Store Cattle
Messrs. F. L. Barker and Co. report:-- Little business doing, the continued low prices of late preventing graziers operating. Only 23,896 cattle have crossed the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1891
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Latest Pastoral News. (Continued From Page 23.) Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. Weather
The weather for the week has been generally favorable over the whole colony—clear, bright days and frosty nights being the prevailing state of the atmosphere. In the northern river country…
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Messrs. F. L. Barker and Co. report:--No sales have been held this week, and no alteration in values of what is offered here until after the opening in London of the June series…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Intelligence. Albury
The following are the stock movements: 3164 crossbred sheep, from Tarabandra for Corowa, J. M'Evoy owner ; 6000 mixed Sheep, from Carrangorambla for Taramia, H. T. Whitty owner ; 2000 mixed sheep,…
Continued on Trove, page 1227 →Foot-rot in Sheep
The past season having been such as to cause a considerable increase in foot-rot amongst sheep, the following paper on this important subject has been prepared by Mr. Stanley, at the request of Mr. Alexander…
Continued on Trove, page 1192 →Grains of Wheat
The pig with the loudest squeal does not always make the best bacon, beloved. It is not good to dwell alone, beloved-- but it's worse to dwell with two women…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool. Sydney. Newcastle. Melbourne
APPENDED we publish the Exports of Wool for the six months ending 31st December, 1890. and hope they will be found of interest to our many friends in the shipping and mercantile community. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat in London. London, May 29
The wheat cargo of the ship Imberhorne has been sold for 43s. 3d. per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MISCELLANEOUS. Late Agriculture. Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Albury
A meeting of the committee of. the pastoral and Agricultural Society was held this evening to consider a letter from the Department of Agriculture asking? the society's opinion, on the plan drawn up for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1227 →Farmers' Union at Lismore
The adjourned meeting for the consideration of the rules of the proposed fanners' union was held at Lismore on Saturday, when 35 members were present. Mr. T. Osborne was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1191 →Dairy Notes
During Mr. Deakin's visit to India, he distributed a number of tins of Victorian factory-made butter at different points along his route of travel. This was done on a system arranged before he left Victoria, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1191 →The Prize Poultry Farm—judges' Report
The Drumfin Poultry Farm, the property of Mr. W. J. Pender, is situate about two and a-half miles from West Maitland, and has been established about three or four years. The farm comprises 27 acres, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1214 →Public Opinion. Experimental Farming. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir,--Mr. Sydney Smith, the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture, has issued a minute regarding the sites for experimental farms and agricultural schools to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. the Pig
FROM a very interesting article on “The Pig,” contributed by the Principal of the Hawkesbury Training College, Mr. J. H. Thompson, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral
May closed with mild, moist weather, which proved beneficial to pastures, and leaves the colony still well supplied with food for the winter. The lambing reports are still satisfactory. Many large…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Market
LONDON, Friday Night.--A cargo of South Australian wheat, ex ship Imberhorne, has been sold at 43s 3d per quarter. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Failure of Wool-spinners
LONDON, Sunday.--The firm of Messrs. Robertshaw and Sons, wool-spinners of Bradford in Yorkshire, have assigned their estate. The liabilities are £60,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rust in Wheat. Intercolonial Conference
It will be remembered that last year the Government of Victoria took the initiative in inviting two delegates from each colony to discuss the subject of rust in wheat with a view of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rust in Wheat. an Intercolonial Conference
Last year the Government of Victoria took the initiative in inviting two delegates from each colony to discuss the whole subject of rust in wheat, with a view of summarising…
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