Drenching Cattle
If a cow's head is raised as high as possible, and her mouth kept open by the drenching bottle or horn, some of the liquid is very ant to pass down the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farming & the land, 1908
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Seed Wheat at Cowra Farm
Farmers are taking advantage of the wheat experiments at Cowra experimental farm, and orders for seed wheat grown on the farm arc rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Compulsory Sheep Dipping
Approval of the principle of compul-sory sheep-dipping was expressed at a meeting of the Victorian chamber of agriculture. During the discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Sales
The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., has received the following cablegram:—"Compared with the closing rates of last series, the market for good to superior combing greasy merino has advanced a shade, other…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheep for South Africa
Arrangements have been completed for a shipment of 2000 live sheep to be sent to Durban by the steamer Waipara. The sheep, which are…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Inverell's Wheat Yield
Replying to Mr. Hogbin's letter in the "Farmer and Settler" of 10th instant, on the above subject, Mr. C. H. Harding. Qakwood, Bannockburn…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →South Australia's Wheat
The total quantity of wheat reaped in South Australia in the 1907-8 season will, it is believed, be found to have exceeded 21,000,000 bushels. On…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →North-western Queensland. the Pastoral Outlook
"Taurus," writing from Hughenden (Q.), says:—The curtain has been rung down on the year 1907. The closing act was one of almost…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, Thursday Evening.—At the wool sales this evening competition was irregular, and there were considerable withdrawals. Good wools were very firm; other sorts were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange. Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 921[?] bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 7025 bales, as under:…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Ticks at Mitchell, (Queensland.)
As already announced, a proclamation has been issued in the Government "Gazette"'notifying that all loose stock that have been within 56 miles of Mitchell, In Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Horses and Cattle in Parks
Passible dangers arising from the practice of allowing horses and cattle to depasture in the public parka were referred to by Ald. Walker at the last meeting of the North Sydney Council. In moving that the practice be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Handling the Harvest. the Elevator System. Canada's Great Wheat Crop
When the Legislative Assembly discussed some l8 months ago the relative value of handling wheat in bulk as compared with the bagging system, the Government of the day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homebush Stock Markets. Yesterday's Sales[?] Sheep
Upwards of 40,[?]95 sheep (including lambs) were advised for sale, from 130 consignors, and 39, 450 head were penned. The consignments included four dra[?]ts, ranging from 1000 to 2300 head, otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AGRICULTURAL and Pastoral Shows. Dates for Forthcoming Events
(The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of, Agricultural and other. Shows will forward dates, which we publish free of charge. We are particularly anxious to keep our list of fixtures…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soil Food for Wheat Lands
Great is the difference between the farmer who manures his soil and the one who does not, and great also is the difference in their rewards. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Deal an Sheep. Great Loss by Melbourne Board of Works. Thousands of Sheep Starving
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Metropolitan Board of Works recently made a heavy speculation in sheep, with terrible consequences to the sheep as well as serious effect upon its own…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A New Zealand Wool Report
[?] extracts from the [?]ool report issued by Messrs. H. Matson and Co., of Addington, Canterbury, New Zealnnd, in connection with a recent sale…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Geelong Wool Sales. Geelong
MESSRS. Dalgety and Co. report:—The wool sales were resumed in Geelong to-day, when the total offerings amounted to 8995 bales, our catalogue being 2906, of which we sold 2100 bales. The selection was…
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