Braxy in Sheep
Most of the writers on diseases of the sheep invariably refer to the mysterious affection known as "braxy" as a malignant and exceedingly fatal form of blood disease, partaking of the nature of…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Farming & the land, 1897
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The Wool Fleet
The R.M.S. Orizaba, of the Orient line, for London, via ports; the French mall steamer Villa de la Clotat, of the M.M. line, for Marseilles; the Australasian, of the Aberdeen White Star line, for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Butter for the English Market
Australian butter has acquired a good name on the London market by its exceptional high aroma, which is due to the large percentage of albumen contained in our pastures; but on the other hand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General Cable News. Australian Butter
LONDON, Thursday Night.—The butter market is firm, but prices are unchanged. A fair business is being done. The butter by the steamers Maori King, Arcadia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →WOOL. Weekly Review
In the absence of auction sales, which are to be resumed on Monday next, we can only take retrospective glances at the doings of the past six months, though before doing so it is worthy of note that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Seasonable Topics. Wheat Grow at Bega
As an evidence of what may be done in a district that has been used solely for maize-growing and dairying, we have had sent us by Mr. Russell Daunt, inspector of agencies for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Market. LONDON, Nov. 20
The opening of the sixth and last series of wool auctions for the year on Tuesday next, 24th instant, is looked forward to with a good deal of interest and curiosity. Then it is expected will be…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Scene at a Sydney Wharf in the Wool Season
Our illustration ia typical of the industry to be witnessed at the principal wharfs of the city during what is called "The Wool Season." Wool is the staple production of the colony, and naturally very great interest is taken in the statistical returns of the output and export. From 1st July to 30th November the export of wool amounted to 527,643 bales. Until the December returns are available it will be impossible to form any reliable opinion as to the size of the New South Wales clip as a whole. The output during December is always very large, and last season it amounted to 130,000 bales, falling in January to 93,000 bales. This year the export during October amounted to 54,000 bales more than that for the corresponding month last year…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Sheep Export Competition. English Opinion of the Shipment. (Sea illustration on this page.)
The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, have handed us copies of account sales of the sheep shown at the late Sydney Sheepbreeders' Show in the classes competing for the Government prizes for…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Nevertire Wrecked. the Town Struck by a Cyclone. Houses Blown Down, Trees Uprooted Horses and Cattle Killed. (By Telegraph From Our Correspondent.)
NEVERTIRE, Tuesday.—A terrible cyclone struck the town last evening, and completely wrecked overy building, including stores, hotels, churches, and dwelling houses. They were razed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Home and Foreign. Ireland. Failure of the Potato Crop
At a meeting of the, Achill Branch of the Federation, hold in November, Rev. John P. Connolly, P.P., prosiding, the following resolution was adopted:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying News. Goulburn
During the half-year the Taralga butter factory treated 80,210 gallons of milk., yielding 29,939lb. butter…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Carols at Brush Farm Re. Formatory
On Sunday afternoon last the choir of St. Anne's Church, with Mr. Shuttle worth, the organist, repeated at the Brush Farm Reformatory, the Service of Song and Carols which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather and the Fruit Crops
The late exceptionally hot weather has caused considerable damage to the fruit crops of the district. The greatest destruction has been wrought among the vineyards, where the been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Yard Manures
The following are notes of a lecture delivered recently in England by Professor Daine:— Much had been written and talked about with reference to farmyard manure. It was a very old…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crop Reports
Berrigan farmers have finished harvesting, and the results are in most cases satisfactory. A large quantity of wheat is being purchased for South Australia, and is going over the Murray in bond…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairy Notes
The Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. Sydney Smith) has received from Mr. S. E. Vidler, of Rose Hill, Crookwell, under date 15th December, 1896, a letter from which we make the following…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor Car. The London=Brighton Race. New Era in Vehicular Traffic. The Motor Cap as an Aid to Farmers --List of Companies
The trial trip of motor cars from London to Brighton took place on Saturday, November 14, when the new Act regulating such cars came into operation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Poultry. Practical Advice on Poultry Keeping and Farming. Iii. Egg Farming
The poultry farmer, as apart from cither the fancier or dealer, has a very big future before him; the egg trade being as yet but in its Infancy. By and bye, when egg production is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Farmer Feeds Them All
The king may rule o'er land and sea, The lord may live right royally, The soldier ride in pomp and pride, The sailor roam o'er the ocean wide;…
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