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Farming & the land, 1838

141 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 8

Scab in Sheep

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 March 1838 · page 4

The following observations on this destructive disease are taken from a valuable little work, just published, entitled, the "'Mountain Shepherd's Manual." The…

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On the Quality and Growth of Wheat

The Sydney Times · Monday 12 March 1838 · page 2

Colonel le Conteur, of the First Regiment Royal Jersey Militia, has recently published a little work " On the Varieties, Properties, and Classification of Wheat:"…

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On the Quality and Growth of Wheat

The Sydney Times · Monday 12 March 1838 · page 2

Colonel le Conteur, of the First Regiment Royal Jersey Militia, has recently published a little work "On the Varieties, Properties, and Classification of Wheat;"…

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State of the Cattle Market

The Colonist · Wednesday 14 March 1838 · page 3

WE understand that the cattle which were lately reported to have been sold by Mr. Polack by auction at the amazingly low price of 2l. 2s., were bought by some person on the owner's account,…

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Extracts. Sheep Shearing. (From Hunt's Practical Treatise on Merino and Anglo-Merino Breeds of Sheep)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 15 March 1838 · page 2

With respect [?]o shearing, my practice has always been to wash the wool upon the sheep's back previous to shearing, and I am persuaded farmers in genera[?] adopting…

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News of the Day. the Wool Market

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 23 March 1838 · page 2

The quantity of wool imported, into England from New South Wales and Van Diemen's- Land, in the year 1833, was 3,616,869 lbs. Assuming that of the above…

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News of the Day. Wool. Price Current of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 28 March 1838 · page 3

26th October—By J. T. Simes & Co., 750 bales Australian, and 187 Cape, 27th October—By J. T, Simes & Co., 185 Tasmanian, and 1020 Australian…

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Van Diemen's Land. Wool and Colonial Produce

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 4 April 1838 · page 3

Extract of a letter from our London correspondent and agent, dated November 1, 1837:—I send you a list of prices of colonial produce in…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 9 April 1838 · page 5

Account Sales of Seven hundred and fifty Bales Australian Wool, by J. T. Simes and Co., at Garraway's Coffee-house, on the 26th October, 1837…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 12 April 1838 · page 2

Account Sales of the hundred and sixtytwo bags Australian Wool, by Loughnan and Hughes, at Garraway's Coffee-house, on the 31st October, 1837…

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The Wool Market

The Australian · Friday 13 April 1838 · page 3

Leeds.—The business done in cloth both in cloth both in the halls and the warehouses this is week has fully borne out the anticipations we formed in our last, a…

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Cotton Wool

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 19 April 1838 · page 3

The last commercial accounts from New Orleans are rather curious for the exposition they give of the mode adopted for facilitating the export of colton to Europe,…

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Sheep and Wool

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 April 1838 · page 2

A voluminous work has been published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge on the Breeds, Management, and Diseases of…

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Foot-rot in Sheep

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 27 April 1838 · page 3

The following account of "Precautions and Treatment in Foot Rot in Sheep, appeared in a late d'Zuid Afrikaan. Many of the suggestions contained therein may…

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Wool

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 11 May 1838 · page 2

An intelligent Prussian, residing at Breslau, has been attempting to administer consolation to his countrymen, who, it appears, have felt considerable…

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Wool Market

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 23 May 1838 · page 2

It was confidently expected, that Christmas turned there would be a d[?]cided improvement in the woollen and worsted trades; and this expectation appears to be…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 4 June 1838 · page 2

We have been favoured with the loan of a table showing the quantity of wool imported into London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, Goole and Gloucester during the year 1837,…

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Indian Sheep

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 22 June 1838 · page 2

The settlers at Swan River are about attempting an interchange with India of a novel description. It appears that a novel description. It appears that a cross of Saxon rams with native…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 25 June 1838 · page 2

We have been favoured by Messrs. G. Porter & Co. with the following:- London, February 1st, 1838, SIRS,—We have much pleasure to inform you…

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Wool Oil, &c. To the Editor of the Sydney Monitor. London, February 1st. 1838

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 25 June 1838 · page 2

SIR—We have much pleasure to inform you that our public sale of wool have terminated very favourably, and we have every reason to expect that prices will now remain firm. An advance of…

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