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  2. GOULBURN VALLEY DISTRICT.

    Continued dry weather is delaying ploughing. Many farmers intend to adopt the fallow system. Considerable competition amongst artificial manure merchants, ...

    Article : 232 words
  3. RIVERINA.

    Weather conditions, both agricultural and pastoral, are decidedly unfavorable, owing to the prolonged dry weather. The stock market is dull, and only fat stock for ...

    Article : 315 words
  4. PLAN OF A PIG HOUSE.

    Sir,--A correspondent ol "The Leader? asked for plans of a piggery, suitable for breeding sows, and I send the following:--Fig. 1 is a ground plan of twelve sties, and attached buildings. The sties ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,120 words
  5. TASMANIA.

    There have been several falls of rain, and the nights cold, with frosts. Still, the farmers have been very much hindered, excepting burning off scrub. The later ...

    Article : 366 words
  6. THE DAYLESFORD SHOW.

    For this event the weather was beautifully fine and the attendance large. The takings at the gate amounted to £6516. The following were the principal prize ...

    Article : 311 words
  7. POST HOLE AUGER.

    The Iwan post hole auger herewith illustrated (says the "Exporters and importers' Journal") represents the highest development of augers for earth, boring, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 97 words
  8. NORTH GIPPSLAND DISTRICT.

    The, general prospects for the autumn are excellent, there being now abundance of feed for stock for months to come. The total rainfall for the last two months was ...

    Article : 298 words
  9. THE MILK FEVER AIR CURE.

    Milk fever that has so long menaced the success of every dairyman can now, as readers of "The Leader" are advised by recent articles, he cured by distending the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 229 words
  10. ANTI-FENCE BREAKING DEVICE.

    Our illustration, reproduced from the official journal of the Department of Agriculture, South Australia, shows how to prevent a bull or other obstreperous ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 67 words
  11. THE LOWER LODDON DISTRICT.

    Land owners east of the Fiver Loddon are anxious that the western channel will soon be continued towards the Loddon. The plague of mice continues, and many farmers ...

    Article : 180 words
  12. THE GRANTVILLE SHOW.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 505 words
  13. SOUTH GIPPSLAND DISTRICT.

    Leongatha is building a new butter factory on up to date lines, up to 25 tons per week output. The onion crops are promising, and prices favorable. Potatoes are a ...

    Article : 188 words
  14. THE NORTH-WESTERN DISTRICT.

    On 7th inst. the agricultural classes met in the mechanics' hall, Nhill, and a large number of farmers attended, in addition to the students. A number of adults, especially ladies, attended the poultry ...

    Article : 299 words
  15. THE WANNON DISTRICT.

    Weather cool, and everything drier than usual. Want of water being felt. Dunkeld carting from the local reservoir. The Dunkeld bush astronomer, who prophesied a ...

    Article : 210 words
  16. THE YACKANDANDAH SHOW.

    The fourteenth annual show eclipsed preceding ones, 2000 people attending. The following were the principal prize takers:--Fat Cattle: Bowman and Symington, Shorthorns: ...

    Article : 127 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 125 words
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