The Farmer and Crazier
We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the troatmnt of land, crops, end of steel: as their eprience has proved to be usoful. by writing for this journal…
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Government Labourers. to the Editor of the Sydney Dairy Telegraph
Sir, -- In July last the permanent way labourers petitioned the Government for an advance of wages, on account of high rents and dear living ; but up to the present time the only answer to our petition is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm and Garden. Operations for March
ORCHARD.—Transplant unhealthy orange trees (small). Thin out fruit on unhealthy orange trees. Plant out strawberry runners. Bad fruit trees. ‘Loose tight ligatures. Trench…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crop Prospects in Britian
The "Mark Lane Express" says that at the close of the year the prospects of the growing crops in the United Kingdom and the position of the grain trade were much below the standard at the close of 1881…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farm and Garden Memoranda for March, 1883. FIELD
WHEAT.—It is somewhat surprising that we have had no reports of the milling qualities of the rust-proof wheats which have now been amongst our farmers for four or five years. We have invited our farming…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, March 3.—Since the opening of the present series of wool sales 120,000 sales have been cataloged and 7000 withdrawn from sale, Secured marino descriptions are [?] above the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales. London, March 2
At the wool sales to–day 11,000 bales were Offered. The market was dull. March 3. At the wool sales to–day 12,000 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. London Wool and Produce Sales
WOOL.—Under date London, 25th January, Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., upon as follows:—"Since the turn of the year this market tor colonial wool has been very quiet, and with the exception of the sale of a few hundred bales of the new clip at about…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →South Australian Wheat Returns. ADELAIDE
The agricultural returns published by the "Register" indicate that the wheat harvest has been the worst ever experienced in the colony. The figures show approximately that last season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales. London, March 6
At the wool sales to-day 12,500 bales were offered. There was less demand and the market was occasionally easier, with the exception of good Port Phillip, Sydney greasy, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Moruya Pastoral Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Moruya
This year's show, which opened yesterday, has been a grand success. The attendance yesterday, and again on the second day, was very large. It was lovely weather both days, though rather warm, with a fine fresh breezs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wheat Harvest of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
The Register agricultural returns show the wheat harvest to have been the worst ever experienced in the colony, the figures showing approximately last soason 1,825,000 acres were under cultivation, being an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Farmers Association of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
The Adelaide Farmers Association has met and passed resolutions [?]ming that all the land be effered for selection at [?]s. per acre; that all simultaneous applications shall be decided by lot; that the area be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Cattle King
Col. C. C. Slaughter, one of the cattle kings of Northern Texas, thus described his farm to a reporter of The Chicago Times:—"My ranch," he said, "is at the head of the Colorado River, in Northern Texas, and I have 40,000 head of stock…
Continued on Trove, page 450 →Wheat Experiment
I SEE by the papers that a great many different new sorts of wheat have been tried within the last few years, and a good many don't seem to have answered. I was induced to try the Champlain. I…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, March 3.—Since the opening of the present series of wool sales 120,000 bales have been catalogued and 7000 withdrawn from sale. Scoured merino, descriptions are ½d above the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Redmond Mission. Press Opinions. (" Pastoral Times.")
THE audacity of Mr Redmond, M.P., in continuing his labours on behalf of the Irish Land League in these colonies, after the exposures of the connection of that body with the Ph[?]nix Park assassinations,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral
Summer is closing with weather which pastoralists consider rather dry. Several parts of the West are parched, but the Southern and Northern tablelands are fairly well moistened. The coast has received much more than its…
Continued on Trove, page 471 →London Wool and Produce Sales
WOOL.—Under date London, 25th January, Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., report as follows:—"Since the turn of the year this market for colonial wool has been very quiet, and with the exception of the sale of a few hundred bales of the new clip at about…
Continued on Trove, page 455 →The Wool Sales. London, March 7
At the wool sales 11,900 bales were offered. There was a good demand for line qualities, the inferior and medium being neglected…
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