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Farming & the land, 1884

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Sydney Wool Sales. [Hill, Clarke & Co.] FRIDAY, January 18

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 2

At our wool sales, to-day, there was a large attendance of buyers and competition was extremely brisk, every line offered meeting with good attention. We catalogued 1257 bales and aloud 1184 bales…

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The Farmer. Cider-Making

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 2

The Sun remarks that sweet apples alone do not make good cider, as the juice ferments rapidly. Mix thorn with sour apples. Gather the fruit when mature, and store in a dry…

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The Wool Market

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 2

In their monthly report the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company, Melbourne, writes:—Our last report was dated 18th December, and the three succeeding days witnessed large and important…

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The farmer. Cider-Making

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1884 · page 2

The Sun remarks that sweet apples alone do not make good cider, as the juice ferments rapidly. Mix them with four apples. Gather the fruit when mature, and store in a dry…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times O[?] Dentil[?], Friday Evenday, January 25, 1884

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

The weather baa been of an extraordinarily variable character during the pa[?] fortnigh. From excessive heat it changed on Monday hat to intense cold, with occasion showers of rain. There is no change in the…

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The Farmer. Oil from Sunflower Seeds

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

THE sunflower has long been grown for its oil seeds in Russia and India, and the cultivation has been more recently taken up in Germany and Italy. The plant grows readily…

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The English Wheat Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 4

Commenting on agricultural affairs in England, the Mark Lane Express of 5th November, says:—“ Wheat-sowing has been nearly or quite completed in the early…

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Loss of Cattle on the Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 15

The Maitland Mail states that on Friday, the 16th ult., 202 head of fat cattle were despatched by Messrs. Robertson Brothers, Narrabri, by the train at 8.20 a.m., consigned…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, [?] MELBOURNE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 11

Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. (Limited) report :—Wool.—We offered 1200 bales at our sale to-day, and sold 1115 bales at very satisfactory prices, competition being very brisk…

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The Wool Sales. London, January 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 6

The total arrivals to date for the February-March series of colonial wool sales amount to 160,000 bales. The market generally is steadier…

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Corowa Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural Society. General Meeting, Globe Hotel, Corowa. January, 30, 1884

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 3

Mr. J. R. Hudson, Vice-president was elected to the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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The farmer. Oil from Sunflower Seeds

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1884 · page 6

THE sunflower has long been grown for its oil seeds in Russia and India, and the cultivation has been more recently taken up in Germany and Italy. The plant grown readily…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

SIR,—Will you kindly insert the following, in contradiction of the assertion in Mrs Barnes' report, read at the last meeting of the Municipal Council, that my daughter had called her a liar, and therefore she boxed…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Ornior Dellisun Friday Evener, February 1, 1884

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

THE weather still still continues unusually mild for this season of the year. The rain still holds off with the exception of light showers, and the pastures are showing the entreats of the absence of moisture. Bath fires are…

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The Farmer. Best Way to Store Potatoes

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 1

THE potatoes should be dug as soon as they have matured. It will not do to leave them to nature and the weeds; for nature does not care anything more about them, and the…

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American Cattle Statistics

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 4

It is stated authoritatively that cattle have increased so rapidly in the south that South America has now come to be regarded as the land of cheap beef. The Argentine…

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Plan a Good Crop Before Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 3

Mr. Bull, of Wanganui, New Zealand, tried an acre of flax or linseed in the centre a paddock in 1882, and grow a good crop. Last year the paddock was all…

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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides. &c. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 14

MESSRS. MONC[?]TON D. SYNNOT BROS. report:— Wool.—At our auction sale held last Thursday we submitted a catalogue of about 1500 bales, chiefly superior wools, and disposed of the bulk…

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The farmer. Best Way to Store Potatoes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 2

THE potatoes should be dug as soon as they have matured. It will not do to leave them to nature and the weeds; for nature does not care anything more about them, and the…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and agricultural Society was held yesterday afternoon; Mr Frank Mack the chair. The following members were also present :— Messrs Irving. Burchfield. Chariton. Froom. [?]. H. Mayger,…

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