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Farming & the land, 1867

322 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 17

Foot-rot in Sheep. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1867 · page 5

SIR.—I have in your valuable paper read many letters relative to the cure of foot-rot, but few or none as to the cause. In this day's issue, Delta favours us with his treatment for the cure of this disease, and his advice of lime…

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Wheat As Food for Horses

Empire · Wednesday 12 June 1867 · page 3

The following letter appears in the Western Examiner, June 8:— Sir—As the bounty of nature was more abundant during the past year supplying wheat for the food of…

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London Wool Report.—april 25

Empire · Friday 14 June 1867 · page 4

Since the close of the sales there has been very little doing; the market remaining very quiet and with a tendency to depression, it is difficult to sell at last sales' rates; the few contracts made have been at the…

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Pastoral of the Bishop of Southwark

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 4

We anticipate by one Sunday our Lenten address, in order that we may invite you to consecrate the approaching month of March to the honour of St. Joseph. Whilst this invitation…

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Deniliquin Stock Report. (From the Pastoral Times.) Friday Evening, June 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 8

WE have every reason to hope that the next few years will, as ur as the elements are concerned, be favourable to the stcekowne-r. Change for the better is seen in the demand for good store stock. Messrs. Ryan and Hammond's agent here sold to Mr. Johnson,…

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"Experientia Docet;" Or, the Plbasures of Farming

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 6

"If you will take my advice you will buy a nico little piece of land and occupy yourself in farming. There is money to be made by funning;... though I never made anything by it myself, still I am told some…

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The Pastoral Interest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 6

DESPITE the losses which the squatters of Riverina have sustained latterly, they have been expending large sums of money in improving their runs. In every direction expensive works have been carried out. On every run from Dubbo…

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Sheep Fair

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 4

ANNUAL Fair of the New York State Sheep Breeders' and Wool Growers' Association. To have been held at Auburn in May. From the subjoined regulation and classification of the sheep that were to have been exhibited at the last show of the New…

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Wool, Tallow, Hides, &c

Empire · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 5

L[?]chle, for London; 1730 bales wool, [?] hog[?]heads tr[?]cle, 87 cases extract most, 2012 bides, 190 bags bones, 9060 hor[?] 1398 bags copper ore, 7 tons old rope, 11 package [?]undries…

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Horse and Cattle Market. [Burt Ans co.]

Empire · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 8

Fat Cattle.— The inclement weather, combined with an over supply of midding quality sheep, has operated against the cattle market, and sales this week have been limited to the immediate requirements of the retailers. It is certain…

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Farming and Pastoral. New Process Foe Dissolving Bones Used As a Fertiliser. (From the United States' Agricultural Report for September, 1866.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 5

The importance of phosphates, such as common bones, as fertilisers, especially in grain culture, could hardly be extolled, and it would be presuming upon the intelligence of our…

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Sydney Wool Market. [Richardson and Wrench.]

Empire · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 8

The operations during the month have been of a very unimportant character, as most of the wools offered (except a on parcele of choice ocoured) been small lots of fleece or ordinary quality and fellmongered descriptions. The news…

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Foot-rot in Sheep. (To the Editor of the Herald.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 5

Sir,—Seeing in your valuable paper, a few weeks since, a letter from " Enquire, Mudgee, for information, for the cure of "foot-rot in sheep, I beg to forward you, in reply, my…

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The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 5

THERE is little or nothing of importance to record under this head. Agricultural operations in most parts of the country have been at a standstill for same time, owing to the continuous wet weather, and in some cases to the…

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Crops Grow in Ridges

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 5

M. Decrom, of Leus, writes to the Journal d'Agriculture Pratiquo':- Lad observed that formerly in my part of the country it was the custom to ridge up land…

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Produce and Cattle Reports. [Ellis and Butler.]

Empire · Monday 24 June 1867 · page 3

The prince obtained during the past week, for live sto[?] and produce, at the Railway Auction Produce Depot, were as follow:—Bacon, [?] butter (roll), per lb., [?] to 18½d, keg. ls to 1s 4d; [?]wax, per lb., 1s to [?] 2d; [?]…

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Sheep Farming on a Small Scale

Empire · Tuesday 25 June 1867 · page 2

A writer in the Australasian so'ves the question, as to whether sheep-farming on a small scale will pay, as follows:— It is often said that sheep-farming on a…

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Sheep Farming on a Small Scale

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 5

A writer in the Australasian solves the question, as to whether sheep-farming on a small scale will pay, as follows:— It is often said that sheep-farming on a small…

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Farming and Pastoral. the New Vegetable. (Raphanus Caudatus.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 5

The seeds of the Java Radish, or Raphanus Caudatus, which have been recently advertised for sale by Messrs. Law, Somner, and Co., were first received at the Botanic Gardens,…

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Foot Rot in Sheep. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 6

SIR,—In some of your papers of late dates attention has been drawn to certain specifies for the cure of that wellknown disease among sheep, "foot rot," One of your correspondents asks the "cause" of the disease…

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