The American Wheat Crop. London, May 12
The American Agricultural Bureau's monthly report estimates the winter wheat crop at 350,000,000 bushels…
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London Wool Sales
Sale of 565 bales, frin Sydney and Queensland, by J. T. Simes and Co.:- Ex Patriarch, from Sydney: Gingie, 2 secured at 20d, 8 pieces at 18[?]d, 12 bellies at 17½d, 4 locks at 15d, 54 grease combings at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australian Wheat Returns. [By Telegraph.]
ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- The wheat statistics which will be published in the "Government Gazette" this week show that the total area under cultivation this year was 1,846,151 acres, against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle from Queensland
As we announced some time ago, arrangements an being made to bring large shipments of cattle from Gladstone (Q) for the Sydney market. The steamer Victoria, on her arrival here, will be stripped and…
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Wool—The English market generally was quiet. Under date April 2, Messrs, Henry P. Hughes and son write:—"During the past fort [?]ght our market has been somewhat quiet, with but little inquiry for wools. A few hundred bales, mostly withdrawn…
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Our Deniliquin correspondent writes on the 10th instant:— Until to-day the prospects of the season were not of a very assuring character. For two or three days past, however, the sky has been overcast; threatening, and the weather…
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LONDON, May 9.—At the wool sales, to-day, 10,000 hales were effered. The market is firm. Good qualities are a halfpenny higher than at last sales…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Annual Stud Sheep Sales
One of the most important events of the year in the Mudgee district is the ram sales, which usually take place in June or July. This year they will come off early in July—probably before the more extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 930 →Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral
A welcome change has occurred in the weather during the last week. The coast districts and several agricultural centres westward have been thoroughly well moistened. Mudgee, Dubbo, nearly all parts of Monaro, the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 943 →An Easy Mode of Trucking Cattle
Mr. Thomas Chapman, of Chinchilla, writes:—"The cattle tracks of which I forward sketches would be, I think, a great improvement upon those at present in use. AA are folding doors which form continuous walls when open, so that…
Continued on Trove, page 932 →Latest Pastoral News. [By Electric Telegraph] Gunnedah
Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—several inquiries have been made for moderately sizea stations and grazing estates. Buyers for ebeep are less anxious to operate. There is a brisk demand for store bullocks and fat stock…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Rust Blight in Wheat Defeated
IT is now somewhat more than a quarter of a century since the farmora in the coast districts have been able to harvest a crop of wheat. Before railways were available " beyond the mountains," Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Risks from Poisoned Wheat. MELBOURNE
A WELL-KNOWN selector at Nhill, in the Wimmera district, named Mr. Baker, and his family frequently felt unwell, and peculiar symptoms showed themselves after they partook of tea. It…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report
WOOL,—At the fortnightly auction sales, held this week, the catalogues were the smallest of the season, the sales amounting to little more than 500 bales. The market was [?]carcely so firm, but buyers competed fairly well up to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Weather—Wool—Movements of stock. the News in Brief
WHAT a change a few days has wrought in the condition of pastoral affairs—or rather in the prospeots for the future! A fortnight ago little or no rain had fallen beyond what may be considered as the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Grazier. Lung Worms in Sheep in the Molong District. To the Editor
SIR,—I would feel eyer thankful if you would let the public know what is the best remedy to destroy lung worms; there are several of them in the lung cells from 2r. to 3in long; the sheep get very poor…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Farm and Garden. Wood Bugs in Poultry
THERE have been complaints among bird-fanciers of late as to the somewhat, astonishing mortality which has been developing itself in the fowl yard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Sugar Crop. BRISBANE
THE statistics of the sugar crop for the year ended March 31 show that the total area under crop is 36,568 acres; the area off which the cane has been crashed, 24,884 acres; and the total…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wheat Market
LONDON, May 18.—The wheat market in lower and weak. Forward buyers have been forced to realise. The weather is fine. Now Australian wheat per [?] is selling at…
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