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Since our lost issue rain has fallen quite copiously in many localities in the interior of the colony which were in the greatest need of it. More would, of course, be welcomed, and there are still a few towns in the west…
Continued on Trove, page 61 →MR. Gormly in the Assembly on Tuesday moved —"That;, in the opinion of this House, reserves on the resumed portion of pastoral holdings, not required for public purposes, should be withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The past year has been the driest on record, only seven inches five points being registered, nearly all of which fell during January and February. The tasks will soon be all dry. In the back country the creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 65 →Messrs Geldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, brought forward yesterday a catalogue of 3054 bales of wool, and report having sold at auction and privately durink the week 2008…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No important sale having been held between 19th December and 4th instant, the accumulations of wool in store was considerable, and as a consequence since our last week's report good-sized catalogues have been…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The New Zealand Loan and Mereantile Agency Company, Limited, report from their Melbourne office:—Wool offered on Thursday, 1889 bales, sold 1629; greasy merino, 11½d; washed, 17d; animated competition…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →LONDON, Thursday.--The stocks of wool in England are light, and the woollen industries are prosperous. The drought in Australia is expected, to assist in hardening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The grave question how best to remedy the glaring defects in connection with Sydney's meat supply, is again before the public. Mr. Thomas Hungerford, a well-known practical pastoralist…
Continued on Trove, page 59 →LONDON, Thursday.--The Standard this morning has a review of the imports of cereals last year, and predicts that the imports in 1889 will be in excess of those of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BLAYNEY, Friday.--Canvassers are being sent round by the agricultural, association to take the opinion of the farmers of the district whether a show shall be held this year or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following are the stock movements:—756 merino wethers, from Stony Park to Sydney, John M'Donald owner; 432 merino wethers, from Bungowannah to Sydney, Cary Brothers owners; 27 fat ballcoks, from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The only news by cable from our correspondent in London is to the effect that the Antwerp wool sales will begin on 15th instant and terminate on 18th. Out of 12,440 bales to be offered, there are…
Continued on Trove, page 67 →The print is the very worst form in which butter can be put for preserving its delicate davors. Small rolls stand best in this respect. In both cases the danger of injury is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Massachusetts is claiming to have the largest poultry farm in the world owned by Mr A. C. Hawkins. From a description of the place given wo take a few extracts, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With the last month of the year the drought has at length come to an end. Though the total rainfall of 1888 was only 22-1 1in. for 57 rainy days as against 41-87in. in 1887 for 92 rainy days, the depression that…
Continued on Trove, page 60 →The annual meeting of the Suburban Dairymen's Protective Association was held in the Elswick Hall, Parramatta-road, Peterehani, on the 4th instant. Mr. P. Freeman occupied the chair. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 60 →In submitting the statistics of intercolonial trade in farm produce during the last 12 months, we would remind our readers that we are not oblivious of the fact that in an agricultural sense it was a…
Continued on Trove, page 59 →The general failure of the crops must have made many a man whose livelihood is dependent upon what he gets out of the land wish he had something to expect from it besides wheat. The…
Continued on Trove, page 59 →VICTORIAN WHEAT YIELD.—The average wheat yield of Victoria, though much higher than placed by some croakers, is much below the average. In fact, it is the lowest since 1878-79, when the rust…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →FARM PRODUCE.—At the Darling Harbor railway terminus this week, the supply of forage was very small from the intermediate stations along the western and southern lines. Buyers were in good…
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