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  2. Victorian National Agricultural Society's Spring Show.

    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 words
  3. Phylloxera Vastatrix.

    To 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 words
  4. Origin of the Duchess Family.

    The 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:— ...

    Article : 1,851 words
  5. Portable Pig Pens.

    Pigs—the farmers best friends, too often are badly housed. Our American cousins, whose inventive faculties are ever bright, furnish us with a series of sketches of what appears a very useful portable pen. The breeder who devised the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 770 words
  6. Humble Bees as Farmers.

    The 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 words
  7. Agricultural Items.

    AUSTRALIAN 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 words
  8. Sale of Clydesdales in Melbourne.

    A 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 words
  9. Bates verses Booth.

    We 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:— ...

    Article : 440 words
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