The London Wool Sales
LONDON, August 28.—Prices at the wool sales remain without noticeable alteration. 7667 bales were catalogued. LONDON, August 29.—At the wool sales prices…
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The Sales of Stud Sheep in Melbourne
The depression which exists in the fat stock markets seems to have cast a gloom over all pastoral transactions. An instance of this is afforded by the reports of the sales of stud sheep recently held in…
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The Yass Sheep Show—for the exhibition of entire horses and bulls has merely been engrafted thereon, and not very satisfactorily—was held on the association's ground, at North Yass, last Wednesday, and we are glad to be able to…
Continued on Trove, page 374 →To the Butter-makers and Agents. To the Editor
SIR,—Seeing an advertisement about forming a butter market, being an old agent of former years, and knowing how the butter is managed by both buyer and seller, I wish to givo the grower and agent…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Cause Oe Bust in Wheat. To the Editor
SIR,—I have at various times road articles in your paper on rust in wheat, and the cause thereof; but the writers, or most of them are, in my opinion, all at sea in regard to the real cause of rust. I am of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Catholic Education. the Third Pastoral Letter of His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney
ROGER BEDE, by the Grace of God and the favour of the Apostolic See, Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan, to the Clergy, Secular and Regular, and the faithful of the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Cable Messages. Failure of the Grape Crops
LONDON, September 4, 4.5 p.m.—In consequence of the severe wintry weather and heavy floods, the fears of the destruction of the grape crop in France and Italy have been realised…
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[We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of local, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
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When, during the last century, the steam-engine had so far been perfected that the possibility of its application to other purposes than the elevation of water had become generally recognised, the problem of its adaptation to the…
Continued on Trove, page 376 →Farm and Garden. Notes for the Month
KITCHEN GARDEN.—In the way of practice, we are scarcely safe from bad weather yet; consequently, unless in very favourable localities, it will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm & STATION Agriculture in England. [From Our Special Correspondent.]
THE prospects for harvest, now that July has set in, are decidedly unfavourable. As yet we have had no hot suns, and the temperature has been very variable all over Great Britain. The absence of very forcing weather…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wages for Permanent Labourers on Farms. &c. To the Editor
SIR,—I notice in your garden calendar for this month that there will be a great demand for young fowls, on account of the Exhibition, and then you break into fits about there being a great demand for handy men…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Third Pastoral
A few days ago the Rev. H. Mack lectured in the Wesleyan Church, Morpeth, on "The Third Pastoral, or the Policy of Rome unchanged." He did not challenge the right of the Roman Catholic Bishops to issue Pastorals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Sales. London, September 4
At the wool sales, to-day, 7200 bales were offered. There was a good demand for fine samples ; interior and medium were neglected…
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At to-day's auction 16,600 bales wore catalogued, milking a total of 195,300 since the opening. The tone of to-day's sale was quiet…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.-Sales of wheat have been made at 5s 3d per bushel at Port Adelaide, at which price the market is firm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable Messages. Latest London Commercial the Wool Sales
LONDON, September 8.-At the wool sales prices remain without noticeable alteration; 6603 bales were catalogued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral
The weather during the month has been very favourable for both pastoral and agricultural holders. It has been what is commonly known as "good growing weather." for the most part fine sunny days…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pure Merino Sheep
Messrs. Mort and Co. have received per Esk, from Tasmania, a number of sheep from the well-known breeders, Messrs. James Gibson and David Taylor. Those sheep will compete for the prizes offered at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather.—agricultural and Pastoral
The winter is closing with heavy gales and steady rains, which unfortunately promise to mar the prospects of spring. The rains of August had so thoroughly saturated the country that farmers and graziers were anxously looking…
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