Pastoral Notes
There are prospects of a good market in Fiji for some time for stock. A second consignment of dairy cattle, as well as beef sorts and draught horses, is now being got…
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Butter Market
A cable received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., from their London office advises that Australian salted butter is selling in London at from 120/ to 122/ per cwt, and Kew Zealand salted up to 124/ per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hornless Cattle
Significant progress has been made during the past 10 years in establishing polled types of horned breeds of cattle. Polled Durhams, Polled Herefords, and Polled Jerseys represent the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wet Sheep
"G.B.R." writes:—May I be permitted, as a shed overseer of many years' experience under various conditions and localities, to offer through the medium of your widely- read…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Experiments
FORBES.—Mr. Moses Brown, of Monwonga, near Forbes, last season conducted some experiments in wheat-growing, with and without manures. The land was all ploughed in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Australian Cattle Dog
"Bluey," as he is to-day, is peculiarly the product of Australia. Probably in no other country are vast herds of cattle travelled such humense distances. There are big ranches in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
Two heavy wool catalogues covering 9935 bales were offered by the brokers, this afternoon. A good selection of well-grown wools, including a number of clips in attractive condition in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sales. Sydney
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8926 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 6972 bales, as under:—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wet Wool Determinator
A semi-private test of M'Leod's wet wool determinator was carried out at the offices of Messrs. N. M. Simpson and Company, Sydney, on January 28. This little machine, which so…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Surplus Stock. Large or Small Works
The Queensland pastoralists are proceeding doggedly with their scheme for the establishment of meat works, mainly for the treatment of surplus stock. The company is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral. the State of the Country
Leaving out those parts of the State affected by floods, where the conditions for the time being are, of course, far from pleasant to [?]atters, and selectors, and residents…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Soil General Notes. Northern River Butter
Owing to the expansion of the butter shipments from the Richmond River to Brisbane, Messrs. W. Collins and Son have decided to build a cooling chamber on their steamer, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Beef Cattle. Ensilage a Good Flesh Producer
Australian farmers generally have had comparatively little experience in feeding cattle for beef markets. Practically all stock are fed on pastures, and go direct from the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Diseases of Cattle -- Research by American Experts
In order that stock owners might have the best possible information on the diseases of cattle, and how to cope with them, the United States Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Cornering Wool. the Attempt That Failed
Wool is about the only commodity which the rings and the trusts have not been able to control successfully. A few years ago there were rumours that an American…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 31
At the wool sales this afternoon there was a good offering of merinos. Competition was fully sustained, and prices were very firm at recent rates…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →F.A.Q. Wheat Standards. Sydney, Adelaide, Perth
The grain trade section of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce met on January. 31, and fixed the f.a.q. standard of wheat in N.S.W. for the current [?]real year at 62lb per Imperial bushel,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Type of Sheep. Evolved in America. Persian Fat Tail and the Common Merino
The Americans have evolved a new type of sheep, which they claim is going to revolutionise the industry, both in mutton and in wool. This was secured by crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Meetings of Farmers
FORBES.—At a meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association held on Saturday, arrangements were made for carrying out the annual carnival on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Lands Department. the "Unearned Increment."
The action of the Lands Department in withdrawing from sale a number of blocks at The Rock for the purpose of having them reappraised directs attention to a matter which…
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