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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1846

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Indian Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1846 · page 2

WE find the following in the report of the proceedings of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India:— REPORT ON WOOL, THE PRODUCE OF A CROSS…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1846 · page 3

MILCH COWS—A lot consisting of 21 head were offered for sale, but withdrawn, £2 per head being only offered for them. HORSES—No sales effected…

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Domestic Intelligence. on the Growing of Wool and Its Effects Upon the Soil. (From Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 July 1846 · page 2

THE rearing of wool affords another beautiful illustration, both of the kind of food which animals require for particular purposes, and of the effect which a peculiar husbandry must…

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Our Export of Wool

The Australian · Thursday 23 July 1846 · page 4

The export of wool from the district for the last quarter is trifling as compared with the quantity shipped in other of the two previous quarters. The following is the…

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Country News. Our Export of Wool

The Sentinel · Thursday 23 July 1846 · page 2

The export of wool from the district for the Last quarter is trifling as compared with the quantity shipped in either of the two previous quarter: The following is the return of the number shippe[?]…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 25 July 1846 · page 3

MILCH Cows—5 head were sold at the market, at 2l. 10s. head. CALVES—5 calves sold at 20s. each. FAT PIGS—29 pigs were disposed of at 4d. per…

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Our Export of Wool

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 25 July 1846 · page 215

The export of wool from the district for the last quarter is trifling as compared with the quantity shipped in either of the two previous quarters. The following is the return of the…

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English News. Wool Markets. Saturday, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 July 1846 · page 3

LEEDS.—English: We have had a similar demand for this description of wool to that reported last week; prices are, therefore, on the decline.—Foreign: A greater amount of…

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On the Growing of Wool, and Its Effects Upon the Soil

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 25 July 1846 · page 216

The rearing of wool affords another beautiful illustration, both of the kind of food which animals require for particular purposes, and of the effect which a peculiar husbandry must…

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Van Diemen's Land Markets. Launceston, July 11. WHEAT remains at 6s., but there are few purchasers. Hobart Town, July 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 July 1846 · page 2

Wheat since our last has slightly retrograded, and is quoted at 5s. 10d. There has been an evident attempt on the part of buyers for Sydney to keep down the price, but…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1846 · page 3

HORSES—16 horses were sold on yesterday by Mr. Stubbs, the average price being £12…

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Of the Composition of Cream and the Churning of Butter. (From Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 August 1846 · page 3

1. Cream—When milk is left at rest for a length of time, the fatty matter which floats in it in the form of minute globules, rises to the surface in the form of cream. The…

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Wheat and Flour. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1846 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Without the slightest desire to enter into any controversy on the subject of the letter of your correspondent, Mr. James Byrnes, inserted in your paper of yesterday, I…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1846 · page 3

MILCH COWS.—A mixed lot of ten head sold at prices varying from 35s. to 75s. per head. WORKING BULLOCKS—A few working bullocks of an inferior description sold it 17s to 23s. per head…

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Sketches from, my Note Book. Wheat Thrashing in South America

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 15 August 1846 · page 2

I do not think there can p[?] more interesting sight than, the mode of thrashing wheat in South America; harvest home is in all countries a merry and busy period, but in Chili it is the very…

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Of the Quality, Composition, and Preservation of Butter

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 22 August 1846 · page 243

(From Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry) 1. The quality of butter varies with numerous circumstances. The kind of natural pasture or of artificial food upon which the cow is fed, the season of the year, the breed and individual…

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Quality, Composition, and Preservation of Butter. (From Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1846 · page 3

1. The quality of butter varies with numerous circumstances. The kind of natural pasture or of artificial food upon which the cow is fed, the season of the year, the breed and individual…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 29 August 1846 · page 3

MILCH COWS—8 cows sold at prices varying from 30s to 80s per head. CALVES—10 calves sold at from 10s to 20s each. FAT, PIGS—28 pigs, sold at 4d per lb upon the…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1846 · page 3

MILCH COWS—Seven milch cows were sold at 20s. to 60s. per head…

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