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Farming & the land, 1873

881 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 45

Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 390

NO rains beyond those accompanying thunderstorms fallen in the pastoral districts during the past eight or ten days, and the weather is much cooler. AU the reports, however, speak of water in plenty, with feed in abundance…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 11

We regret to leam that Messrs. Bowen and M'Alister have sustained a serious loss in the death of Corcebus, the thoroughbred sire, which they have had some time in their possession. Some short time ago he sustained…

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Agriculture, Pastoral The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 390

FAIR weather prevailed in the metropolitan district up to Wednesday, when there were warnings of an impending change, and it is probable that before this reaches our readers rain will have fallen. Farmers have had an opportunity…

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Sheep Diseases

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 10

J. LARKINS, Esq., of Windmill Hill, Appin, called on me to say that he had found out what was wrong with his lambs this year, for in additon to the worms he found little pimples all over the outside of the intestines,…

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Fattening Farmers' Sheep for the Butcher

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 10

THIS is an important and special branch of sheep management that demands careful consideration; for the final destination of every sheep that fulfills all the requirements of the farmer is the shambles. There…

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Dubbo Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 389

THE first show under the auspices off the North-Western Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at Dubbo on the 18th instant, with general success. The Dispatch states that in the blood stock class the exhibits were not…

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The New Cattle Disease

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 10

THE Melbourne Age mentions the breaking out of a disease among the cattle in Victoria, similar to that which has appeared in the Gwydir district of New South Wales. The particulars are as follow:—…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 389

WE learn from one of the local papers (the Observer) that the seventh show was held in the society's ground at Grafton, on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, and that it was a vast improvement upon all the previous exhibitions…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 20

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 401

The Liverpool wool sales show a decline of 2d. for the best classes, and 1d. for medium. The attendance was good…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 13

Keep sheep dry, giving breeding ewes as much exercise ns possible, but avoid exposure to storms, especially of rain. Keep weak sheep from the strong, and the lambs separate from the old sheep, and feed…

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Gardening and Farming Memoranda for April

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 11

THE month past has continued favourable for gardening and farming operations. The heavy rams and even floods which occurred at the end of February, just after our March memoranda was written, were not of such…

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Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society. (Abridged from the Clarence Examiner, March 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1873 · page 3

THE seventh annual exhibition of the Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society was held on the Society's Ground, adjoining the Grafton Racecourse, on Tuesday and Wednesday last…

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Clarence Pastoral Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Seventh Annual Exhibition. (Abridged from the Examiner.)

Empire · Monday 31 March 1873 · page 3

THE seventh annual Exbibition of the Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horteucultural Society was held on the Society's Ground, adjoining the Grafton Racecourse, on Tuesdsy and Wednesday last. It is estimated that the…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural. and Horticultural Society. Seventh Annual Exhibition. (Abridged from the Examiner.)

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1873 · page 3

THE seventh annual Exhibition of the Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society was held on the Society's Ground, adjoining the Grafton Racecourse, on Tuesday and Wednesday last. It is estimated that the…

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Fattening Farmers Sheep for the Butcher

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1873 · page 4

THIS is an important and special branch of sheep management that demands careful consideration; for the final destination of every sheep that fulfills all the requirements of the farmer is the shambles. There…

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Fattening Farmers' Sheep for the Butcher

Empire · Wednesday 2 April 1873 · page 4

THIS is an important and special branch of sheep management that demands careful consideration; for the final destination of every sheep that fulfills all the requirements of the farmer is the shambles. There…

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Telegrams This Day the Bathurst and Hill End Mails Bigamy at Melbourne. Wilful Murder at Sandhurst. Missionary Effort at Adelaide. the New Governor of Victorian. the First Victorian Locomotive. Scarlatina on Board the Melbourne Training Ship. Jurisdiction in Insolvency. Another Intercolonial Cricket Match. Losses of Cattle. Latest Betting, Mining, Commercial, &c., &c., &c. Hill End. Tuesday, 8.49 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1873 · page 2

The bridle track mail from Bathurst to Hill End was sent by the coach by mistake. A miner named Joseph Pearte was killed this morning, in Tallentine and Beard's shaft…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 4

According to the latest report in the Central Australian the weather at Burke had been very hot, and there is no appearance of any alteration taking place, although, says the reporter, they are greatly in want of rain, Complaints…

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The Wool Sales. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 5

SIR,—You were good enough to insert, in your impression of the 30th October last, a letter of mine in reply to a letter which appeared in your journal two days before. I would beg to lay before you the following quotation…

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Wool. London, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 5

At the wool sale to-day, 1500 bales of Adelaide greasy wool were sold for export…

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