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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1875

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Goldsbrough’s Wool Report. Melbourne, February 17

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1875 · page 2

WOOL.—We held our usual auction and to-day, and catalogued 903 bales. There was a good attendance of buyers, and a spirited competition, the rates obtained being fully equal to the quotations. We catalogued 903 bales, and…

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Wool and Station Produce. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 February 1875 · page 10

Messrs, R. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. report Wool.—Owing to the departure of the English our wool sale has not been held this week, but we shall have au auction on Wednesday next…

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Sheep Directors

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 March 1875 · page 2

A meeting of the Hay Board was held at the Caledonian Hotel, on Monday. Present: F. Chambers, G. C. Dow, A. N. Gilbert, and the Sheep Inspector…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Denliquin Friday Evening March [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

[?] still condition to reach on of the [?] [?] of ra[?] which have [?] town the Murray to the Upper d[?] At Bourke up to the 20th [?] the [?] had been showery with[?]…

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Wool and Station Produce. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 10

MR. MONCKTON SYNNOT reports:— Wool.—I have had no public sale since my last report, but have disposed of a few bales privately at about last week’s rates…

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London Wool Sales. London, 10th March

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

Wool has improved In value steadily. Greasy wool has risen one penny per pound since the commencement of the series…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 12, 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

At Bourke since our last report the weather has been more [?] urable for the growth of feed, and from the manner in which the grass has grown since the recent rains there was every indication of the season proving a food one for…

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Colonial Wool Report. [Willans, Overbury, and Co.] 36, Coleman Street, E.C., January 21st, 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

DURING the interval which has elapsed since the close of the December series, a continuous demand, though of a [?] character, has existed, in this market, and a good number of purchases of bought in wools have boon made…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times [?] Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 19, 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 2

PASTORAL matters are reported on favourably in most quarters. Fine rains have fallen on the Macquarie, and their is now an abundant supply of grass. The pasture beyond Cannounbar was…

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By Electric Telegraph. Important Sale of Pure Shorthorn and Hereford Cattle at Colac. Colac. Saturday, March 20

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 3

Messrs. Richard Gibson and C.o, of Melbourne, report having sold, for Messrs. Robertson Brothers, of Colac, owners of the FF brand, on Friday, 19th instant, at Colac, about 370 pure Shorthorn and Hereford cattle,…

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London Wool Market. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] 30 Coleman Street, London E C., January 22nd, 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 2

WOOL.—Business has been very quiet so far this year, at the same time arrivals have been small and restricted almost entirely to Cape and Port Phillip wool. No event of importance is…

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Bee Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 9

Bee-keeping ranks high in the United States as a subsidiary farm industry. A settler in Vermont, writing to the Country Gentleman, says :— “There are two reasons why farmers should keep…

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Sheep. How to Tell the Age by the State of the Dentition

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 24 March 1875 · page 4

Sheep are less frequently than other animals in dispute in consequence of discrepancies between the stated ago and the state of their teeth; but there are, nevertheless,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 16,1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 2

FROM Wilcannia on the Middle Darling we learn [?]although there had been several promises of rain last week none had fallen. The Wileannia Times states :—We are not perishing for want of…

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Sheep Owners Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 31 March 1875 · page 4

In accordance with advertisement in The Riverine Grazier, a number pf sheep, owners met the Hay Board of Directors, to consult and decide upon the policy of…

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How to Judge Wool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 4

There is perhaps no defect which renders wool, and otherwise good wool too, so absolutely useless for manufacturing and especially for combing purposes, as tenderness, or…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, April 2, 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

IN the neighbourhood of Wilc[?] according in last [?] no rain had [?] but as heavy [?] were [?] about, a [?] was expected. [?] fat bullocks from Coongoola [?] purchased by Mr. [?] passed…

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Wool and Station Produce. Melbourne, March 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 10

Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. report :— Wool. — The season was virtually brought to a termination at the close of last month, and since then the business transacted has been…

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Rot or Bane Among Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 7 April 1875 · page 2

These terms which are employed to indicate a peculiar form of parasitic disease of sheep were invented before, the true cause of malady was known, and they are in consequence, somewhat indefinite. They,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times [?] Deniliquin. Fri sy Evening, April [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2

DRY Weather appears to prevail all over the Riverina country. and rain is anxiously looked for. At Burke, on the Upper Darling, there is a general cry for rain. The Warrago is destitute feed, and the latest accounts from…

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