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Farming & the land, 1866

247 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 13

The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1866 · page 14

The wheat harvest in the Tumut district has but just been completed; and the yield of wheat has proved very large. Taking the whole district, it is calculated that the return will average from 25 to 30 bushels per acre. At the…

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Trade Circular. Wool. [Willians, Overbury, and Co. 1St January, 1866.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1866 · page 2

IN spite ot the sudden conclusion of the war in America—an event which many persons regarded as likely to exercise an immediate influence on the wool market—and a further large increase in the imports of colonial wool, prices, with one exception,…

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Statistics of the Cattle Plague

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 187

From the return issued on Thursday night by the Veterinary Department of the the Privy Council office, it appears that fresh cases of disease are reported to have occurred during the…

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Egyptian Wheat Not Affected My Rust. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1866 · page 2

SIR,—At the urgent request of several gentlemen and friends, I for ward to you the following facts concerning the Egyptian or compound cared wheat, which is not in any way affected by the rust…

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Farming in New South Wales

Sydney Mail · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 3

To many thoughtful persons in this colony it must' have often been a serious reflection that we still are greatly dependent on other countries for our daily bread. There is at present not much prospect that…

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Coarse-woolled Sheep and the Free Selector. (From the Western Post March 27.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1866 · page 3

IN advancing the theory of coarse wool breeding, and recommending it to settlers in this district, we are well aware that we have strong opponents to face among the large local breeders. The Herald of June 22nd, 1862, now…

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Is the Cattle Plagues Smallpox?

Empire · Tuesday 3 April 1866 · page 2

The opinion recently expressed by a physician, Dr. Parsons, that the cattlo plague is in fact small-pox, seems to be attracting considerable attention, to say the least, amongst…

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The Case of Inoculation by Cattle Plague Poison Producing a Vaccine Vesicle. (From the Mark Lane Express.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1866 · page 6

THE pathology of the rinderpest was illustrated at the Pathological Society, on Tuesday night, by the fellowing communication from Dr. Quain, relating to the case of Mr. Hancock:—…

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Farming in New South Wales. (From the Sydney Mail.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1866 · page 3

To many thoughtful persons in this colony it must have often been a serious reflection that we still are crently dependent on other countries for our daily bread There is at present not much prospect that…

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On the Identity of Cattle Plague and Small Pox. (From the Mark Lane Express, January 8.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1866 · page 6

To the Right Honorable the Lords of the Privy Council. MY LORDS,—The communication made to you officially by Dr. Murchison, and published in the Lancet…

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What Can Be Done and What Cannot Be Done to Relieve the Sufferers by the Cattle Plague

Empire · Wednesday 4 April 1866 · page 2

The greatness and suddenness of the cattle plague inevitably suggests many propositions for relieving those who suffer from it. And we need make no apology for discussing those…

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The Archbishop's Pastoral on Education

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 218

The following is a Pastoral letter of His Grace the Archbishop published three years ago. It possesses more than ordinary interest just now expressing as it does at considerable length the…

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Seed Wheat for Poor Farmers. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 3

Sir,—As your columns are always open to expose trickery, may I ask your insertion of this note. A landlord in this district, has got up a petition for seed wheat for his tonants, who are well known to have…

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The Case of Inoculation by Cattle Plague Poison Producing a Vaccine Vesicle

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 8

The pathology of the rinderpest was illustrated at the Pathological Society, on Tuesday night, by the following communication from Dr. Quain, relating to the cafe of Mr. Hancock :—…

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A Flying Visit to the Lower Murrumbidgee and the Lower Lachlan. (From the Pastoral Times, March 31.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 5

WE take the following from a lecture delivered by the Rev. R. Henderson, on his return from the Murrumbidgee to Victoria:—"Some sixty miles upwards, from the junction of the Lacblan with the Murrumbidgee, stands Hay, the…

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The Road to Poor Farming. (From an American Jounal.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 4

As the road to "poor farming" is not generally understood, although it is crowded with travellers, we throw up the following landmarks form the Springfield Republica, for the common benefit:…

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Wool Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1866 · page 5
Also in Empire

All descriptions of wool are in considerable request, especially good combing, as the requirements of manufacturers are urgent. All old stock is eagerly bought at full prices…

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Lord Palmerston As Farmer and Landlord. (From the Illustrated London News, December 30.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1866 · page 3

IT has been objected that we desire to know too much about our great men; that we love to pry into their private life, to be told what sort of hats they wore, when they got up in the morning, what they…

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Wool Report

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 231

All descriptions of wool are in considerable request, especially good combing, as the requirements of manufacturers are urgent. All old stock is eagerly bought at full prices. Many…

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