Crops and Pastures
CAMDEN.—Heavy showers of rain are needed. The country is very dry and parched. The milk yield has fallen off considerably and hand-feeding is resorted to. Dams and…
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Dairying Industry
ALSTONVILLE.—The fourth half-yearly report of the Alstonville Co-operative Refrigerating Company, Ltd., shows that the company manufactured 582,4001b cf butter, being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Neck. Farmer's Unfortunate End. Melbourne
Timothy Sweeney, a farmer, who resided at Ryan's Creek, Benalla, while driving a team and waggon loaded with hay, fell from the top whilst asleep…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep and Wool the Wool Trade. Dalgety & Company, Limited
The weekly series of wool sales which has been in force in this market, except for the Christmas recess, since October 3rd last, terminated yesterday, 14th inst., with an unequalled record…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle
1036 cattle yarded, while 967 had been drawn for, consisting of a good proportion of useful cattle, with some prime and heavy, and others light and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Store Cattle
In discussing this subject a correspondent writes:—There is no more unjust or unreasonable law in the State than "The Deceased Animals Act."…
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LONDON, Thursday, 2.55 p.m.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's" is 71,542,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further Fall in Butter
A further reduction of ½d per 1b was made in the price of butter yesterday, making the quotation for choice brands 10½d. It is asserted in Sussex-street that this decline is not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool-selling Reforms
Mr. T. Prenat writes:— I have not the slightest desire to see my name becoming too prominent in the daily papers; I simply wished to show that Mr. Bacon's reform is only a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Produce Notes. London, Jan. 12, the Butter Position
Since writing last, the wholesale markets have been very strong, indeed, for butter; last week Tooley-street was excited, and buyers raided the warehouses, taking colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, February 15th, 1906. SHEEP
34,850 sheen and lambs forward out of 36,568 that had been drawn for, made up of a number of all qualities, there being a moderate number of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Showing of Shropshire Sheep. To the Editor of the "Stock and Station Journal."
Sir,—A few gentlemen have written of late to the press in several of the States, advocating that Shropshire sheep should be shown untrimmed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soil Settlement and Production. Illawarra Cattle. Have They Defined Lineage? a Plea for Distinct Recognition
Possessing characteristics peculiar to themselves, the breed of dairy cattle known as Illawarra, is rapidly becoming recognised, and the day is not far distant when these cattle will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Harvest. Close of a Great Season. Over Eight Millions Sterling Realised
Upon the last fall of the hammer on the desk of the rostrum in the wool sale-room of the Royal Exchange on Wednesday the weekly series of the 1905-06 season was brought to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Land. Farm and Station. South Coast Stock. Their Wide-reaching Influence
Experts may disagree as to the origin of the great dairy cattle that are typical of the South Coast, and hold different views as to their future, and what is necessary to keep…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hoyen in Cattle
Every man possessing an animal, no matter of what kind, should know something about the more simple ailments to which it is subject, and also such methods…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rabbits and Sheep
To the Editor:--I am very glad that my friend, Mr. Alison, has written on this subject, as it is probable that we may now get a clearer exposition of the anticipations and prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold in Sheep's Teeth
An unusual application was made to the clerk of Potty Sessions at Hay last week for two miners' rights. The Incident which led to the application is not an everyday occurrence. It…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Trade
With seven catalogues aggregating 12,150 bales, the weekly series, as originally fixed, was brought to a close on Wednesday last. It was expected that an additional catalogue,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold in Sheep's Teeth. Fossickers at Hay
HAY, Saturday.—Application has been made here for two miners' rights in curious circumstances. Some time ago a butcher in Melbourne found that some sheep he bad killed…
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