The eighth annual exhibition under the auspices of the National Agricultural Society of Victoria was opened on Wednesday, the 6th instant, in the showyard, St. Kilda. Though in the early part of the day there was every ...
Article : 2,331 wordsTo guard against the introduction of this dreaded plague the following Act was assented to on the 5th instant:— 1. It shall not be lawful to import into the colony, either by sea or land, any grape-vines grape-vine—cuttings or grapes, and ...
Article : 256 wordsThe subjoined letter which appeared in the Mark Lane Express of May 1858, should prove interesting to Shorthorn breeders of this colony. It is from Mr. Willoughby Wood, an excellent authority:— ...
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Article : 770 wordsThe New Zealand Government has been making attempts to introduce into the colony the common English humble bee, for the express purpose of aiding the agriculturist in cultivating his fields of clover. Last year several nests of ...
Article : 306 wordsAUSTRALIAN FRUITS FOR ENGLAND.—A fine display of fruit from Australia, says the Colonies, principally pears and apples, with a few grapes cherries, peaches, and other "stone fruits," has attracted considerable attention at the ...
Article : 820 wordsA sale of Mr. C. B. Fisher's Clydesdale stock (says the Leader) was held on November 6, at Kirk's Bazaar, when all excepting two of the animals offered were disposed of. The well-known sire Rantin' ...
Article : 556 wordsWe publish the following views enunciated on this subject in the following extract from a letter lately received by a gentleman in this colony, from a well-known breeder in Yorkshire:— ...
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Sat 16 Nov 1878, Page 775
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