Sheep-shearing Apparatus. London, Feb. 5
An exhibition in London of Mr. E. Y. Wolseley's patent for shearing sheep by machinery instead of hand-power has been a great success…
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Victorian Butter in London. the Orizaba's Shipment
LONDON, December 20.—The bulk of the shipments of butter received in the Orizaba have been disposed of at prices ranging from 86s to 116s per cwt; the top price having been realised for only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmers and the Seed Wheat Graft. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--I have read your article on my request to the Government respecting the seed wheat granted the farmers last year, and have noticed the interesting letters of Mr. D. Cassin, of…
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NARRANDERA, Friday.--The total receipts for the Narrandera railway station for the month of January amount to L1528. There were 10,579 bales despatched from here last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Market. London, Feb. 5
The wool sales are proceeding with unchanged prices, but a better spirit is evinced in the bidding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Deakin on Irrigation. Benefits of the System. Advantage of the Gravitation System. Butter Export Trade--Farmers Co-operation--Sound Advice to Farmers
MR. DEAKIN, the Chief Secretary of Victoria, delivered a lecture on irrigation at the Theatre Royal, Bairnsdale, the, other day, on the invitation of the Bairnsdale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Butter. Damaged En Route. Sale in London. LONDON, February 5
The consignment of frozen butter from Australian ports, which arrived by the R.M.S. Austral, has been found to be mostly damaged. Superior lots were,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rust in Wheat, &c. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As a practical farmer of many years' experience and a native of Australia, I beg to endorse the remarks published in your paper on the above subject from James Cock. If he (J. C.) is not a farmer he has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Trouble at the Docks. the Wool Warehouses and Their Men. Abolition of Master Lightermen. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 5
A small strike has taken place amongst the wool-labourers employed in the docks, the men demanding the abolition of " exertion money " and the concession of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
On the 28th ultimo an important change in the weather occurred on the coast. South-easterly gales brought heavy rains, and from that date until the 3rd instant the weather was more or less unsettled. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 289 →Agricultural and Pastoral
Seven conditional purchases and seven conditional leases were taken up in Dubbo on Thursday, the total area selected being 13,233½a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Intelligence. Carcoar
Stock passing through: 7 trucks sheep, Cowra to Penrith, P.G. Ormsby to J. Eaton; 7 trucks sheep, Cowra to Homebush, E. Crawford to Graves. A meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 321 →Wool Sales
Wool sales were held in the Chamber of Commerce on Friday. Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Go. submitted a catalogue of 65 bales, composed chiefly of scoured wool of average condition and quality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Wheat Yields
As an instance of the excellent wheat-growing capabilities of the Young district, several farmer have reaped as many as 40 bushels to the acre in special fields. A fair average yield, however, may…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Wool Trade
Messages reporting on the first day's London sales were at quite as favourable a tenour as was generally anticipated, but each succeding day has brought intelligence of the prevalence of a weaker tone,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Blayney Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Blayney
The annual general meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held this afternoon. There was a good attendance. The secretary's report was received. The treasurer's balance-sheet, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 321 →COUNTRY. Railway and Wool Returns
NARRANDERA, Friday.--The total receipts for the Narrandera railway station for the month of January amount to L1528. There were 10,579 bales despatched from here last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Intellingence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke
Three hunded store and fat cattle, Bundells to Bourke, passed Ford's Bridge Crosby and Davis [?] Lee and Macallater) report having forwarded to Sydney for three months ending January 31, 10, 363…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. FEBRUARY 5
Owing to an interruption on the telegraph wires, the news of the opening of the first series of London sales did not come to hand until late on Thursday afternoon. Messages reporting on the…
Continued on Trove, page 295 →Rust in Wheat. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Had I thought the above correspondence at in end, I should not on this ocession trouble you with further comments. The subject of red rust, however, requires to be thoroughly thre[?]hed out in order to de[?]er…
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