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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1864

19 stories in New England's papers

Wool Market

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1864 · page 3

The last wool sales commenced on the 5th. They began with an advance of a halfpenny to three half-pence, and closed with a decline of one penny to three half-pence, with the…

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Port Philip Farmers' Society—trial of Reaping Machines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1864 · page 4

The practical testing of the relative merits of the various reaping machines exhibited at the last annual gathering of the Port Philip Farmers' Society, took place on Tuesday on…

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An Act for the Prevention and Cure of Scab in Sheep. (Assented to 18th January, 1864) Preamble

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1864 · page 4

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the prevention and cure of Scab in Sheep Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and…

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Wool Market

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1864 · page 3

The wool market is quiet…

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Long-stapled Wool

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1864 · page 4

THE attention of some of the Australian colonies is being actively directed just now to the rearing of long-woolled sheep. This is a subject on which we have already written for…

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Prize for the Best Wheat To the Editors of the `Armidale Exnress'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1864 · page 4

GENTLEMEN—Through the medium of your paper I would draw the attention of the Armidale millers to the plan adopted by Mr. Carolly of Goulburn in offering a silver cup…

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Prize for the Best Wheat. To the Editors of the 'Armidale Express.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1864 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—With regard to prizes for wheat, I think anything of this kind could be much better done had we an Agricultural Society in Armidale, of which I have heard…

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Prize for Wheat. To the Editors of the 'Armidale Express.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1864 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—Your correspondent "Flour" appears to think that an Agricultural Society at Armidale would do more towards inducing farmers to pay more attention to…

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Wool and Tallow Markets

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1864 · page 3

Since last report there has been considerable demand. Large parcels of Port Phillip sold fully equal to March prices. The total arrivals to date were 82,534…

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Meeting of Sheep Directors

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1864 · page 2

IN accordance with a notice in last issue of the 'Express,' a public meeting of Sheep Directors for the scab district was held in the Armidale court house, on Thursday…

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Hallett's Pedigree Wheat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1864 · page 4

The introduction of this celebrated seed wheat into the district ought to form a new era in the agricultural annals of Argyle. Some months ago two gentlemen sent to…

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Wheat Growing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 4

A GOOD deal of discussion has takes place respecting the rust in wheat; allow me to offer a few remarks upon this subject. It is necessary to give the non-scientific reader…

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Feed for Sheep. To the Editor of the 'Bathurst Free Press.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 4

DEAR SIR—The enclosed is a copy of answers to some questions I sent home; they are from Mr. Selmes, an extensive farmer in the S.W. of England. If you…

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Wool Market

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1864 · page 3

The wool sales closed on June 9th. An advance of a halfpenny to a penny was established. Choice Sydney brought extremely high…

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Local Intelligence. Meeting of Sheep Directors

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1864 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting of the Sheep Directors for this scab district was held, in the Armidale court-house, on Thursday afternoon, 4th instant, for the purpose of hearing an appeal…

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Wool Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1864 · page 3

These commenced on July 21. with s good attendance. Prices ruled the same as in May. GREVILLE & BIRD. Sydney, Friday Afternoon…

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Rust in Wheat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1864 · page 4

A GREAT deal of error is just now being propagated by non and pseudo agricultural journals in reference to the nature and causes of this scourge of the farmer. A few weeks…

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Local Intelligence. Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1864 · page 4

ON Saturday last, pursuant to a notice in the 'Express,' a meeting in favour of the establishment of a Pastoral and Agricultural Society at Armidale was held, in the…

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REGINA v. Cohen. Forbes Police Court, Sept. 19. (Before Captain Browne, and Messrs. J. G. Grenfell, Charles Cropper, Josiah Strickland, and D. H. Campbell, J.P.'s.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1864 · page 4

Sir Frederick Pottinger, superintendent of police, conducted the case of Regina v. Cohen, for perjury, on behalf of the Crown, and said that this case had arisen out of…

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