Cattle in California and the NorthWest. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.")
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 23
Cattle-breeding can scarcely be said to rank among the prominent industries of California, as the state scarcely produces sufficient beef to feed itself. It is more of a fattening ground for the cattle bred in…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The Prize Schedules of the Coming Sydney and Melbourne Sheep Shows Contrasted. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 1018
Sir,—Anyone who is interested in these matters will see from the schedule of prizes for the coming Intercolonial sheep Show, which opens in Sydney on the 3rd July next, that the committee to whom the preparation of the schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 1018 →Farmer. Eggs in Cold Weather
Nepean Times · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 10
The art of feeding may well be applied to poultry in winter, if eggs are expected. True feeding is an ordinary matter, but how many consider what they are trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Notes
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 1017
Large quantities of milk are sent to Sydney daily from Picton. Suppliers complain loudly of the excessive freight charged, which amounts to 25 per cent. of the price obtained by the suppliers. Empty return cans…
Continued on Trove, page 1017 →The Victorian Farmers and Protection. Goulburn, May 2
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 1039
Mr. S. Young, president of the Nu[?]rkah group of the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association, and Mr. J. M. Lean, formerly lecturer of the same, addressed a meeting of about 250, in the Academy of Music, last…
Continued on Trove, page 1039 →COUNTRY. Co-operative Dairy
The Australian Star · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 6
NOWRA, Friday.--A co-operative, dairy company has been established at Comerong Island. The factory will make the eighth established in this district. The slaving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weather Stock and Crops. (By Telegraph.)
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 7
FORBES, Friday.--The weather is fine. Following are the crossings over the common for the week:-- May 3,13,000 mixed weaners, Germanton to Carrawobity, Coward Brothers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. Planting Fruit Trees
The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 6
IN selecting fruit trees care should be taken to obtain good plants of each varieties as yield fruit in succession during the year. Neglect of this may…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flower Farming in the Border District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 12
An experimental plot of ground is to be prepared at Ruthergien by direction of the Victorian Government, in order to [?]st the suitability of the border district for flower farming. A number of scent plants will be put…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Notes for Farmers
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 22
There are several advantages in the keeping of the large breeds of fowls. One is that they are more easily confined, and another is where you sell on the market they will bring more On account…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →COMMERCIAL. Farm and General Produce
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 43
At the Darling Harbor hay sales during the week the supplies of forage were heavy. Prime oaten hay scarce, and in good request at satisfactory rates, the bulk of supply being inferior in quality sold at low…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →The London Wool Sales
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 7
LONDON, Saturday. -- The wool sales closed fairly well. During their currency 150,000 bales were bought for the continent of Europe, 130,000 bales for Great Britain, 7500 bales for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral. the Hawkesbury Show. (By Telegraph.)
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 7
WINDSOR, Saturday. -- The Hawkesbury show closed to-day. There was again a good attendance, the weather being very bright and like spring. The trotting contest was won by H…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sales. London, May 10
The Australian Star · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 5
The wool sales closed fairly well During their currency 150,000 bales were bought for the continent of Europe 130,000 bales for Great Britain 7500 bales for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →African Wool Factories. London, May 10
The Australian Star · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 6
Mr. Henry Monerciff Paul the London manager of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited writing to the ECONOMIST to-day deprecates the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Farmer's Testimony
Evening News · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 2
[?]s equally clear and conclusive. The following [?]etter was received by Mr. Frank Cotton by the same mail from an American farmer:- Vinita, Cherokee Nation, U.S. America…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New England Electorate. Farmers' Profits
The Australian Star · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 6
OUR correspondent at Guyra writes:--A ballot was recently take by the Guyra branch of the Protection Association to elect two members to run in the Protectionist…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weather, Stock and Crops. (By Telegraph.)
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 7
SPRINGWOOD, Saturday. -- The weather has been fine since Tuesday last, up to which date over 50in. of rain had fallen this year. MACLEAN, Saturday. -- The weather is now…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Inspection in the Illawarra District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kiama
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 5
The [?] of police to-day served upon the clerk of the Kiama Municipal Council a n[?], signed by seven members of the Board of Health, requiring the council to perform the duty [?] upon it by section…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Sheep Act. (By Telegraph.)
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1890 · page 5
BRISBANE, Monday.--Mr. Gordon, Chief Inspector of stack, has had a conference with the district board of sheep directors at Warwick in reference to the proposed amendments to the…
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