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Farming & the land, 1870

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A Day at the Melbourne Cattle Yards

Empire · Tuesday 20 September 1870 · page 4

IT is early morning—so very early, indeed, that probably few persons wholly unconnected with live stock are moving; but at Newmarket, though the stars are still bright, though the musts of the ships in the bay…

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Wild Cattle. by an Old Bushman

Empire · Friday 23 September 1870 · page 4

THE existence of wild cattle in this colony is coeval with an early period of its history. About fifteen or sixteen years, it is said, had elapsed after the first settlement at Port Jackson before either offical or private…

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Pastoral

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 8

LATEST accounts from the interior inform us of renewed floods in the west aud north-west, the larger rivers in those portions of the colony having overflowed their banks in most instances…

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The Wool Interest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 9

THE following correspondence has boen forwarded to Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart.;- "Buangor, 12th September, 1870. "To Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence—stock Reports, &c

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 29

At Wagga Wagga according to the Express the weather has again been stormy and wet, and on the l6th especially a great deal of rain had fallen, to the very serious inconvenience of squatters desiring th…

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The French Purchases of Wheat—Peasant Proprietorship

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 8

A FACT on which we have often dwelt is once more attracting some notice. France, which is usually a wheat-exporting country—a country from which we occasionally take a considerable portion of our total import of wheat—…

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The Grazier. Conditions of Growth in Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 11

THE winter and early spring months have an influence upon the quality of the fleece, which is worthy of a passing notice. This is a season of the year when there is great liability to injury, which proper attention can…

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Metropolitan Cattle Sale Yards. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 3

SIR,—It is with great pleasure I notice by the report (in the Sydney Mail of the 10th instant, just to hand) of a meeting held at Mort's Wool Stores, that the question of stock sale yards at Sydney still commands the attention of…

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Correspondence. Clean Wool for Profit. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 8

SIR,—Having read the article of your correspondent "Vivis Sperandum," I beg to inform you, that, as a practical [?]crson, I indorse some of his opinions on the same, Having constructed several of the improved washes for hot…

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"Baby-farming" in England

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 13

The Times devotes a "serious" leader to the Brixton Baby-farm, and sketches out the shocking details of the case in the following article:— The "Baby Farming" case at the Lambeth…

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Light and Heavy Draught Mowing Machines. English Evercreech Farmers' Club

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 9

THE second machine mowing match in connection with thin Club was held at Doulting. The long-continued brought had rendered the grass-crop light here, as everywhere else; but the ground was as fair a specimen as could…

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Weather aud Crops

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 8

IN the metropolitan district the rain clouds, which had been hanging about and threatening for the preceding week, burst on Monday afternoon; and in the course of Monday night and…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 13

A FARMER is a manufacturer of articles wherefrom mankind are fed and clad; his raw materials are the soil, and the various substances he mingles therewith or adds thereto in order to increase its productive…

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Wild Cattle

Evening News · Monday 26 September 1870 · page 4

THE existence of wild cattle in this colony is coeval with on early period of its history. About fifteen or sixteen years, it is said, had elapsed after the first settlement at Port Jackson before either official or private…

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Sir Daniel Cooper and the Pastoral Interest

Empire · Monday 26 September 1870 · page 3

THE following letters have been handed to us for publication:— Beranger, 12th September, 1870, To Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart…

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[Extract from Pastoral Times, 27th August.] "Sir Daniel Cooper. "To the Editor

Empire · Monday 26 September 1870 · page 3

"Sir,—In your report of the Jerilderie Show you have omitted to mention that the health of Sir Daniel Cooper was proposed by the President of the society, and drunk by the assembled company with the greatest…

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Sir Daniel Cooper and the Pastoral Interest

Evening News · Tuesday 27 September 1870 · page 2

The following letters have been handed to us for publication :- Beranger, 12th September, 1870, To Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart…

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Prize Cattle and Horse at the Exhibition

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 29 September 1870 · page 5

R. L. JENKINS' PRIZE COW "PRINCESS ROYAL." E. K. COX'S BLOOD STALLION "YATTENDON." R. L. JENKINS' PRIZE DURHAM BULL "THEODORE." A. TOWN'S BLOOD, STALLION "TARRAGON."…

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Prize Cattle and Horses at the Exbibition

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 29 September 1870 · page 4

IT has been freely admitted, by all who have had an opportunity of judging, that the horse and cattle sections at the Agricultural Exhibition were remarkable for the number of exhibits and for the general excellence and purity of breed in each class…

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Pastoral

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 14

RAIN still continues to fall in the interior of the far West; and the Darling has been flooded to such an extent as to cause fears to be entertained for the safety of the town of Wentworth…

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