State Grant to Irish Tenant Farmers. London, June 13
In the House of Commons last night a motion, which originated with the Conservative party, was adopted to the effect that a State grant be accorded to Irish tenant…
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Tamworth Fat Cattle Market. [By Telegraph.] Tamworth
At the fat cattle market held to-day Nathan Cohen and Co. report a lot of cattle of good quality were forward, realising 18s per 1961b. They sold at auction, 60 bullock from £5 to £5 17s 6d: cows, from £4 2s to £4 17s 6d., on account of T. W. King. Doyle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Sales. London. June 13
At the wool sales, to-day 10200 bales wore offered. The market is firm, and the demand active…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London Wool Sales. London, June 14
10,200 bales were offered to-day. The market was firm and active…
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The Delegate correspondent of the Bombala Herald writes to that journal on June 9:—"Since writing my last we have been having a sample of nearly all sorts of weather. During the past week Jack Frost has visited us once or…
Continued on Trove, page 1125 →Seed Wheat
OUR agricultural editor reports that in his opinion the seed wheat referred to in last issue is not different in character from the Indian wheat distributed during two seasons past, and also previously known to most…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cattle on Mr. Porter's Farm. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
Sir,—In his remarks on the milk industry at Camden "Demetius" says, "Mr. Porter's herd is of a miscellaneous description—taints of the Durham, Devon, and Ayrshire bloods predominating." As a misconception has…
Continued on Trove, page 1126 →Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral
The weather during the past fortnight has been of the average wintry character. The high lands have been subject to frosts, and the low-lying districts to fogs and heavy dews. There has been received a fair share of rainfall,…
Continued on Trove, page 1135 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Gunnedah
Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—The weather is cloudy, and tehre is every appearance of a heavy downpour. Frosts are prevalent, and consequently grass is growing. There is an unlimited number of buyers for…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →The Rust Blight in Wheat
MR. William Farrer, a resident of New South Wales, and previously known as an intelligent writer on subjects of first importance in connection with our great producing interests, has recently written a…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Prospects of the Pastoral Season in the Great North West
The extraordinary supplies of cattle that have been pouring in continuous streams into the Sydney, Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Wool Sales. London, June 14
At the wool sales to-day 9200 bales were offered. The market is firm, but not active. The fourth series begins on November 20. The following telegrams are from other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fleece of Californian Sheep. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
Sir,—It may perhaps interest some of your readers to know that the fleece of one of the American rams I bought at the last sale, weighed, when shorn in Sydney, 44lb , being exactly 12 months' growth. Owing to a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1126 →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 p[?]ved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Rural Notes. Caterpillars and Cereal Crops
A WRITER in the Melbourne AGE vouches for the efficacy of the following compound in proventing the devaluation which is usually wrought upon wheat, barley, and similar crops by…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Meeting of the Farmers' Union. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst
At the meeting of the Farmers' Union yesterday a resolution was moved asking the Agricultural and Pastoral Society to reconsider their decision not to hold a ploughing match this year, but the motion lapsed for want…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Milk-dairying in the Camden District. II
Hardwicke, the farm of Mr. Thomas Inglis, occupies a central position in the Camden district, being situated on the Oaks-road, about eight miles from the township, and has been devoted to the dairying industry for over 20 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1124 →Farm and Garden. Planting the Pear Orchard
MANY trees that [?] to grow have been planted by careless or inefficient persons, and to this cause can be attributed the death of most of the trees which fail after they are set out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Works on Farming, Botany, Etc
We quote from London “ Bookseller ” (April 5), the names of principal works on above subjects published during month ending above date: Brown (John C[?]) The Forests of…
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