The manner in which the mimosa closes its stalks and leaves at the approach of darkness is very interesting. As the gloaming gently falls the leavss move upward toward each other till they touch; ...
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Advertising : 1,679 wordsFat Cattle.—On Monday there was a very light supply forward, with the smallest attendance of buyers being present for some time past, but yet prices were fully equal to those ruling last week. ...
Article : 896 wordsFat Cattle.—1559 yarded. Market 10s per head eas[?]er [?] Goo[?] to best lots bullocks £7 3s 8d to £8 8s, useful and light £[?] to £6 16s; cows proportionately. Fat Sheep.—33,500 penned. Prices without alteration. Good ...
Article : 301 wordsFAT CATTLE.—On Monday there was a full supply of cattle principally prime quality. The attendance of buyers was small, and sales dull. On Thursday the supply was not so large, and there being a better attendants, sales passed off ...
Article : 798 wordsOpossum Skins.—We offered and sold 43,047 opossum skins to-day; the eight other sellers combined offered 37,975. The market ruled very firm at last day's rates for average to good qualities, and ½d to 1d lower on other sorts, also rumpers. We ...
Article : 158 wordsAt the police court on Wednesday, Henry Wrigle, 15, lately employed carrying mails between Newcastle and Swansea, was charged, on remand from the 7th inst, with destroying a letter the property ...
Article : 1,135 wordsA farming journal says: The tomato plant is the prettiest vegetable plant we have when properly cared for. First make a ridge eight inches high and twelve wide. If the dirt is not strong enough ...
Article : 352 wordsHouse and Landed Property.—Agricultural farms are in demand to rent or purohase. Well situated town allotments are also in demand. I have several properties on hand for private sale. ...
Article : 323 wordsSydney.—RH, 11 at 80s; BT, 5 at 60s: HV, 14 at 82s 6d; FC, 2 at 50s; FF, 3 at 60s; T, 2 at 60s; JS, 7 at 60s; DF, 9 at 4[?]; PM, 5 at 50; N, 14 at 85; DX, 6 at 65a; FS, 10 at 65s; J. 20 at 75s; JS, 14 at 85[?]; XTS, 16 at 65s; DX, 5 at 65s; T, 12 ...
Article : 526 wordsProfessor Cook, of the New Jersey (America) Experiment Station, says:—Seventeen farmers, representing nine counties, reported the profitable and continued use of either muriate of potash, ...
Article : 254 wordsSales this week were fairly well attended prices remaining at about same as last report. I have sold:—On account of Wm. Miller, 5 steers at £2 15s, cow £4 8s, 1 at £3 10s, heifer 37s; O. Cobcroft, cow and calf £4 15s, 1 at £4, 7 steers at £1 16s; J. ...
Article : 400 wordsA correspondent says.—.The two great enemies of sitting hens are lice and rats. Rats can be best exterminated by the ordinary phosphorous rat poison, spread on a slice of bread, ...
Article : 489 wordsMy sales since last report have been as follows. All descriptions of hay firmer this week; prime lucerne worth to £8 10s per ton. Thursday, Sept. 5th.—Wheaten hay, 14 bales at £4 15s a ton; ...
Article : 311 wordsStations.—Enquiries are becoming more plentiful and since out last we note the sales of Mimosa Wost and Darrah, both an the Lachlan district. We have had a large freehold inspected, and for whick we have submitted a close offer and ...
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