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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 2

Messrs. MoRT and Co.'s catalogue for this week included 4500 bales of wool. The competition was active for all fairly conditioned lobs, which…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. MORT and Co., woolbrokers, wire the following report:-Mort and Co. sold 2100 bales of wool this week. Flecce realised 14d. to 10d.;…

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An Old Farmer's Advice

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 4

The following advice is [?] by a man who has tilled the sail for forty years:—I am an old man, upwards of there score years, daring two score of which…

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The Wheat Crop of France

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 2

RUSSIA, being the chief wheat exporting country of Europe, is usually considered its greatest wheat grower. Yes the wheat prop of France is much larger, her annual crop…

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Origin of the Merino Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 2

As the ancient Greeks had no cotton or silk, and very little [?] and as sheep's wool was the principal texture from which their clothes were made, they took peculiar [?]…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Sale. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 3

MESSRS. MORT and Co. offered 1600 bales of wool at auction to-day. The competition was active for good lots, and 1060 bales were disposed of…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Sale. SYDNEY.Thursday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 3

MESSRS. MORT and Co. offered 1000 bales of wool at auction to-day. Competition was active for good lots, but, forfauity lots lower rates…

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Agriculture. Good Cattle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 2

Good castle are the best investment a farmer an put his money into. I never knew a man estiaflod with himself or his trade, who bought poor a took ar any price…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Sale. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. MORT and Co. offered 1750 bales of wool at auction to-day. Competition was active for good washed wool, which brought 18 [?]…

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Farmer Ben's Theory

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 2

"I TRLL ye it's nonsense," said farmer Ben, "This farmin' by books and rules, And sendin' the boys to learn that stuff At the agricultural schools…

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The Independent Farmer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 2

[?] sing the windy deep, lat soldires pralso thier armour But in my heart this tort I'll keep, The independet…

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Manaro Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of members was hold at the Australian Hotel, Cooma, on Friday afternoon. Mr. David Ryrie was in the chair. Among…

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Manaro Pastoral and Agri-cultural Association

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 3

At the meeting held on Friday after-noon, there was a good attendance ; Mr. J. M. Hassall, J.P., being in the , chair…

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Agriculture. the Dairy Cow. Bow to Milk a Cow

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1881 · page 2

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Manaro Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1881 · page 3

AT the public meeting called for Monday the 4th instant, at 3 o clock. and held at the Australian Hotel. with the view to [?] the…

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Pastures and Stock Protection Act, 1880. Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866. Stock Branch, Department of Mines, Sydney, 31st March, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1881 · page 4

IT is hereby notified, for public information that the undermentioned appointments of Pastures and Sheep Directors have been made by His Excellency the…

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Agriculture. the Boy on the Farm

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 2

FORM a thoughtful interesting leading article in the New york Tribmee by Charles A Green, we take the following:- "Our homestead farn one of the…

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Manaro Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 3

ONLY six gentlemen put in an appearance at the public meeting of the above association held at the Australian Hotel on Thursday…

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Female Farming Extraordinary

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

As a case of extraordinary female farming, I send the following, and ask [?] any town, county or state, in the United States, boat or equal it? In this township— [?]…

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The Farmer. Pruning Trees and Other Plants

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

THERE are persons who assume to beliers that pruning pleas in as best as [?] sary operation, says the N.Y. sun. They will tell that nature does not prune tree;…

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