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Farming & the land, 1874

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Australian Wool in America. (Northern Argus.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Illinois Wool Growers’ Association, held at Peoria, in September last, the President laid before the members a series of samples of premium wools from…

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The Wool Production of the World

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 4

The production of wool has, according to the Economiste Francois, been nearly stationary since 1869. The low prices which prevailed in that year checked the production in Australia, South…

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Rotation of Crops. (Concluded.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 8

For some of the quickly-growing pines, which have been found to answer remarkably well in many parts of Francs, a course extending over 24 years has been adopted, and…

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[Pastoral Memorakda

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1874 · page 3

[?]Ks. Sullivan and Simpson, Sydney, sold by [?] contract, on account of Mr. Walter [?] ot Mara Creek, 25,000 store wethers, de-[?]in the Mooki .Springs station, Liverpool…

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Commercial. Wheat and Flour Market. Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 July 1874 · page 10

No improvement has token place in the local market for breadstuffs since the date of our last issue. For wheat, 4s. 4d, is now the top price ; floor, £13…

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Goldsbrough’s Wool Report. Melbourne, June 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1874 · page 2

WOOL,—We held an auction sale at our warehouses this afternoon of which 88 bales were consisting of scoured wool and a few odd greasy—the biddings were very brisk, and all…

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Farmer John

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 July 1874 · page 20

Home from his journey farmer John Arrived this morning, safe and sound; His black coat off and his old clothes on, “Now I’m myself” says fanner John,…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1874 · page 2

SIR,—I am happy to see a project [?] establishment of a Bushman’s [?] these parts, a thing you have [?] columns off and on these many [?]…

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London Wool Report. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] 30, Coleman-street. London EC

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1874 · page 2

About 108,000 bales have passed the hammer, or about two-fifths of the entire quantity for sale, and so far prices have not been unduly depressed, quantity considered. Upon certain classes doubtless the fall has been serious,…

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Australian Wool in America

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 4

AT the annual meeting of the Illinois Wool growers’ Association, held at Peoria, the President laid before the members a series of samples of premium wools from the Colonial Exposition…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. [?] Evening, July 17, 1874

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 2

THE northern journals speak in warm terms of the prospects of [?] in the far north, especially in Queensland, such a season as the current one has not been seen for many years. The consequence is…

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Pastoral Memoranda

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1874 · page 3

Mr. James Forsyth, stock agent, Hay, reports having, in conjunction with Mr. John Moore, jun., sold for Messrs. Hope and Scott, their Toogimbie station, in the Murrumbidgee district, with 57,000…

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[?] Pastoral Show of Riverina. Jerilderie, July 24

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1874 · page 3

[?]Exhibition of Stock of this Society [?] Jerilderie on Thursday last, 23rd July. [?] up to the latter end of last week had [?] for anxiety to those who take much…

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Pastoral Chamber of [?] (By Our Special Reuter.) Meeting at Jerild[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1874 · page 2

A meeting of members of the P[?] of Riverina was held at the Royal [?] Jerilderie on Wednesday evening,[?] There were present Messrs. G. Pepp[?]…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 24,1874

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1874 · page 2

THERE is a prospect of the Darling being once more navagable, if only for a short time throughout, and a number of Victorian steamers are laid on for Boucke and the upper part of the River. 8000…

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Pastoral Chamber of Riverina

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 August 1874 · page 18

A meeting of members of the Pastoral Chamber of Riverina was held at the Royal Mail Hotel, Jerilderie, on Wednesday evening, 22wd ult, There were present. Messrs, G. Peppin, F. Peppin…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Tran OFFICE. Deniliquin. Friday Evening. July 31. 1874

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1874 · page 2

THE winter is declining in two or three weeks we shall be in the beginning of spring, so rapid are the changes in Riverina. Stock, particularly cattle, have been a good deal cut up coming…

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Riverina Pastoral Society’s Dinner at Jerilderie. (From Our Special Reporter.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1874 · page 2

The annual dinner of the Riverina Pastoral Society took place on the evening of Thursday, 23rd July, at the Royal Mail Hotel, Jerilderie. About forty gentlemen sat down to a spread,…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 3

Deniliquin people used to be favoured with concerts, lectures, &c. Surely a revival of pleasing and interesting meetings could be effected. There is plenty of talent in the…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of August last in another of those vituperative effusions which you so delight to indulge in at the expense of the London brokers and merchants connected with the Australian wool trace, and, of…

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