The Wheat Harvest
ANOTHER stinging reproach to New South Wales is embodied in the returns of the year's wheat crop which have just been made public. The…
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London Wool Sales
LONDON, Monday Night.--The February series of London wool sales closed to- day, the quotations being generally lower than those ruling at the December sales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charge of Cattle Stealing. (By Telegraph.)
WILCANNIA, Tuesday.--An important case of cattle stealing was tried at the Wilcannia Police Court to-day before Mr. W. C. Rodgerson, P.M., and the local justices. The prisoner,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Chemistry and Agriculture. (By Telegraph.)
GOULBURN, Tuesday.--Mr. Angus Mackay, instructor in agriculture under the technical education branch of the Department of Public Instruction, lectured to a good audience…
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At the meeting of the Executive Council yesterday Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, Director of Agriculture, and Mr. H. D. Coker were appointed to represent New South Wales at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke
The following are the crossings over Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending 22nd February, 1890: — 16th, 1000 store bullocks, Gregory Downs to Wodonga, Watson Bros, owners, Sprigga in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Executive Council. Parliament Further Prorogued. The Rust in Wheat Conference
THE Executive Council met at noon today, there being present his Excellency the Governor and all the members of the Cabinet, excepting the . Treasurer, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Beet Sugar Crop. London, Feb. 24
Mr. F. O. Licht estimates that the European beet crop will show a surplus of 704,000 tons of sugar. The production of five months has already shown auincrease…
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The annual show of the Nowra Agricultural Society takes place to-morrow and Friday next. The entries in all classes are large, up to last Saturday the total number being 2000. Should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Weather.—agricultural and Pastoral
February rains are common enough in Australia, but it rarely happens that the rainy season is of long duration, at has been the case this year. The years 1873 and 1878 were remarkable for the…
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A London correspondent wrote as follows on January 17: Exceptionally mild weather still prevails oyer nearly all Europe ; and crops generally are in a very foreword condition. In the British isles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
Stock movements: 200 merino ewes, from Victoria to Albury market, Jas. Clelland; 122 fat and store cattle, from other districts to Albury market, various owners; 230 fat and store cattle, from Victoria to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming at Molong. (To the Editor of the " Australian Star.")
Sir, -- Commenting in Monday's issue of the Star on the statement in the morning papers concerning the prosperity of the farmers in New South Wales, you…
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It is estimated that L75,000 worth of maize and other crops were destroyed by the four floods which have occurred during the lost two months. The heavy loss in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral and Agricultural
BURKE, Wednesday.—Two hundred and fifty-four shed hoggot, rams for Messrs. Hatten and Dean, of Yanda Station, have arrived by train. The sheep are from Messrs. G. and H. Suttor, Brucedale, Bathurst,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Yield
OVER two months ago we published rough estimate of the wheat harvest then beginning, which went to show that New South Wales might hope to supply all her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Country Land Business. (By Telegraph.)
RYLSTONE, Thursday.--The local land board has been occupied here for the past two days with an amount of business much in excess of that which usually comes before them at this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
Stock movements:—3000 merino wethers, from Copabella Forest for Deniliquin, F. Holman; 1533 mixed sheep, from Albury for Forest Creek, A. M'Mi[?]lan. TENTERFIELD, THURSDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Junee
The annual general meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association last night was largely attended. Mr. A. J. A. Beveridge, of Dollar Vale, Eurongilly, was elected president, and Messrs. T. C…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Water Supply. And Where it Comes From. Kangaloon Water Reserve. Doudle's Folly Creek--A Fine Stream--Some Interesting Facts About a Pigstye--Cattle Standing. for Hours in the Water --A Dreadful Stench. The Local Officers' Experience-- Sick After a Hurried Inspection--Cattle Refuse to Drink the Water
KANGALOON is one of those unimportant little rural centres of population that have never in the past been noted to any considerable extent for anything beyond its…
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