The Pastoral Industry Paralysed
BRISBANE, This Day.--Fearful accounts are to hand concerning the state of the pastoral industry in this west. All available sheep trucks are no carrying starving…
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The Wool Market
LONDON, March 21.—The fresh arrivals of wool to date amount to 263,600 bales. The number of bales sent forward direct is 53,000 bales. Adding the quantity hold over from last sales the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
Stock movements:—27 fat bullocks from Bungowanah for Melbourne, J. Grieve; 520 merino wethers from Stoney Park for Sydney, W. Turner. Rain is badly needed for ploughing…
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Biddings at the Antwerp series of wool sales are spirited. River Plate wools are quoted at equal to January rates. Australian wools sell on a par with the highest rates…
Continued on Trove, page 586 →Poultry Farming. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
Sir,—Rearing poultry as a business requires the same attention as any other business if you want to make a profit. "Come and look at my fowls" is an invitation I hear frequently. I notice old roosters, old…
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CURIOUS PLACE FOR AN OAK TREE.—Twenty-seven years ago an adorn lodged somehow in the mortar or between the stones of an Ohio courthouse spire, took root, and sent out an oak, shoot. To-day…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Farming in Japan
The reason why there is practically no demand for agricultural implements in Japan is because the land is divided into farms, which never exceed five tans (one-quarter of an acre). Many of the lots are no…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Race Meetings. Warwick Farm Racing Club. First Day—march 16. Hurdle Race, of 100 sovs. About 2 miles
Mr. R. B. Pell's b g Drilldool, aged, 10st 81b (W.Lee) 1 H. F. Davis br g Cracksman, aged, lOst 111b (Keighran) 2…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →A Concession to Farmers Refused
BRISBANE, March 15.—The Government has declined to grant an application made by the farmers of Darling Downs district to carry seed wheat free of railage this year in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Robertson Dairy Company. (From Our Reporter.)
The farmers of Robertson haye followed the example of their brethren on the coast, and have established a butter factory in their midst. The building is partly constructed of stone, and partly of wood…
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At tho Gundagai Lands Office on Thursday 1090a. of land were selected in three blocks. There were seven applicants for one block, and the applicants had to resort to the ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seed Wheat for Distressed Farmers. (By Telegraph.)
MUDGEE, Saturday.--A crowded adjourned meeting in reference to the supplying of seed wheat to the distressed farmers was held to-day in the Cudgegong Town hall. The Mayor (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Antwerp Wool Sales
LONDON, March 24.—The Antwerp wool sales Lave closed with firm prices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Silverton, Saturday
Five thousand sheep, from Kulnine Station, Victoria, passed through for Mundi Mundi station, in charge of L. M'Intyre, the property of Messrs. Stirling, Hart, and Co…
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The Antwerp wool sales have closed with firm prices…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seed Wheat. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As the supply of seed wheat is now under the consideration of the several Governments of Australia allow me to offer a suggestion resecting it through your columns. All European wheat-producing…
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EVERYONE will be glad of and approve the determination of the Government to extend help to the unfortunate farmers in certain districts by supplying them with seed wheat. They have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nymagee Water Supply. Distressed Farmers
NYMAGEE, Saturday.—On Friday afternoon Messrs. Hinder, Blakemore, and Miller, members of the progress committee, visited the locality where operations have been commenced for BATHURST, Saturday.—The decision of the Government to supply distressed farmers with seed wheat gives great satisfaction, as the agricultural class in this district is in very straitened…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral and Agricultural
ALBURY, Thursday.—Stock movements; 3500 mixed sheep, from Victoria to Urana district, Mr.M. M'Kenzie owner; 1900 merino ewes, from Victoria to Lang Plain, Mr. John Cameron owner, 23 tracks…
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COBAR, This Day,--The annual general meeting of the Cobar Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the Commercial Hotel. Mr. P. Oakden,…
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