. Trebeck has at his office, George-street, some samples of wool which are well worthy of inspection. One is a fleece taken from a stud ram recently purchased H. C. White, of Glen Aloon, Murrurundi, for 150 guineas,…
Continued on Trove, page 857 →Notes and Queries. Heavy Fleeces From Australian Sheep. To the Editor
SIR,—My attention having been attracted to accounts of rams fleeces, shorn by Mr. James Lee, of Larras Lake, and Messrs. Bowman, of Cassilis, the former showing an average weight of 13lb 6½oz, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →CORRESPONDENCE. Colonial Cattle Inspectors. (To the Editor of the Illustrated Sydney News.)
SIR,—Young countries, like young folk, are necessarily subject to repeated reminders of shortcomings; and their I mention is often met with impatience, if not ill-grace. But the colouy of New South Wales is no longer a "chicken"…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →London Wool Market. (From the Neto Zealand Loan and Mercantile Age ey Company, Limted. Circular, October 10.)
WOOL.—The third series of sales, which opened on the 20th August, was brought to a conclution on the 4th instant. The available arrivals, in contrant with the quantities catalogued, are given in the following tabulated stutument, viz.:—…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Farm Notes for December
Taken as a whole the reports from all districts favour the assumption that the harvest of this year will be one of the earliest known in this colony. The season from the time the seeds were sown has been all in favour of the…
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Some weeks back we furnished some details of a new industry-ostrich farming—which has been started on a email scale in South Australia. An English correspondent of the Adelaide Observer suggests that ostrich farms should be…
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The weather of the past week, although summery enough, was not quite so warm as that of the preceding one. Still the readings of the thermometer show that high, maximum points were reached in…
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