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Farming & the land, 1881

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 1, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 2

DURING the week the weather has been cold and wintry. In the earlier portion we had some unusually sharp fronts, but for the last day or two the weather has been somewhat milder. In the Mudgee…

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London Wool Report. [Australian Morgtage Land & finance Co. Limited..] 123 Bishofsgath-street, Within. London, May 20,1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 2

SINCE the opening of the public sales on the 10th instant the following quantities have been offered—Australian, [?] 797 bates; Cape, 8117 bales; total, 63,914 bales. Australian wools, with the exception of coarse crossbreds and very…

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Science. Wool Velvet

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 2

ACCORDING to L'Ingenieur Universal, an extremely novel and interesting process has recently been discovered by M. Puech, of Mazamet, France, by which the wool on…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 2

THE weather since our last has been all that could be desired. A shower or two of rain has fallen, which has done some good to the gross, which now looks fresh and green. The cold has…

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The Farmer. to Make and Maintain a Lawn

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 2

NOTHING gives a greater charm to a country home than a nice lawn. Its soft green is a delightful relief from the bright glow of the sun and the reflected light of summer skies…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 14

A meeting of the committee of the above society was held on Wednesday, Mr. Digit in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Turner, Abercrombie, Morton, Ridley, Francis,…

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The farmer. TRICHINOSIS

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 2

IN addition to the remarks abridged from the Times, and recently published in our columns, the following particulars may further interest those who have…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 8, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 2

WE have had a week of fine weather, in the day[?] warm and genial for the fine of year and at night only slight [?] Some more rain would now be of service. From Mudgee we learn that a good…

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The Farmer. Preparation of Bones, &c

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 1

IN the Rural New Yorker, a correspondent asks a cheap way of converting old, dry cattle bones into manure; and their value in comparison with that of barn manure…

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Sheep to Clean Land

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 19

Many think the only advantages of sheep are their wool-producing properties, forgetting that they multiply with great rapidity, doubling the flock annually, and in this climate, taking…

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Rural Mems. What Should Farmers Grow Be-sides Wheat!

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 18

At the meeting of a South Australian Farmers’ Club, held on June 13, Mr. J. Brook, its president, remarked that he had read an article which recommended farmers to do something besides…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 8

Messrs. Richard Goldsbrough and Co.’s circular for July runs as follows :—Wool.— The quantity coming forward, as is usual at this dull period of the year, has been small ;…

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Science. Wool Velvet

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 2

ACCORDING to L' Ing[?]niour Universel, an extremely novel and interesting process has recently been discovered by M. Puech, of Mazamet, Fiance, by which the wool on…

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The Farmer. to Make and Maintain a Lawn

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 2

NOTHING give a greater charm to a country home then a nice lawn. Its soft green is a delightful relief from the bright glow of the sun and tho reflected light ol summer skies…

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The Best Fowl Foe the Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 19

The best fowl for the farmer who wants to sell in the market is the “table fowl.” It is not found described in the books of poultry, and there is no “table of points” for judging it; but we…

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Sheep in the Gulf Country

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 4

The following letter which will doubtless prove interesting to pastoralists is extracted from the Queenslander, addressed to the editor:— Sir,—Since writing to you in January last we…

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Hay Pastoral Show. Hay. Friday, July 15

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 2

The attendance was large from all parts of the district and the Show was a great success. In draught horses M‘Donald’s Jock Haddo took first prize; for mares the first prize was awarded to A…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 3

Do you not think it a shame that we country [?] not get a chance of shining at the Ball to be [?] Wednesday next. We all subscribe largely [?] Show and Races, and why should a few…

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London Wool Report. Australian Morgtage Land & Finance Co. Limited.] 123 Bishopsgate Street, Within. London, June 8,1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 2

Our Public Wool Sales which commenced on the 10th May are temporarily suspended until the 8th June. The quantities catalogued up to 31st May comprise 156,649 bales Australian, and 18,527 Cape. 175,176 bales, leaving…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 July 1881 · page 2

THERE has not been much activity in business this week, and there is nothing fresh to report. The neither has been fine, with the exception of Saturday night, when some light showers of…

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