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Farming & the land, 1878

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Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act, 1878

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 July 1878 · page 2

THE following Additional Regulations are published for general information:— IV.—TRAVELLING STOCK. 1. The inspector may, when necessary,…

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The Farm. Winter-dressing Fruit Trees

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 July 1878 · page 2

THE winter-dressing of fruit trees has been insisted on by most writers on practical gardening, and no doubt acting on the principle that prevention is better…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 3

(The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reprted in this column.) The following are the bridge crossings since…

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Deniliquin- Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 3

DURING the might of Wednesday the weather changed greatly, and several heavy showers fell. The rain, however, ceased before 8 o'clook on Thursday morning, and the rest of…

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The Wool Markets

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 2

At the Liverpool wool sales prices range about the same as last aeries…

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The Dubbo Meeting About Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 4

THREE was a gathering of squatters at the Royal recently (says the Dubbo Dispatch) and for a couple of hours they sat in solemn discussion over a letter of the great apostle of…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 2

MESSRS. MORT AND CO. report:—Wool—We have to report an active demand at our sale this week, and every line on our catalogue was cleared. The supply is of course limited at this season, and with slight…

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Value Op Sheep for Enrichingland. (From the Rural Australian.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1878 · page 1

Some fifty years ago Anderson said that one thousand sheap folded on an acre of ground for one day would manure it sufficiently to feed one…

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Cattle Poisoning

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1878 · page 3

THE following letter appeared in the 'Tumut Times' of last week:—SIR.—Permit me to make a few remarks in your paper in reference to an article which appeared in the…

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Sheep for Japan

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 3

WHEN Cuts-who-gero and the first troop of juggling Japanese visited us there did not seem any great prospect of anything like a trade in live stock…

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Pastoral Mems. (The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reprted in this column.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 4

Mr. C. W. Simson, of Mungadal, has sold 6000 ewes, delivery off the shears, to Messrs. M'Gaw and Co., of Burrabogie. W., H., M. and Co., agents…

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Diseases in Sheep Act

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 August 1878 · page 2

HAVING received frequent inquiries as to the provisions of the new Diseases in Sheep Act, we publish below the full text, of those clauses that are of chief interest here, having…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 3

(The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reprted in this column.). Mr. R. M. Shelley, of Tumut Plains, has…

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The Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 3

THE exhibition of the Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Thursday last. The weather was extremely unfavourable, and rain fell heavily throughout the…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 4

A correspondent writes:—7500 wethers, the property of Mr. A. G. Jones, were travelling through the Naraburra run on Tuesday last, and would probably cross the Bland…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 2

Messrs. HASTINGS CUNINGHAM and Co. report:—Wool.—No business worth noting has been transacted during the week. We intend holding a small sale tomorrow, when the offerings will be principally small…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1878 · page 3

Messrs. Maiden, Hill, and Clark report having sold, on account of Mr. Duncan M'Rae, his Gundare station, near Coolah, and his Urawilkie station, near Coonamble,…

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Sheep-shearing by Machinery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 5

A BOSTON inventor (Mr. J. C. Wightman, son of ex-Mayor Wightman), seems to have discovered the long-sought-for solution of the problem of shearing sheep by machinery, and…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 2

Messrs, HASTINGS CUNINGHAM and Co. report:—Wool.—We offered a good catalogue last Thursday, principally oddments of clips and fellmongers' lots, and cleared the whole at satisfactory prices. Sheepskins.—…

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Pastoral Mems. (The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reprted in this column.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 4

8500 mixed sheep, travelling in this direction for sale, are now near Wallacetown, Mr. E. Carige in charge. W. H., M., and Co., agents…

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