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Farming & the land, 1869

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 13

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 2

THERE must be a large amount of meat exported from New South Wales even under the present imperfect arrangements. Perhaps the Ramornio Meat Works form the most extensive—they are situated…

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Travelling Sheep Nuisance. [To the Editor of the “Banner.”]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 2

SIR,—May I request tho favor of your inserting the accompanying copy of a letter which I have addressed to the member for this district on the subject of travelling sheep…

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What Will Wheat Be Worth ? (From the Goulburn Herald.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 1

THE Australasian, in an article quoted in our issue of Saturday last, produces some statements of the cost of growing wheat in California which are calculated to surprise…

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The Pastoral Exhibition at Corowa

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 2

Our telegraphic intelligence last week contained an outline from our special reporter of the principal prizes given at the above exhibition under the auspices of “The Riverine Pastoral Society.”…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliqu[?]n, Friday evening, August 20

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 2

A CONSIDERABLE number of stations and stock are now in the market., ami part ics in quest of this kind of property are now enabled to make a selection of good rims with from l'),000 to 150,000 sheep…

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Breeding Stock. (From the Pastoral Times.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 2

THE forthcoming exhibitions of live stock at Hay and at Corowa are attracting a large amount of attention in these parts. The good results expected from these shows are now…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, D[?] Friday Evening, August 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 2

S[?] is now pretty general in Southern Riverina, and the wool cleansing process is of various kinds. Some settlers are getting up the wool as clean as they possibly can by cold water…

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Californian Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 4

The Melbourne header makes the following remarks on the subject of a recent article in the Australasian relative to the production of wheat in California:—A contemporary…

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British Wool Market

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1869 · page 2

Mr.[?] Schwarlze thinks it is not probable that the whole of the 53,642 bales afloat will arrive in time should the Bales commence on August 5. But we may expect (he says) to have about 170.000 bales new wool…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 3

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1869 · page 2

SHIPMENTS continue of fat cattle from Gladstone (Queensland) to New Zealand, and there is apparently a considerable trade of the name nature springing up between the northern parts of that…

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Advantages of Cross-bred Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 3

Mr. J. C. White, in a letter to the Courier on the subject of cross-bred sheep, says:— In a former communication on the subject of cross-breeding in sheep, I promised to let you…

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Hot Water Washed Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 4

The following letter is from the Geelong Advertiser:— “London, 14th July, 1869. “Messrs. John Wilson and Co., Geelong—…

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Latest London Wool Markets

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 3

The indefinite nature of the telegrams and trade reports of the London wool markets is of constant inconvenience to stockowners and others. In general these reports take some such shape as the following…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 10

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the depression in the price of pastoral produce, especially in wool, Messrs. [?] and [?] report that there are several buyers of stations and stock in the market—the…

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Wool, Hides, & c. H. Goldsbrough and Co. Report. Melbourne, September 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 2

Wool.—The arrival of the “Malta” places us in possession of our usual files of correspondence, also private telegram dated London, August 6th, which is to the following effect:—…

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Our Cattle Stock—how They May Be Improved. (Journal of the N. S. Wales Agricultural Society.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1869 · page 4

In deciding which of the breeds should be selected for improving our stock, it must be borne in mind that there are few or no pure bred Black-polled or West Highland cattle in the colony, and that breeders,…

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Case of Sheep Stealing at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 September 1869 · page 3

Thomas Mon[?] was brought before the Bench, on warrant, charged with stealing Iambs the property of Gayer and Crossc, of Collendina. [?] to Monday, 13th inst. Bail allowed, himself in £20[?] and two sureties…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 24

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 September 1869 · page 2

THE weather is still warm and dry, and much anxiety is created in consequence. September is nearly out, and we are almost in the midst of summer beats ; feed is rapidly disappearing, and on the…

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London Colonial Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1869 · page 2

Messrs. Wiliams, Overbury, and Co. report, August 12:— “The third series of colonial wool sales for the present, year commenced this evening with the following catalogue:— Sydney and Queensland, 2600 bales; Port Phillip, 596; Van…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, October 1

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1869 · page 2

VERY welcome rains have fallen throughout Riverina. The weather had been threatening rain for some time. The storm culminated on Wednesday afternoon sweeping throughout the whole…

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