Pastoral Intelligence. Albury
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1174
The weather has been dull, with light showers at frequent intervals, bringing the total rainfall for the year up to nearly 8½ inches. The temperature for the past week having been higher than usual, the pastures have made fair…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →Champion Sheep Washing
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 23
I see by your issue of the 16th instant, that a challenge is put in by "Clean Wool" for £100, offering to back his process of sheep washing against any other possible means. Now the may with intent have…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Sheep in Queensland
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1173
A preliminary retain of the sheep upon which assessment was paid on the let January in Queensland has been, issued by the Stock Department of that colony. The numbers in each pastoral districts, end the increase or decrease…
Continued on Trove, page 1173 →Tasmanian Stud Sheep
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 22
For some years past, Tasmania has been winning a position of much prominence in the way of supplying the neighboring colonios with stud sheep; and to such an extent has its name become identified with…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Latest Pastoral News. GUNNEDAH, Thursday
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 41
Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report that the weather continues unseasonably warm. The country in this district is very bare, and water is short. The wintor prospects are discouraging. There is a fair demand for wethers and…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →The Bishop of Maitland's Pastoral
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 16
WE have been favoured with the Pastoral letter of his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, addressed to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Maitlaud, in connection with the Novena in honor…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Late Country and Pastoral. Wilcannia
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1204
The following are the stock passing:—414 fat cattle from Tinenchilla Station, consigned to Pitt, Son, and Baogery; 3300 lams from Coonung Station, en route to Rookwood, Landsborough River. The weather is cloudy…
Continued on Trove, page 1204 →Colonial Wool Sales
Evening News · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 4
London, June 4.—The colonial wool sales were opened to-day by Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., and Jacombe, Son, and Co., who offered a joint catalogue of about 10,000 bales, two-fifths being from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Scab in New Zealand
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1174
We feel confident that it will please many of our readers to learn that the Stock Department of New Zealand seems determined to have that colony cleaned of scab. The recent experience in this colony with importations from America…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →Wool Prospects In London
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 22
In the latest circulars of Chas. Balme and Co., London, they say of the March-April sales:—Opening at a decline of an average ½d per lb in the case of all but a very few descriptions of merino wools,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Rust on Self-Sown Wheat
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 22
Enclosed find some specimens of the work of the rust parasite on young wheat plants in different stages. Wheat sown in proper time escapes till after it has blossomed, but self-sown wheat coming…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →News by Telegraph. Charge of Sheep-Stealing
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 5
QUEANBEYAN, Friday. -- Last night Senior. Sergeant Cornett and Constable Wren brought to Queanbeyan jail a prisoner named George Flint, who was arrested on Mr. F. Campbell's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dangers of Wheat as Horse Feed
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 21
A Queehsland miller is reported to have given a valuable horse wheat as feed, unprepared in any way, and unmixed with chaff. The animal, though attempting to do his work afterwards, soon became…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The North-Western Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show. Dubbo
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1174
The North-Western Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show, held here to-day, was the greatest success that has yet been achieved by the society. The show was held on the new grounds, near the railway station. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Young
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 13
The following are the local stock passings this morning: —1500 head prime store bullocks, the second draft of a mob of 3000, Messrs. Paton Brothers owners, Mitta Mitta. CARCOAR, FRIDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Effect of War on the Wheat Market
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1173
According to English authorities, a declaration of war with Russia would probably put the price of wheat up to he extent of 15s. to 20s. a quarter within a week. Even the report of hostilities between the Russians and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1173 →The Coast Townships of New South Wales. Kiama and Its Dairy Farms
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 26
Viewed from the sea Kiama, a name which has become indelibly associated with dairy produce, presents a highly picturesque appearance, the town nestling cosily among the surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 23
There is scarcely a change to note in the weather, Unless it be that the temperature has been higher, and, in places, unseasonably warm. Rain fell at Narrandera Monday evening, and showers are…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Farming on the Richmond
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 1173
The dearest wish of the farmers' and graziers' heart in the Richmond River district, writes our travelling reporter, is for rain. This is echoed far and near also along the Clarence, where the country is in a far worse state than that…
Continued on Trove, page 1173 →Special Farming Settlements
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 11
LONDON, May 29.—Sir Julius Vogel's scheme recently proposed by him, that the Government of New Zealand should offer cheap facilities to associations of British farmers to form settlements in…
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