The Pastoral Association
A meeting of sheepowners was held at Germanton last week to consider the question of establishing a branch of the Pastoral Association inaugurated at Narandera a ahort time ago. Mr…
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Fat Sheep
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report : -- 24,500 penned for the week, 7700 being offered and sold on Monday. A limited attendance of buyers, however, caused a dull…
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BATHURST, Thursday.--The first sale of stud sheep hers took place on the Agricultural Society's Grounds yesterday. The auctioneers were Messrs. Joseph Leeds and Co., in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seed Wheat Distribution
A strange occurence took place in connection with the distribution of seed wheat was disclosed at Young, on Saturday last. The application of a farmer at Marengo, who applied for seed wheat, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1291 →The Wool Trade
Cablegrams from London respecting the opening of the third series of sales are just to hand. The net quantity available is stated at from 320,000 bales to 325,000 bales, and last sale's prices are said to be well…
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LONDON, June 20.-At the wool sales prices continue very firm…
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Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., London, have received the following cablegram, dated London, June 20, 1889 :--"Wool: Sales continue, with attendance as previously reported…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)
MURRUMBURRAH, Friday.--The weather is still showery, with no signs of clearing. Since last report 101 points have fallen, making a total of 220 points since June 1 and 1092 points since…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Few Notes on Tasmanian Sheep. IV
Launceston is the centre of some excellent agricultural country; therefore the visitor who wishes to inspect good farms and good stocK should travel in the north of the island. I spent three or four…
Continued on Trove, page 1290 →Wool-selling Season, 1889-1890
Ten or twelve years ago the opening wool sales of the season used to be held about the beginning October, a fair supply continuing to be offered at auction till towards the end of March. Owing…
Continued on Trove, page 1290 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Balranald
On Tuesday 786 head of bullocks crossed from Palpara, Queensland, for Nap Nap Station, Maloney in charge. BREEZA, FRIDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sale of Stud Sheep at Bathurst. Bathurst
The first of a series of annual sales of stud sheep was held to-day on the Bathurst show ground by Joseph Leeds and Co., of Sydney, in conjunction with Clement and M'Carthy. The following lots were…
Continued on Trove, page 1325 →The Wool Market. London, June 21
The tone of the wool market is very firm…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. JUNE 19
Cablegrams from London respecting the opening of the third series of sales are just to hand. The nett quantity available is stated at from 320,000 bales to 325,000 bales, and last sale's prices…
Continued on Trove, page 1300 →Preparation of Stud Sheep for Sale. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
Sir,—I have read with pleasure Mr. H. J. Wooldridge's letter on the preparation of stud sheep for sale, in your issue of the 15th instant; and, whilst agreeing with most of his remarks, I must take exception to what he says about the…
Continued on Trove, page 1294 →The Pastoral Possessions of New South Wales. By William Hanson, A.L.S., London, ex-Government Printer of New South Wales. Sydney: Gibbs, Shallard, and Co. 1889
In a presentable octavo of 520 pages Mr. Hanson gives us account of that large portion of onr territory which, under the description of Crown lands, is leased for pastoral purposes. In an introduction to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →farmer. Horticultural Notes
PLANTING TREES.—Under ordinary circumstances twenty feet is close enough to plant trees around the house. It tall growing varieties are seleoted they will afford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protection For a Farm Gate
A conatant sort of annoyance on the farm is the destruction of gates by careless drivers. Let a new gate be put up and some one is sure to injure or completely break it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer. Chicks From Hens and Pullets. P. H. JACOBS
There are some persons who seem to fail with brooders under almost every condition; but the onuses of failure may often be traced in directions not anticipated. The more I…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Queensland Sugar Crop. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Friday.--Messrs. Drysdale Brothers, sugar planters, of the Lower Burdekin, have already commenced cane crushing, showing the forward state of the crops in that…
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