Diseased Cattle
Three head of cattle (says the Melbourne Daily Telegraph of Saturday), which were impounded on suspicion by the city meat inspector, Mr M. Cashmore, at Brunswick, a few days ago, were killed…
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Sydney Wool Sales
Measrs Harrison, Jones, and Darlin report:--We brought forward for our sale of to-day, a heavy catalogue, comprising 5171 bales, and our sales since our last number 4060. As is usual at this season of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Wheat Crop. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Australasian's approximate, estimate of the wheat crop has been, published. The present season's yield is the best that has been obtained for many years. The average per acre is expected to be two-thirds more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Trade of Geelong
Geelong, we are afraid, is not so well known in Sydney as it ought to be, for there is not the least doubt that this town, though small, plays a most important part in the wool market of Australia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial. London Wool Sales
Sale of 2158 bales, from Sydney by Helmoth Sehwarize and Co., on Tuesday, 25th March, 1883:— Ex Sydney, Roselts, and N[?]l, from Sydney: [?]. Collingwool, 32 clothing hoggets at [?]d, [?] clothing at [?]d, 30 at 10d…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral [?] Affairs
Everything has been dull of late, the principal areas of country changing hands being confined to the blocks adjacent to Queensland in the Northern territory, and in Queensland itself…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm Fires
The information concerning the fires which have raged during the past week in certain agricultural districts of this colony and Victoria points to a danger of portentous magnitude…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Social. a Walk Through Farmer's
If there be a time when a little extravagance in dress is admi[?]sable it is surely at this season of the year, and it requires a Spartan-like amount of courage to go forth now into the sunshine or gaslight shabbily…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pastoral Districts
"Business (says the Pastoral Times, Deniliquin, of the 28th ultimo) has not yet recovered from the depression which nearly always exists in stock matters on holidays occasions. There is nothing doing; and there will ba little improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Pastoral Rents
WE are not aware to what extent the redoubtable Knight of Watson's Bay and the authorities of Hunter-street are in each others confidence, but the SYDNEY…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Humane Cattle Truck
In obedience to an order of the Legislative Council of South Australia, Mr. H. C. Mais, the Engineer-in-Chief of that colony, has furnished a description of the best cattle truck which he saw during his recent…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Grazier. Ayrshire Cattle
AVERY choice lot of 10 Ayrahirc heifers, the property of that well known lover of pedigree animals, Mr. Tom Cadell, of Oran Park, arrived last week from New Zealand. They were purchased from the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fashion and Wool
"Can yon tell me in a few "words how it is that the fine lustre Lincolnshire long wool, which was worth 2s. 6d. a pound 20 years ago, has now gone out of fashion, and is now therefore worth only lOd. per pound?" A…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Sydney Wool Sales
NOTWITHSTANDING the holidays, a very marked activity has been shown along the wharves in the loading of exports for the old country, and although it is against human nature to suppose that there has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wool Sales.—thursday
By Messrs. Bill, Clark, and Co.—Wool: WEA over Wingen, 136 bales at 10½d; HEB over Thalgarrah over New England, 53 at 10¾d; Wallaroobee, 22 pieces at 7d; WEA over Wingen, 22 skirts at 5d, 7 pieces and locks at 2½; HEB over…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Latest Pastoral News. [By Telegrah.] Gunnedah
Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report.—We are having very hot and trying weather. Stock are losing condition. There is suffioent grass for present requirements, but rain is wanted to replenieh the dams and the tanks. Sheep and…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Yield of Butter by Jersey Cows
A CORRESPONDENT having asked what would be a fair yield of butter from a herd of pure Jersey cows, we very opportunely met With the information in a late number of the "Live Stock Journal," from…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bottle in Sheep. To the Editor
SIR,—Your correspondant "A Praotioal Shepherd," in your issue of the 15th instant, has been truly a fortunate man, not haviug over heard of bottle in sheep after an experience of 50 years…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report
WOOL.—Large catalogues were offered at the auctions this week, but again a considerable number of the lots had reserved prices, which buyers were not disposed to give, and in consequence they were passed in for private sale or…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Weather—Wool—Movements of Stock. News in Brief
THE metropolitan, southern, and considerable areas of the coast districts have been again fortunate in having rain. Since it fell last week, there has been a very desirable change and much cooler days. In…
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