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Farming & the land, 1872

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Henry Austin's Monthly Wool Circular. Sydney, April 20, 1872

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 April 1872 · page 5

Three days in advance of contract time, the steamer Baugalore delivered her mails on the 9th instant; telegrams to the 14th March, via Adelaide, having preceded her arrival three days only The condition of the home market may be gathered from the…

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Meeting of Sheep Directors at Hay

Empire · Tuesday 23 April 1872 · page 3

A MEETING of the Board of Sheep Directors (says the Standard) was held at Hay on Friday, 12th instant Present: Messrs. C. W. Simson (in the chair) and Thomas D'Archy…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 25 April 1872 · page 3

The Dubbo Dispatch says:—We learn from a gentleman residing in Orange—one who certainly ought to be able to give a good opinion on the subject—that the last harvest's yield of wheat in that district will…

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Punch's Prize Hand-books. No. 1.--Guide to the Farm. Part Y. FARM ANIMALS.--continued

Sydney Punch · Thursday 25 April 1872 · page 1

THE HORSE.--Unlike the bull and the cow, the horse has no horns. This is through no fault of his own. It has, however, like most other animals, an inside and an outside, the latter being situated at the distance of about a foot from the former -- hence the advice…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Friday 26 April 1872 · page 3

The Dubbo Dispatch of the 19th says:—The weather since, our last has not changed. The days are warm at genial, and the nights and mornings cold and wintry. There were on several occasions indications of showers…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 518

FAIR and agreeable as the weather has been of late those who are interested in the flocks of the interior would gladly welcome a change; as, looking to the season when grass ceases to grow, it is anxiously…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 518

THE weather in the metropolitan district has continued fine for the past fortnight and to Wednesday, when a change seemed likely to take place. Although agriculturists would be pleased with a fall of rain at…

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The Threatened Cattle Tax

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 9

MOST people who do their own thinking, are beginning to propound to themselves the question, Has Victoria any real notion of imposing a poll tax on our cattle? To…

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The Wool Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 5

THE following are the awards made by the judges in the Wool section of the forthcoming Exhibition. The judging occupied two days, and was completed on Wednesday evening. The judge were Messrs. F. Ebsworth and T. Thorpe…

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Meeting of Sheep Directors at Hay

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 12

A MEETING of the Board of Sheep Directors (says the Standard) was held at Hay on Friday, 12th instant. Present: Messrs. C. W. Simson (in the chair) and Thomas D'Archy…

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Western Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Association. Annual Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 11

THE show held on Wednesday last cannot be said to rank among the most, successful of the exhibitions held by the association, and this is to be attributed mostly, perhaps, to the unfavourable nature of the season, and to the late period…

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Baby Farming at Maitland

Evening News · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 3

AT the Maitland Circuit Court, on Wednesday, Mary Minton was indicted for having, at West Maitland, on the 4th day of February, 1872, killed a female infant, whose name was unknown…

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The Cultivator. Farming and Gardening Jottings for May

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 14

THE now defunet April has been characterized by dry weather, which has to some extent interfered with ploughing and sowing. In the coast districts, owing to the favourable weather in March, as mentioned in last…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 14

WE have had several inquiries about making unfermented wine; and the spread of what is called temperance principles will probably render the inquiries more numerous in future. We cannot do better in answer…

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Baby Farming at Maitland

Empire · Monday 29 April 1872 · page 3

AT the Maitland Circuit Court, on Wednesday, Mary Minton was indicted for having, at West Maitland, on the 4th day of February, 1872, killed a femule infant, whese name was unknown…

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The Wool Awards. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1872 · page 6

SIR,—An error appears in the description, as publishod in your issue of Saturday, of my exhibit ot six rum fleeces, class 246, which, as I consider it may be damaging to my interests as a ram-breeder. I shall be…

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The Cattle

Evening News · Wednesday 1 May 1872 · page 3

Here we are in the midst of probably as fine a lot of 'cattle as could be collect together anywhere out of England, if indeed they would not bear good comparison with the best there; and it is satisfactory to see…

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The Cattle

Empire · Thursday 2 May 1872 · page 3

The judges worked away on Wednesday to get through their work, and we believe succeeded; though our list of awards is short of those in the fat cattle classes, and the Durham heifer calves, which were not…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Friday 3 May 1872 · page 4

THE weather at Hay, says the Standard of the 24th, has been very dry, but yesterday some rain fell, and we may have some more soon. Lambing will begeneral in a month Lachlan and Munumbidgee low Darling…

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Sheep

Empire · Friday 3 May 1872 · page 2

The following additional awards were made in the above departmant— FINE WOOLLED BHEEP. Class 72— Two long owes. Prize £3. Thomas Gibson,…

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