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Farming & the land, 1872

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The Value of Wood-ashes for Wheat

Illustrated Sydney News · Tuesday 20 February 1872 · page 14

A "Subscriber" sends us the following as his experience in using wood-ashes, viz., that in quantities of only eight bushels per acre they have a marked effect; that they push the wheat forward several days, thus getting it ahead of that critical period…

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Pastoral Items

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 4

WE have to report, says the Bourke Telegraph of the 14th instant, a little more animation among travelling stook this week, although station and stock transactions are almost at a standstill. Several…

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Punch's Prize Hand-book. No. I. Guide to the Farm. Part 2. on Crops

Sydney Punch · Thursday 22 February 1872 · page 1

CROPS are divided into several kinds, of which the principal are as follows :-- 1. SERIAL CROPS.--Received monthly, and sold by all respectable booksellers…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 229

THROUGHOUT the pastoral districts the accounts are uniformly good, the days being fine, the nights cool and pleasant, and stock in the best possible condition. From Wagga, we learn by the Advertiser of Saturday,…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 11

WE have to report, says'the Bourke Telegraph of the 14th instant, a little more animation among travelling Btock this week, although station and stock transactions are almost at a standstill. Several…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 229

IN the metropolitan district the weather daring the past week, has been fine, with a few exceptional showers in the early morning. The sun during the day shines out with burning…

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The Grazier. Heads of Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 10

IF we go by heads, indisputably the highest-bred looking sheep are still the two breeds to which most of the other sorts trace something of their excellence. I refer, of course, to the Southdown and the Leicester,…

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Summary of London Wool Trade for 1871

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 229

UNDER date December 28, Messs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. have favoured us with the following particulars of the Australian wool trade in London during the year;— The history of the London market for colonial wools for the…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 14

THERE is a remarkable fact about the application of manure to black peaty land, and that is that ammoniacal manures do no good on such lands. But mineral manures, as the phosphates, work wonders. The…

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The Weather and Crops—pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1872 · page 6

FINE summer weather has prevailed in Sydney during the past month. From the couutry the reports show that the holtest part of the season ia over, the tomperature being sensibly cooler Fine rains have fallon over every part of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Empire · Monday 26 February 1872 · page 3

THE news received during the month from the country districts has been satisfactory, although in some of the pastoral districts the effects of the recent bush fires are still felt. Except in one or two…

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Appendix. Wool, January 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1872 · page 7

Messrs. Mort and Co., under this date, held a clearance sale of single bules and miall parcels. The catalogue comprised close upon 100 lots, exclusive of numerous pockets und bags. The number of bales offered amounted to 464, of which 249 were sold…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1872 · page 7

THE inword mail by the Baroda was dolivored on the 19th instant, a few hours before contract time. The news had, of course, been anticipated, as usual, by telegrams via Adelaide; but the arrival of the steamer in Sydnoy his put…

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Exports of Wool, Tallowy Hides, &C

Empire · Monday 26 February 1872 · page 3

Per Patriarch, for London; 3083 bls wool, 13 bls skins, 122 bls cotton, 220 bgs cotton seed, 4396 bgs seed, 86 owt old rope and canwas, 47 lgs ironbark, 179 coks tallow, 157 bgs silver and load [?], 1992 cas meat,…

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Wool. [Southey, Balme, and Co.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 3

A COMPARISON of the list of current quotations of wool with that which we published at the close of 1870, reveals a more important advance in the course of the twelve months intervening than is to be found during any similar previous period since…

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Summary of London Wool Trade for 1871

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 3

UNDER date December 28, Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. have favoured us with the following particulars of the Australian wool trade in London during the year;— The history of the London market for colonial wools for the…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 263

IN the pastoral district the weather continues fine whilst on the high tablelands there has been some sign of frost, though not sufficient to do any mischief. In the lower country feed and water are plentiful and…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 15

THE weather in this district has, says the Dubbo Dispatch, during the past week, been fine. The sun has not poured down with that blazing heat which obtained a few weeks back, but it has withal been warm enough…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 262

THE weather has been fine during the past week in the metropolitan district, a few occasional light showers haying fallen once or twice in the early morning, but hardly sufficient for the horticulturist,…

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Appointment of a Lecturer on Sheep and Wool. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 260

SIR,—I would feel obliged by your publishing in your next issue, the accompanying explanatory notes on the resolutions on the above subject, moved by me at the meeting of the council of the Agricultural Society on the 7th…

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