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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1881 · page 2

SIR,— Allow me a short space in your columns to say a few words in reference to the cricket match between Deniliquin and Jerilderie, played on Saturday last. I was a spea[?]ator during the whole…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin. Friday Evening. December 31, 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1881 · page 2

LOCALLY there is very little to report. The weather has been but for the most part since our last report. Christmas Day and Sunday will be long remembered for beat and du[?] Monday and Tuesday were fairly…

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Wool and Its Manufacture

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 January 1881 · page 6

The following table, showing the number of sheep and lambs in each country, compares the condition of the chief wool producing…

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Melbourne Wool and Stock Market

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 January 1881 · page 3

Messrs E. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. report under date December.—Wool.—Owing to the holidays interesting with business, no sales…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the committee was held at the Royal Hotel on Friday 7th instant at two o’clock. Present—Mr W. L. Seeley (Present) in the chair ; Messrs F. L. Parker J. S. [?]…

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Stock Report. Pastoral [?] Deniliquin Friday Evening January [?] 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 2

THE [?] for the [?] part during the week has been [?] the [?] the time of years. Yesterday however the heat increased and we are again experiencing [?] of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, Friday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 2

The Australian Land Mortgage & Finance Company report:—We offered at auction to-day 3500 bales wool, fair qualities maintain previous values, but inferior lots have receded…

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Facts for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 18

Farmers who keep sheep—and every farmer ought to do so—should secure a really good ram or two. It is very poor economy to breed indifferent stock of any kind, and a pound of wool…

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The Wheat Crop of France

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 2

RUSSIA, being the chief wheat exporting country of Europe, is usually considered the greatest wheat grower. Yet the wheat crop of Franca is much larger, her annual crop…

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Origin of the Merino Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 2

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

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Wool and Its Manufacture

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 6

It has been said by many who have authority for their opinion that the worsted trade, which is now almost the only means of…

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Melbourne Wool and Stock Market

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, report under date January 5th, 1881:—Wool.—The auction…

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Melbourne Wool & Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited, (Late Hastings Cuningham Limited) report— Wool—Auction sales will be resumed…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 2

Mort & Co's. catalogues for this week include 4500 bales of wool. Competition was active for all fairly conditioned lots, which sold np to 21 1/2d for washed fleece, 12d for…

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Agriculture. Big Farms on the Pacific Coast

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 January 1881 · page 2

THE "Mammoth Farm," of the Blacklock Wheat Growing Company of Washington Territory, comprises 60,000 acres of wheat land, of which 25,000 acres are fenced…

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Wool Frauds

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 15

Hitherto (writes the Auckland correspondent of the Otago Daily Times) there has been very little re-serting of wool down here ’after it was sold at auction, and cheats which have been…

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International Wool Show Awards

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 9

The following are the awards of the wool judges at the show in connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition :— Grand Prize for the most valuable 24…

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A Daring Robbery of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 15

The Bombala Times states that a short time ago Mr. Witton, of Delegate, had 14 bales of washed wool; he weighed them and leit them under his verandah. A few days alter only 13 could be…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, January 14, 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 2

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Melbourne International Exhibition. the Wool Show. ( From the Melbourne Argus.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 4

The show Australian wool now on view at the Melbourne International Exhibition is event the importance of which to the Peopl Australia it would be almost impossible…

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