The London Wool Sales
LONDON, March 22.—Up to date, 160,000 bales have, been purchased at the current series of sales by Continental buyers, and 7000 bales for America. In prices, scoured merinoes have…
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"Rust Proof" Wheat. To the Editor
SIR,—I am a subscriber to your paper. I see in last Saturday's you want to know from some of your subscribers about the "rust proof wheat that they may have grown. Last season I got from Sydney a tin…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Commercial. Wool, Stock, and Produce Report
WOOL.—Business this week was marked by the features which have characterised the trade for a month past. Fair conditioned lots of fleece sold well, but inferior wools could only be placed at prices not acceptable to vendors, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An All Wool Tale of Life
NEVER had the bright blossoms of hope and things of that kind been showered around a betrothal of more promise than that of Keno Maud, the bride of the Owl Creek diggings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Railways. Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Show. 4th, 5th, and 6th April, 1883
EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all Stations on the Southern and South-Western Lines to Goulburn, commeneing with the mail trains leaving Albury and Sydney on TUESDAY EVENING, 3rd April, and termmating with the trains arriving in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Farming at Redfern
At the Redfern police court, yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M. Thomas Sharp was charged by the local inspector with causing the cesspits attached to his houses in Cleveland-street to be emptied without…
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 land, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Easter Encampments. Headquarters Camp at Windsor Farm. Camp, March 23
The fifth encampment of the Infantry, under the existing regulations of the New South Wales Volunteer force, was commenced to-day at Windsor Farm, Windsor. The discretion shown by the authorities in…
Continued on Trove, page 617 →The Easter Encampment. Headquarters Camp, Windsor Farm
To-day the camp broke up, all the officers and men, with the exception of some of the staff, who will remain here till to-morrow morning, when they will return by the first train, and a detachment of the Permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 607 →Farm and Garden. Fruit Gathering and Harvesting
MR. J. F. PASCOE, of Adelaide, evinced a good share of courage when he determined to address the fruit-growers of South Australia on the practice of gathering, storing and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Memoranda for April, 1883. FIELD
WHEAT.—Crops generally have this season been considerably above the average in yield per aere in our principal wheat diatriota. In the wostorn districts, especially, the yield has been unusually good,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Goulburn Agricultural. Pastoral, and Horticultural Show. 4th, 5th, and 6th April, 1883
EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all Stations on the Southern and South-Western Lines to Goulburn, commeneing with the mail trains leaving Albury and Sydney on TUESDAY EVENING, 3[?]d April, and termmating with the trains arriving in…
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Messrs Mort and Co. report:--We offered 8[?]0 bales at our usual weekly sale to-day, and sold 782 privately and at auction. Competition was somewhat bettor than last week, and for the few good lines available, very full rates were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Dairy Produce
A fair supply came forward ex rail and steamers. The attendance of buyers was good, with an active inquiry. At the railway terminus prime lots of oaten bay sold up to 7s; inferior Samples neglected. Oaten hay, in bundles, sold from 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Show. 4th, 5th, and 6th April, 1883
EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all Stations on the Southern and South-Western Lines to Goulburn, commencing with the mail trains leaving Albury and Sydney on TUESDAY EVENING, 3rd April, and terminating with the trains arriving in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL Answers to Correspondents
J. E. D. writes.—Will you kindly answer the following question: Are coal ashes any good as manure, and if to, for what?— Answer: Such ashes, although classed as a silicious manure, are of a very flight value. They are, however, useful to mix in a…
Continued on Trove, page 642 →Fleeces of American Sheep
Through the courtesy of a gentleman who is most enthusiastic and painstaking in the important matter of sheep-breeding, we are enabled to place before the readers of the Mail some facts regarding the fleeces of…
Continued on Trove, page 642 →Grand. Wheat from Inverell
From Mr, Murray, M.L.A., we are in receipt of seven parcels of wheat and flour taken from exhibits at the Inverell Show. The wheats are red and white, and both varieties are grand in quality. They include…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral
Since our last report light rains have fallen in several districts, and as we indite this there are encouraging signs of a good general rainfall. On Thursday morning heavy showers fell in the metropolitan district, and on the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 664 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence.. [Bt Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne
Cattle: 2000 yarded; better and more useful than of late prices down 10s; best pens £9 10s to £11, good £8 to £9, medium £6 10s, cows £8 to £10 2s 6d, good £7. We Bold through, the yards 220 Victorians, principally from…
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