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Farming & the land, 1869

13 stories in South Coast's papers

Wheat Enemies

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1869 · page 2

1. RED Rust—Ear rust, Uredo Rubigo. 2. Red gum—Cecidomyia tritici. 3. Wheat plant louse—Aphis granaria. 1. The ted rust is this year very provalent in…

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Farming Extracts. The New Double Furrow Plough

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 3

This recent invention was tried recently, through arrangements mode by Messrs. Benjamin Reid and Co., on a field at Rubi[?]law, near Aberdeen. The plough is the…

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Value of a Railroad to the Farmer

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 3

As American journal says on the above subject:— It is proper to bear in mind that the figures here given present only one of the…

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Arrival of the Alexandra at Adelaide with the English Mail Per Geelong. Hostilities Between Turkey and Greeoe. Mr. Gladstone, Premier. Discounts Per Cent. Wool Firm at Last Rates. the New Ministry. Adelaide, Tuesday, 10 a m

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 4

THE branch steamer Alexandra; Captain Wall, arrived off Gleneig Pier at 7 a.m. after a run of 93 tours from the Sound. She left Adelaide at 4 p.m. on the 6th, and…

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Farming Extracts

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 3

THE best way of preserving all fruit for tarts is by boiling ; and if the following directions be exactly, observed, it will be found to answer admirably:—Gather any…

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Central Criminal Court. Wednesday. Before his Honor Mr. Ju[?]tice Cheeke and a common Jury. Cattle Ste[?]ling

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1869 · page 2

William James Alcorn was brought up [?] charged with having on the 26th of December last driven away a [?]ll, the property of a Mr. Jam[?]on, which he after…

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sheep on Australian Far[?]

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1869 · page 4

THE Melbourne. Leader says :—[?] The utility of sheep in keeping .up the condition of the soil is recognised and admitted in many of our correspondents’…

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Farmer's Creed

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 4

WE believe in small farms and thorough cultivation. We believe the soil loves to eat as well as the owner, and ought therefore to be well…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We do not identify ourseves with the opinions of our correspondents.] Rust in Wheat- No. II

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 2

To the Editor of the Shoalhaven News. UP to the time of Sir Humphrey Davy, n’t chemist had examined and made known, the component parts of the soil or land. About…

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The Devon as a Dairy Cow

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1869 · page 4

THE Deyon may be called medium in the quantity of milk she yields, and its quality, superior. The older or unimproved race were somewhat noted for the qualities of…

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Butter

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 3

"CHARLES A SORIVENER" writing to the Herald says :— SIR in connuection with your report of the meeting at Shoalhaven, reported in…

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Shipment of Butter to Europe

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 2

MESSES. Goldsbrough Burt and Co. of 30 Hunter-street, Sydney, have addressed to the Empire an interesting letter on the shipment of butter to England. They…

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Butter Shippers at Dapto

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1869 · page 3

A MEETING of the parties who purpose shipping butter to England was held in the Council Chamber, at Dapto, on Monday evening last, the attendance at which was…

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