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Farming & the land, 1888

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Deniliquin Pastoral [?] Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of [?] of the Deniliquin Pastoral and [?] was held on Wednesday last [?] Hotel. Mr W. R. Virgoe [?]…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 14, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

VERY hot weather ruled during the week. On Wednesday and Thursday the sky was overcast and a distressing [?] prevailed. There was every appearance of a chance to [?] but last night the clouds cleared off and today the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Prom Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited. Wednesday, December 12

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

We offered 4000 bales at our wool sale to-day. The market was active, especially for fair to good. Greasy sold as follows :—Campbell’s, Yarralumla, from Queanbeyan, first combing 11½d, second combing 11d, third…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE LAND, AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, Melbourne, report under yesterday's date [?] offered at our auction sale today 1600 [?] and sold 1350…

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Pastoral. Recorder Office, Tuesday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 2

The weather has been changeable during the past week, and several times it appeared as if we were going to be visited with a good downpour of rain; the only fall, however,…

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Pastoral, Finance, Trust and Agency Company of Australiasia, Limited

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 December 1888 · page 4

The general meeting of shareholders of the Pastoral, Finance, Trust and Agency Company of Acstralasia, Limited, was held at the Chamber of…

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The Wheat Market. London, December 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1888 · page 19

The cargo by the Amana, which left Melbourne on August 6, with 9,000 quarters, has been sold at 40s. per 4801b. LONDON, December 15…

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Farmer. The Growth of Wheat. JOHN J. Willis, Superintendent of Lawes and Gilbert's Experimental Farm, Rothamstdd, England

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 December 1888 · page 1

It is well known that no ordinary cultivated plant can thrive without a sufficient supply of each of a number of substances needed for its food. And the plant has to…

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The Wool Sales. London, December 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1888 · page 19

At the wool sales medium greasies are recovering. Crossbreds are firm. LONDON, December 13. At the wool sales to-day greasy wools of…

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Rural Notes. Common Disorders Affecting Cattle. Epizootic Pleuro-pneumonia—contagious Lung Diseases

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1888 · page 10

With the rise in temperature, loss of appetite, cud, milk, &c., there is usually a cough, but this is not constant as a distinguishing feature of the first stage…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 December 1888 · page 3

SIR,—I note that some little interest is being stirred up regarding a road proposed to be opened between the Billabong, near Bundyul [?]mblah and Deniliquin. The locality it well known to me, and I…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 21, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 December 1888 · page 2

In the early part of the week the weather was again very hot not[?] the of Friday [?] week. The shower [?] three other [?] in the district were visited. Yesterday and to-day…

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Pastoral, Finance, Trust and Agency Company of Australasia, Limited

Riverina Recorder · Monday 24 December 1888 · page 4

The general meeting of Shareholders of the above company was held at the Chamber of Commerce, Exchange, Sydney, on Tuesday, the 11th inst., at 12…

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The Wheat Market. London, December 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1888 · page 15

The English wheat market is showing a general decline of 3d. per quarter. The Continental markets are showing a general advance. The American market is declining and weak…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, [?] Friday Evening, December 28, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 December 1888 · page 2

The beat has again being intense dating The week. On two [?] thunderstorms bare passed over but there was very little rain registered from them, the [?] records showing only eight and three points…

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Humor. A Pastoral

Riverina Recorder · Monday 31 December 1888 · page 1

He lies in his hammock under the trees In the bush of the Summer hours, And bears the voice of the plundering bees Down there in the bed of flowers…

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Farmer. The Shropshire Breed of Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Monday 31 December 1888 · page 1

The Shropshire Down breed is of English origin, being the product of crossing the Southdown and possibly some other breeds on the old Morfe Common sheep. They…

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