A Typical Irish Farmhouse
In vain you look in an Irish farmhouse for specimens of the quadrangular straw-yard, with surrounding buildings, which distinguishes most English farms. Except on the…
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Farming & the land, 1880
362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 19
Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—March 25, 1880.— We are pleased to be able to report a satisfactory change in the weather this week,—rain setting in early on Tuesday morning, and falling in light…
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John Paton, Sen., was summoned for on two separate occasions allowing his horse and cow to stray in the tha public street. Fined for each offence,…
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Every lady, and almost every gentleman is familiar the sweet names of, Riesse and Lubin, the scent manufacturers of world renown, Well, Mr…
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BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Tuesday evening, March 23.—The weather during the past week, up to Monday, has been very mild and pleasant, the thermometer ranging from a maximum of 88 to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disputed Ownership of Sheep. (From the Forbes Times, March 27.)
Quite an unusual degree of excitement prevailed in town on Thursday last among the stock fraternity, owing to a report that there was to be an attempt at 'rescue'…
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COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the recent Coolah passings:—March 20th—190 fat cattle (Towns'), for Sydney, Stains in Charge. 23rd—1978 fat wethers (Ronald's) for Sydney, Smith in charge,…
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A very interesting export of pure merino sheep has just been made from Victoria. On the 29th ult. the Hon. William Campbell despatched a small flock of his pure Camden…
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BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—March 31.—The rain mentioned in our last was further supplemented on Wednesday last by another 23 points, and since then the weather has been fine, although the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association. (Tamworth News, April 2.)
The eighth annual Show of the above-named Association took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30 and 31. More favourable weather than prevailed during the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Colonial Wool Sales. (Argus Correspondence.) London, Feb. 20
The first series of colonial wool sales for the current year opened on Tuesday after-noon, February 17th, with an unusually crowded attendance of buyers from all the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tramways and the Farmers. Public Meeting at Largs
A public meeting was held in the Large Scbool of Arts yesterday afternoon "to take into consideration the disadvantage caused to the farmers by the Government doing away with the 'bus companies and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Extracts. Five Hundred Miles of Wheat
The Illinois correspondent of The Country Gentleman writes that journal under date of Dec. 23,1879, as follows: Wishing to see for myself the real condition of…
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The Atlantic Monthly for December contains a lengthened description of the largefarm system now being created in the United States, the special reporter sent detailing…
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There have now been nine sales of colonial wool in the series which commenced on the 17th inst. and there is no abatem[?]nt in the eager spirit exhibited, while prices for most descriptions of wool have…
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GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.âApril 15, 1880.â We regret to say that though we have had every appearance of rain through the week, none has fallen, though it is badly wanted, and if we are not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Cattle Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday evening
Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery report:—Cattle market very dull; 816 sold. We sold 516, Mackay's, averaging £4 10s., end cows £3 13s; Cox's, £3 9s.; Cook's cows, £3 4s. These are the highest averages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mail News as to the Crops. (Melbourne Australasian, April 17.)
Better accounts have come to hand by the Assam of the progress of the autumn-sown wheats in certain parts of England. Winter wheats, too, mostly look healthy in the north,…
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WE have been favoured with a communication upon the subject written in German, of which the following a translation:—…
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MR. C. R. Haly, has written the following letter to the Queensland Times, expressing a wish that it may be copied by other [papers: a wish we have much…
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