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Farming & the land, 1876

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Annual Sale of Shorthorn Cattle at Wollogorang

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 3

THE sixth annual sale of Mr. J. W. Chisholm’s celebrated strain of JWC shorthorn bulls and heifers, the progeny of pure-bred stock imported from the home country, took…

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Cattle Breeding in New South Wales. (By the special reporter of the Leader.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 8

IN giving some particulars concerning the principal cattle-breeding establishments of New South Wales I must commence by dividing the cattle-men of the colony into…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 3

We learn that Mr. Lloyd’s 500 store bullocks, now at North Wagga reserve, have been sold ; buyer’s name not transpired. Messrs. W., H., M., and Co., agents…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 2

Mr. A. Mackay, of Gobbagumbalin has sold 3000 wethers to Mr. Richard Cox, of Marrar. Messrs. Morley and Henderson, agents…

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Wool Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:—Wool: Medium to well-grown, 5½d to 7d; scoured. 8d to 9d; pells [?] short wooled, 3½d to 4d per lb. Tallow— There has been a limited…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 2

Mr. George Wilson, of Big Springs has sold 4000 breeding ewes to Mr. J. H. Patterson. Mr. George Mair (E.E.&Co.), agent. We learn that 800 store bullocks (Adams')…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 2

In referring to Mr. M. H. Devlin’s purchases at the Greystanes sale, we stated that Princess Purple 24th was a sister to Messrs. Bell and Sons’ (Jimbour, Queensland) bull,…

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Cattle-breeding in New South WALES—No II (From the Special Reporter of the [?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 8

MY business this week is to tell of the Clearance and Richmond River farms which district I have taken by itself on account of its looking all cattle and the cattle as a rule being all…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 2

The Agents from whom we derive the information art responsible for the the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column.) MR. JOHN COX has sold from his Kildary…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 3

We have been shown the following private telegram from Bourke, received by a gentleman owning a station near that town:— “Rain here on Saturday. Yellow…

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Melbourne Wool Market. Friday March 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs, Hastings, Cuningham and Co. reports:—Wool.—We held a sale of wool at our stores this afternoon, and submitted a datalogue of 500 bales, of which 450 bales…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 3

The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported this column.) A correspondent of the Goullburn Herald…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 3

Messrs. Lintott, of Cumndroo, have sold 25 fat cattle, for local consumption, to Mr. J. Hanson, of North Wagga Messrs. W., H-, M., and Co., agents…

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Hints Concerning Butter Making (From [?] Butter Book)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 5

In the manufacturing of butter the first point is good sows, and then good feed, and the next the setting of the milk. Milk is almost as sensitive to atmospheric changes as…

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Cattle Breeding in New South Wales.— No [?] (From the Special Reporter of the Melbourne Leader.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 8

FOLLOWING on the great southern line of railway, and leaving the train at Campbell town (thirty-font miles from Sydney) instead of Parra[?] the next sted farm to visit…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 5 April 1876 · page 3

Mr. Geo Wilson, of O’Brien’s Creek, has sold to Mr. W. Walsh a small lot of fat bullocks for local consumption. Messrs. Morley and. Henderson, agents…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1876 · page 2

The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column.) Telegraphic information received in Sydney…

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Morrumbidgee Pastoral Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1876 · page 3

THE Annual Meeting of the Pastoral Association was hold at the Australian Hotel on last evening. Present—Mr. T. W. Hammond, President (in the chair), Messrs. J…

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Local Intelligence. Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 5 April 1876 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above Association was held at the Australian Hotel on Monday evening last; Mr. Hammond, the President, in the chair…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 3

Our Wilcannia correspondent writing under, date of -31st March, reports:—I have great pleasure in chronicling the fall of rain. On Saturday we had a thunderstorm,…

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