Pastoral Items
The Dubbe district stock items are as follows:— 200 fat cattle (McVicar's) from Cooper's Creek are near here, coming in for sale, and consigned to Mr. G. H. Taylor. 200 fat cattle (Doyle's)…
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Wool Returns
LONDON, January 2.—The wool returns of the year show that 1,057,000 bales were sold at auction in the London market during 1880…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Improved Wheat-sowing Machine
ANYTHING connected with wheat is now so eagerly read by our selectors, especially if it points to a cheapening of the cost of production, that we are glad to find an Adelaide man has…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral
Another week of what may be styled almost dry weather has to be recorded, although never were clouds more threatening than those which hovered over the coast on Monday and Tuesday, a few very light showers in the metropolis…
Continued on Trove, page 69 →The London Wool Market
THE Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, Limited, under date London, November 19, 1880, reports as follows:— The London wool market has, on the whole, been…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence, [By Electric Telegraph.] Tamworth
Messrs. Nathan Cohen and Co. report:—Fat Cattle: Short supply, and prices up to 12s Cd per 1001b. Sold Dixon's bulloeko from £3 10s to £4, Richie's mixed nud light at £3. Fat Sheep: Demand is limited. Sold Davis's wethers…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →The Cultivator. Rust Proof Wheat
IT will be remembered that we have for a number of years strongly contended that the rust blight would some day be met by rustproof rarietios, that [?] that varieties would be originated whose structure…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Prevention of Rust in Wheat
The agriculturists of South Australia are making commendable efforts to procure for their next sowing season wheats which are likely to repel the insidious attacks of rust. Dr. Schomburgk, influenced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 54 →The Grazier. Polled Cattle. Angus and Shouthorn Gross
OUR readers will remember that we are advocates for polled, as against horned, cattle provided horus can be disponsed with or climinated without at the same time producing any constitutional…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Commercial. Farm Produce
At the railway station, Darling Harbour, during the week there has been a good supply of forage and Produce forward. The attendance of buyers was air, and in the beginning of the week hay met with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Currant Crop
LONDON, January 7.-The prospects of the currant crop are gloomy, and prices show a disposition to harden…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer and Grazier
We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of and, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farming at Ulladulla. II
Good dairy cattle form a special feature in farming at Ulladulla, and was mainly owing to the efforts and enterprise of the late Mr. W. Ewin, in getting together one of the best shorthorn herds known on the Southern Coast. A…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →The Sugar Crop
LONDON", January 5.—The continued wet weather has seriously affected tho beet root sugar crop considerably. On the other hand he Cuban crop is particularly good,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →New Crops and Hew Industries
IN a new country, whore the peoble are not yet masters of all the branches of industry which bring wealth and employ ment, now indnstries are continually suggesting themselves, many of which may…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Rust Resisting Wheat
The S. A. Register has seen specimens of two kinds of American wheat which seem to be able to withstand the attacks of red rust. They are known as the Defiance and Champlain wheats—the latter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Minister for Mines and the Pastoral Lessees
At the recent election, candidates of all shades of opinion and degrees of knowledge concurred in stating that the rents of squattages were much too low, and ought to be largely increased. The Ministers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Industries of the Colony. (By Our Special Reporter.) Xxvii.—wool in the North-west
The first township of any importance that is reached on the way to Bourke is Warren. Situated eighty miles from Dubbo, it owes its origin and its existence to the pastoral industry which is carried on all round…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Produce
At the Darling Harbour railway terminus, this morning, there was a large supply of forage and produce from the numerous countrystations along the lines west and south of Sydney. The market…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →International Wool Show Awards. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The following are the awards of the wool judges at the show in connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition:— Grand Champion Prize for the most valuable 24 fleeces,…
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