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Farming & the land, 1871

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Southey, Balme, and Co.'s Wool Circular for January, 1871

Empire · Tuesday 28 February 1871 · page 4
Also in Evening News

IN reviewing the prospects and condition of the wool market in January last, we felt warranted in venturing an opinion that a rather improved range of value might probably be witnessed during the following…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 5

All accounts from the interior agree in mentioning that a very large amount of rain has fallen in the South, West, and North during the week ending the 25th ultimo. These have been…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 4

IN the Metropolitan District, after one or two-days of change, we have had the weather settle down fine. The heat is heavy and oppressive, and the ground being perfectly saturated with…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence, Stock Movements, &c

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 7

A CORRESPONDENT at Gongolgan informs us, writing on the 10th ultimo:—"13,000 Beemery sheep passed here to-day in charge of Mr. R. C. Balbernie Vans, Towns and Co.; these are a very good lot of really fat owes, en…

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The Mortality Among Sheep. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 7

SIR,—The mortality among sheep stock this season has been and is something alarming, and from what cause is a question. Some say from fluke, others from rot, but I can assure all shaepowaers that the principal losses can only be…

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The Grazier. The Late Wool Exhibition. NO. 2. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 12

SIR,—After the late wool exhibition Mr. Mort, with his usual desire to further the interests of the community, invited a large number of gentlemen interested in the production of fine wool to a luncheon at his…

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Horace Greeley on Large and Small Farms

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 3

There is fascination for most minds in naked magnitude. The young colonel, who can hardly handle a brigade effectively in battle, would like of all things, to command a…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 11

To cure beef or port for family use there is no better method than the following:—To one gallon of water, add one and a half pounds of salt, half a pound of sugar, half an ounce of saltpetre, half an ounco of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Items

Evening News · Monday 6 March 1871 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT at Gongolgan informs us, writing on the 10th ultimo :-"13,000 Beemery sheep passed hera today in charge of Mr. R. C. Balberui[?] Vans, Towns and Co.; these are a very good lot of really fat ewes, on…

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New Wool-pressing Establishment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1871 · page 3

FOR over a week, there has been in working operation a wool-pressing apparatus, from the Mort Dry Dock and Engineering Co., in a range of premises of Macnamara's wharf, off Windmill-street, Miller's Point, and in the…

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New Wool Pressing Establishment

Evening News · Tuesday 7 March 1871 · page 2

After some years of desuetude the favourable site in Darling Harbour, known as Ma[?]nam[?]a's half, has again been brought into a state of usefulness. The inauguration of its new condition was celebrated…

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Albury District Pastoral and Agricultural Show. (Abridged from the Banner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1871 · page 3

CONSIDERING that bad times have lessened the ability of farmers to take part in a show, and that a large number of the agricultural settlers in the district are new arrivals, it is not surprising that the agricultural part of the show on…

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New England Pastoral Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1871 · page 5

A COMPLETE account of the show at Inverell is now to hand. Some details of the principal awards appeared in our columns last week, furnished from the Armidale Express, to which journal we are indented for the subjoioned…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 37

ACCOUNTS from the pastoral districts of the South, West, and North agree in stating that the weather has at last set in fine, and though the waterholes and lagoons are all full, and the rivers…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 36

IN the Metropolitan district, the weather has been almost continuously fine, one or two showers which have fallen having only had the effect of refreshing vegetation, without causing…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Empire · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 4

The Wentworth correspondent of the Riverina Advertisar, under date 25th instant thus reports of the state of that district:— Last week we had such heavy thunderstorms that the plains were one sh[?]t of water,…

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An Australian Pastoral

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 3

I sat with Doris the Shop[?]erd maiden; Her crook was laden with wreat[?]ed flowers; I sat and wooe[?] her through sunlight wheeling, And shadows at[?]hours and hours…

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Ladies7 Column. an Australian Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 21

I sat with Doria, the Shepherd maiden Her crook was laden with wreathed flowers; I sat and wooed her through sunlight wheeling, And shadows stealing for hours and hours…

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Albury District Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 37

CONSIDERING that bad times have lessened the ability of farmers to take part in a show, and that a large number of the agricultural settlers in the district are new arrivals, it is not surprising that the agricultural part of the show on…

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