Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

3,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 163

Latest Pastoral News. (Continued From Page 23.) Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. Weather

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 42

The hot sultry weather of the latter part of the last week was, on the coast line, followed by squally weather, with light rain in the southern districts, and high winds and heavy rains on…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 42

There has been a good attendance of buyers at the usual fortnightly sales which have been held during the week. Although by private sale and shipment the quantity of wool in store has been considerably…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

Wool Report

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 42

HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN, LIMITED, submitted a catalogue of 1104 bales on Monday last, and notwithstanding the departure of a great many of the European buyers there was a good attendance at the sale. The proportion…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

Late Pastoral Intelligence. Coonamble

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 579

Stock movements:—Ninety fat cattle, from Billeroy station to Sydney, via Rylstone, C. Collwell owner, Smith in charge; 900 wethers, from Glenariffe selections to Emby station, Fisher Brothers owners in…

Continued on Trove, page 579 →

Whole Wheat As Food

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 22

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

How to Judge Wool

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 22

THE finest and softest wool is always on the shoulder of the sheep. An expert in judging sheep always looks at the wool on the shoulders first. Always assuming that the wool to be…

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

Australian Butter in London. London, March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 9

The balance of the shipment of Australian butter by the R.M.S. Mossilia has been sold at an average price of 116s per ewt…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 10

Stock passing through by train to-day: Five trucks sheep, Koorawatha to Homebush, Cunningham to Harrison, Jones, and Devlin. FORBES, FRIDAY…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Wodonga Cattle Market. [By Telegraph.] Wodonga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 11

About 1000 cattle were yarded Competition was keen, and prices about the best of the sesson. Bryan and Hammond sold 800 bullocks from Mount M'Connell to £4 5s. averaging £4. E. Trenchard and Co. sold 100 for various…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Practice with Science. No. 1.—An Analysis of Wheat. From the Millers' Point of View

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 22

A descriptive classification of the different kinda of wheat, considered from the millers point of view, would be a work of the highest and most practical interest. Unfortunately, the materials have been…

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

Cover-shed for Farm Produce

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 5

The following letter has been received by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Hon. Sydney Smith):—"Government Railways of New South Wales, Secretary's Office, Sydney, March 13, 1891…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Farmer's View of Preaching

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 588

Well, wife, town sermons, seems to me, Are like the sulky plough; They're easy, purty kind o' things, But don't so deep, somehow…

Continued on Trove, page 588 →

Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 568

Our Bulli correspondent writes on March 9:—The annual dinner to the suppliers of the Fresh Food and Ice Company was held at the Dapto Hotel on Tuesday evening last. There were present Captain Broomfield,…

Continued on Trove, page 568 →

Shed for Farm Produce

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 3

THE following letter has been received by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. Sydney Smith) in reply to a communication addressed to the Colonial Treasurer with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Farm Produce at Darling Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 4

The following letter has been received by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. Sydney Smith), in reply to a communication addressed to the Colonial Treasurer with…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Home ,the Farm, and The Orchard. the Importance of Irrigation

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 6

A writer in a recent number of the American Agriculturist says:— There are two special reasons for the superiority of culture by irrigation…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Turf. Warwick Farm Races

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 6

The latest venture of the Warwick Farm Racing Club—Saturday’s event—turned out to the full as successfully as its predecessors. The weather was fine, the attendance, considering…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Value of British Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 21

Mr. John Miller, of Edinburgh, Scotland,makes publie the gross value of British crops as compiled from the report of the Agricultural Department of the Privy Council. From this we find that the total…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

The Grain Crops of Southern Russia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 22

From a series of returns just published from the British Consular officers in Southern Russia, it appears that there is a considerable diminution in this year's grain crops in that region, and mainly in the…

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

Australian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 16 March 1891 · page 4

London, March 14.—Two cargoes of Victorian wheat, for March and April delivery, have been sold at 40s per quarter…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →