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The Preston Herald thus describes the successful preservation of grass by ensilage, by Mr. Easdale, of East Cowton, Yorkshire:—The silo into which the grass crop was put measures 12 feet in length, 7 feet wide, and 8 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 788 →THERE are a good many agriculturists in this colony who look upon the word “science ” in connection with farming as though it possessed a meaning equivalent to “fancy” farming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE present condition of both the pastoral and agricultural districts as a whole, contrasts very favourably when, compared with the state of affairs when we wrote the memoranda for May last year…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wool is quiet. The arrivals to date are 820,000 bales. The total probable quantity to be offered, including that left over from last auction, is 590,000 bales, and the quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, May 1.—For the sales which commence May 16, the lists were closed to-day. They include the cargoes of the Nizam and Mercid. The cargoes of the Seraphis, La Hogue, Ashmore,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Messrs. Helmuth, S[?] wartze and Co.'s wool report of[?] March we take the followin;[?]"The first series of London [?] of colonial wool, which com menced on the 20th February, [?] brough to a close to-day, the catalogues having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fifth annual show of the Molong Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held on 27th ult. The exhibition was in every respect a successful one. The sheep sections, particularly in fine wools, were well filled, while the quality of…
Continued on Trove, page 835 →Sale of 4472 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Charles Balme and Co., on Monday, 26th February, 1881:— ExWindsor Castle, from Sydney; D. Muckerawa, 45 scoured combined at 22d. 19 clothing at 21d, 2 at 19½d, 3 damaged at 20½d…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →I AM travelling with a flock of sheep. About 10 days ago I noticed some of them tossing their heads about, and requiring to be pushed along; a few hours afterwards their heads commenced to swell and continued…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →LONDON, May 1.—For the sales which commence May 16, the lists were closed to-day. They include the cargoes of the Nizam and Mercid. The cargoes of the Seraphis,, La Hogue, Ashmore,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—We are having splendid growing weather, and the country looks green. There is every prospect of abundance of grass for the winter. We cannot supply our demand for wethers of…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →THAT disappointments have occurred to those who have grown so-called " rust-proof" wheats is but too true. For it does not follow that because a wheat is free from rust in India, America, or elsewhere,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A RATHER warm controversy has lately taken place in Victoria as to the freedom— comparative and positive— from rust of certain kinds of wheat. It has ended, as all such controversies…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →WOOL.—The wool sales this week were characterised by the features of late sales. Inferior lots could only be placed at low rates, the demand being inactive, while there was fair competition for anything like good wool. Greasy…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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 →We have received from the publishers (Messrs. Cameron, Laing, and Co., of 112, Flinders—lane, Melbourne), "The Anstralasian Agricultural Animal" for 1883, which is edited by that well—known authority…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →KITCHEN GARDEN.— Prepare the ground for the early spring crops by thoroughly digging, trenching, and manuring; let every available piece of vacant land be prepared for sowing or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The agricultural journals to hand explain that throughout Great Britain the autumn and early winter weather has been the worst over experienced. From November till the end of January is described…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THOSE who would like to try wheat again in the coast districts might endeavour to obtain some of the reputed rust-proof varieties and test them. The results of abortion in cows are various,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sale of 195 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by J. T. [?] and Co:— Ex. Halloween.from Sydney: S&S, BurroWaY.59 grea[?] combing at 12d, 8 at 11d, 15 clothing at 11d, 11 at l0[?]d. 1 black at 10d,…
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