The Wheat Crops of India
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 43
In Bengal the past season has been more generally unfavorable to the wheat crop than in the preceding year. In the North-west Presidency and Oudh the total area under pure wheat has this year been returned at 4,952.345 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Farmer. British and American Wheat Growing
Nepean Times · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 2
The Quarterly Review, in a recent issue, treats at length off 'Competition in Wheat Growing," and says that "after three years of unremunerative prices, many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. the Wool Trade
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 13
The new clip (says the Sydney Mail) is now coming to hand in considerable quantity, and there is every appearance of the season in general being an early one. The arrivals mainly consist of wools grown either in the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queensland. a Train Collides with Cattle
The Australian Star · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 5
BRISBANE, This Day.-- On Thursday night a passenger train ran into a mob of cattle just near Jericho. Numbers of the animals were killed, and the engine and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Trade. AUGUST 15
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 335
The amalgamation of the two leading and oldest wool-selling firms in Australia—Messrs. Mort and Co, Limited, of Sydney, and Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited, of Melbourne and Sydney—has…
Continued on Trove, page 335 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 9
Barringun reports the following stock passings:—11th: 280 fat cattle from Thoudah, W. Turner in charge, to Bourke; 4000 ewes and lambs, 900 rams, Warraweena to Mount Margaret, Moodie and Co. owners. 13th: 314 fat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Forbes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 13
The fifteenth annual exhibition of the Forbes Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association was opened in the show ground yesterday. The attendance was very fair, about 2000 people being on the ground. The number…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Home Farm for Aborigines
Evening News · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 6
Sir Henry Parkes received a deputation at noon consisting of the Rev. J. Barnier, Messrs. James Green, J. G. Treseder, and G. E. Ardill, who asked that an additional grant of 100 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Border Farmers Albury
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 328
The leaders in the agitation for the adoption of a retaliatory policy towards Victoria are continuing the movement with great energy, and are meeting with an encouraging amount of success. Mr. T. Whitaker, secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 328 →Small Farms
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 331
Land speculation has had before it three openings—the suburbs, the city, and the country. The suburban field of operations was used up some year or two ago, allotments now being extremely difficult to move off…
Continued on Trove, page 331 →Farm for Aborigines
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 9
Yesterday morning some members of the Aborigines' Protection Association interviewed the Premier and asked for the grant of 100 acros of Government land at Ulunga, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE Fruitgrower and Farmer. a Voice From [?]
The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 6
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farm and Garden. Note for the Week
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 21
All operations in the farm, garden, and orchard should be well forward as far as preparation goes; though the season is still a little backward, even in the most sheltered positions. The weather may be…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Notes for Farmers
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 22
SAIT FOF GRAPES.—In a report to the Western New York Horticultural Society unexperienced fruit-grower of Tompkins county said that salt spread round a grape vine in a radius of 3ft or 4ft, sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Pastoral Finance, Trust and Agency Co., Limited
The Australian Star · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 6
WE beg to direct the attention of the investing public to the prospectus of the Pastoral Finance, Trust and Agency Company of Australasia, Limited, which appears…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 7
[?]ORANGE, Saturday.--The weather continues dry, and things are beginning to wear a serious aspect in consequence. This is the driest winter remembered here. On several holdings water…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 8
The following-stock have been trucked to Melbourne:— 126 Norley fat cattle, 388 Naranside fat cattle, 125 Ardoch fat cattle. The following were trucked to Homebush: 680 fat wethers, to Harrison, Jones, and Devlin; 1000 fat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late American News. the Influx of Chinese.--an Indignation Meeting. Passing of the Tariff Bill. the Reduction in Wool Duties. (By Cable.)
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 5
AUCKLAND, Saturday.--The following items of American news are brought by the R.M.S. Zealandia:--The American Senate has rejected the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter and Dairy Company
The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 August 1888 · page 6
ORANGE, This Day.--An effort was made to form a Dairy and Butter Company, at Hartley, a while ago, but the shares were not taken up. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1888 · page 8
Stock movements:—1000 ewes and lambs, from Waternen to Jinderra, C. H. Kalms owner; 1220 merino wethers, from Howlong to Corowa, Geo. Doubleday owner; 1200 fat sheep, from Wallendbeen to Melbourne, R. Gibbon and…
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