Farmers' Experimental Plots
COOMA, Tuesday.—Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, Director of Agriculture, Mr. George Valder, inspector, Agricultural Department and Mr. W. J. Allen, Fruit Expert, on a visit to the Cooma…
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On the Land. Farm and Station. Horses for Pleasure
A drawback to hors[?] breeding in Australia is the comparatively small number of horses used for pleasure and show only. It may be that the proportion of the people who can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Farmers' Society. Half-yearly Meeting. Satisfactory Report
BEGA, Monday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society was held on Saturday afternoon in the School of Art's. Mr. W. D. Warden Milton (chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Clan Ranald Disaster. Vessel Founders in a Gale. Nearly the Whole of Her Crew Lost. Wheat Cargo Valued at £20,000. Graphic Details of the Wreck. Eleven Bodies Washed Ashore. the Captain Drowned. Adelaide
One of the most appalling calamities in Shipping records of South Australia occurs red on Sunday night, when the steamer Clan Ranald, of 359C gross tonnage, foundered in…
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Coblenda woolshed, near Brewarrina, has been burned down, and 150 weaners perished in the fire. Another discovery of cattle tick has been…
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In the presentation of his annual general report to the delegates at the conference of the Australian Workers' Union last week, Mr. D. Macdonell referred to the action…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The King's Cattle
The most thorough of all the visitors to the recent Smithfield (Eng.) Show was the Prince of Wales. He made a complete tour of the winning beasts--cattle, sheep, and…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Fertility in Sheep
Mr. Primrose O'Connell contributes an interesting note in the "Dairy" upon the above subject and it contains some information that will be new to some of our flock-owners. The…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The cargo of wheat "by the Titania has been placed at 37s, and that by the Cimba at 39s 6d per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pasturing Sheep on Lucerne
Every now and then the statement is made that sheep may be successfully pastured on lucerne. In some instances they can; in other instances they cannot. Under some conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received a cable from its London office advising that prices for medium and coarse greasy crosbreds are ½d per lb lower than at the opening of…
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The Co-Operative Wool and Produce Co. offered at auction 2643 bales. For all greasies the keen competition shown in the latter portion of last week was well…
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New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., will offer 4250 bales of wool at their auction sale to-day, embracing an average selection of greasies and a good assortment of scoureds. Among the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hints to Producers. Sydney Butter Market
The recent rains have changed the bare ground of those dairying areas that were drought-stricken, to a verdant green, and already several coastal and other localities…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SHIPPING. Big Wool Cargoes
Messrs Lohman and Co. expect to get the N.D.L. carge steamer Toebiagen away from Sydney tomorrow for Co[?]tal ports via ports, with a big wool shipment and the following cargo:--13,000 bales wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prevention of Stomach Worms in Sheep
In last week's issue appeared an interesting article on stomach worms in sheep, and a correspondent has written asking for information regarding the prevention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Agricultural and Pastoral. the State of the Country
The outlook over the greater part of New South Wales still continues satisfactory. Further useful, rains were experienced in many districts at the beginning of this week, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat in the Country. STACKED
The following is the official return of the wheat stacked at different stations in New South Wales for the week ended January 23:-- Stockinbingal 15,847 bags, Temora 61,455,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
Dalgety and Co., Limited, report:—We offered a large and for the time of year a very representative catalogue of 5500 bales. Including private bales ex previous catalogues we have sold nearly 6000 bales for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 1
At the wool auctions to-day there was an excellent sale at late rates. Feb. 2. At the wool sales yesterday prices…
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