Indian Butter
It is reported that an English dairy company in Bombay is offering to place Indian butter on the London market at 9d per lb, free of, all charges. A trial shipment has been ordered…
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Weather, Pastoral, &c
Mild, dry, cool weather has been in force during the present week, and, following closely as it has good rains, the growth of grass has been marvellously great. The dairy districts are still yielding at almost…
Continued on Trove, page 374 →Cattle. British Breeds. Highland Cattle. (By "Norseman.")
Among British breeds of cattle, for either beef or milk, the Highland cattle, or West Highland cattle as they are sometimes called, deserve more than passing notice. The origin of those…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Late Pastoral Intelligence. Carcoar
The following stock have passed during the last few days:—10 vans of sheep, Cowra to Remington, M'Carney to Hill, Clark, and Co.; 12 waggons of cattle, Cowra to Fleramgton, W. Marshall to Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 381 →The Australian Butter Trade
A DEPUTATION of colonists in. London waited upon Mr. Robert Reid, Victorian Minister for Defence, a few days ago, to explain the difficulties in connection with the distribution o2 colonial butter, and to suggest a scheme for…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Sheep in the Orchard
The diverse treatment which orchards receive throughout the country (says an American journal) affords a lesson showing tie great benefit of giving them the best management, and the loss from…
Continued on Trove, page 372 →A Sheep-Drafting Race
Mr. L. C. Raymond, of Wagga Wagga, some time ago forwarded to us the following plan of a sheep-drafting race for drafting four different ways. He writes:—"All the gates can be worked without…
Continued on Trove, page 372 →Exportation of Butter. Meeting of Representatives of the Dairying Industry
A meeting in connection with the dairying industry, convened by the Dairy Farmers Export Association, was held in the offices of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, Limited, Harbour-street, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 371 →Antwerp Wool Sales
These sales, which were opened on February 13, showed that the competition was fairly good, but the prices were about ¼d per lb, below the November sales. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
The following stock movements are reported:— 50O mixed sheep, from Jindera to Stoney Park, The Rock, John Krause owner; 330 fat merino ewes, from Walbundrie to Homebush, William Kiddle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →How Wool is Classified
A fine wool is of the best class, such as would usually come from merino blood. It is used in making the finest flannel cloth and dress goods, as cashmeres, coburgs, and delaines, worsted…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Wool. Notes on the Trade
Considering that no auction sales of wool were held during the past week, the wool market was naturally very quiet, with very little doing. In fact any busi ness done was confined to lots which had been passed…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Butter, Bacon, and Bulls. No. V. Agricultural Shows
With regard to what I consider the frills of agricultural shows I recently met with another illustration of the way one exhibit is made to serve as a prize taker at the same shows during several…
Continued on Trove, page 371 →Abolition of Wool Duties in America
By cable it is gleaned that the democrats in the finance committee of the Senate of the United States oppose the proposal to hearthe views of merchants on the proposed abolition of wool duties…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →The Report on Sheep Diseases. Interview with a Pastoralist
A representative of The Daily Telegraph had an interesting interview yesterday with a gentleman well known as a pastoral expert on sheep diseases,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Sunflower a Farm Crop
Bulletin 90 of the North Carolina station relates some experiments with sunflowers as a farm crop. In Russia the sunflower has been grown as a general farm crop for years, and from it is…
Continued on Trove, page 385 →A Threatened Wheat Crisis in Victoria. Suggestion to Reduce Freights
Mr. Walter Madden, M.L.A., of Victoria, has forwarded the following letter to the Minister of Railways for that colony:—"Sir,—The year's yield of wheat is approximately 14,000,000 bushels, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 373 →The Season's Wool Fleet. Leading London Importers. English Review for '93. London, Antwerp and Local Sales-- Sydney's Shipping Firms
Locally, that is as regards the Australian wool world, there is not a great deal to be said in this review as far as present operations are concerned, the season now closing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Chequered Career. Walton, the American Plunger. His Schedule Filed. Sensational Success of the Past. a Recent Series of Croppers
The American papers by the last mail bring news of the downfall of one who, in his time, startled the sporting world with his succeeses. " Plunger Walton," as he used…
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