South Australian Wheat Returns
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Wheat returns have been received from the following counties:-- Adelaide, Gawlar, Light, Burra, Albert, Kimberley, Taunton. Hindmarsh. Sturt. Bursel, Buskingham…
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Northern Territory of South Australia. Sale of Pastoral Leases
The leases for 25 years of about 79,000 square miles of pastoral lands in the Northern Territory will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Adelaide, on WEDNESDAY, May 27, 1885…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Intelligence. (By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Hay
The following stock movements are reported:—6388 stare shoep, from Victoria to Backlea; 7800 store sheap, from Victoria to Trida station; 4900 store sheep, from Deniliquin to Bourke; 1500 store sheep, from Whitton for Canoon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Remarkable Claim. a Sheep Station Swallowed by an Earthquake and a Tidal Wave
Said the Auckland STAR:—A most remarkable claim has been made by a resident of Sydney against a wealthy but ec[?]entric Wellingtonian. The claimant asserts that in the very early days of the colony his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by a Meteor. Horrible Death of a Farmer
A dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn., reports the death of a fanner at Somerset, Kentucky, by an aerolite falling on his head from a cloudless sky. The farmer, it is said, was killed instantly, his head…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hillston
The local stock movements are as under:—7000 ewes were delivered at Hunthawong on Monday last; 6000 sheep for Inkerman station passed through on Wednesday; 1700 sheep for Molong; 586 store bullocks for Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep and Wheat Farming
They have a college of agriculture in South Australia, presided over by Professor distance a scientific agriculturist, who, from all we pan gather, has done all a man could do to make the work in his…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Pastoral Intelligence
Our Cootamundra correspondent writes:—"The pastoralists have experienced hither to a remarkably good season, and stock of all kinds have advanced in value. There is not much doing in stock transactions owing to the reluctance of…
Continued on Trove, page 962 →Cheshire Butter
Mr. Railroad has addressed the following comments on the subject of butter-making in Cheshire to the CHESTER CHRONICLE:—In accordance with your request that I would favor you with a letter showing…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Moree Pastoral Show. Moree
The pastoral show here was only a partial success, as there were not many visitors, and the exhibits were not numerous, though quality was first-class. Gurley station sheep carried off most of the prizes, and were successful in…
Continued on Trove, page 962 →Sheep Movements. ADELONG
[?] flocks of sheep continue to pass through [?] mountains on route for the Murrum[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep's Horn for Horseshoes
A new horseshoe has lately been experimented with at Lyons, France. The shoe is made entirely of sheep's horn, and is found particularly adapted to horses employed in towns and known not to have a…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Wellington Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show
The meeting of the above association came off on the 29th and 30th April. It is four years since the last show was held, consequent upon the disastrous seasons that have intervened; but the improved state of affairs induced the…
Continued on Trove, page 962 →The Wool Export
It is now pretty well beyond doubt that the shipments of wool from this colony at the end of the statistical year on 30th June, will show a deficiency of at least 28,000 bales. There will also be a deficiency from Victoria and…
Continued on Trove, page 961 →Latest Pastoral News. [By Telegraph] Gunnedah
Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—Weather close and threatening; rain badly wanted. The demand for sheep and cattle is fairly active. "Wo sold 10,000 wethers for William Halliday, Brookong, Riverina; 5600 mixed sheep, Basin…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Mort and Co.'s. (Limited) Monthly Wool and Product Circular
WOOL.—The prospect of war with Russia, which for weeks past has chiefly occupied men's minds, is of course, likely to have its bearing on our staple industry as well as on other branches of trade, and in the absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail
The weather still more wintry; frost reported from the southern and western districts. Heavy snow has already fallen in the south-west. The western districts are improving wonderfully since the rain, light…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Farming on the Clarence
Last year's inferior yield of cane on the Clarence River, or rather on that portion lying between the Heads and Grafton, is, our agricultural reporter states, being compensated for in some degree by this season's crop, which…
Continued on Trove, page 961 →Wheat Crop in America
New York, May 9:—The reports in regard to the winter crop of wheat are unfavorable. The Agricultural Bureau estimates the yield at about 240,000,000 bushels…
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New York, May 9,--Reports to hand with regard to the winter crop of wheat are unfavour able, The Agricultural Bureau estimates the yield at 240,000,0000 bushels…
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