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Farming & the land, 1873

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Facts for Farmers

Empire · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 4

It is astonishing how many farmers there are who keep no regular account of their receipts and expenses.—If you have hiterto neglected this matter, neglect it no longer…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 423

THROUGHOUT the great pastoral regions of the north-west the season continues extremely favourable to all kinds of stock. The weather has been fine, but there is plenty of water and feed, and cattle, sheep, and horses are in full…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 11

Mr. Hall's stations were submitted to public miction by G. M. Pitt, in Sydney on. Wednesday, and purchased for 1,90,000. The properties am among the most valuable in the New England district, They were submitted…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 423

THERE was some little rain in the country round Sydney at the close of last week, but it cleared off on Saturday, since which the weather has been fair, with bright warm days and cool nights. Gardeners are taking advantage of the…

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Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 421

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, 25th and 26th March…

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The Cattle Poisoning Plant

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 10

THE mystery which surrounded the remarkable fatality receutly manifested amongst cattle in various parts of the country is now in a great measure dispolled Stock and sheep owners, amongst whom considerable anxiety…

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The Grazier. The New Cattle Disease

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 10

THERE is a class of diseases common to the progress of domestication among cattle not particularly observed yet among us. Our advance upwards, however, will yearly demand attention thereto. I purpose, then,…

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Mr. Henry Austin's Wool Report

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 2

The desire to fill one or two ships that have been a long time on the berth, has had a favourable influence on the price of fairly sized parcels of washed fleece wool during the past week…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 11

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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Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 12

UNDER this heading we intend to give, from time to time, as opportunity offers, a series of papers, illustrated by views and plans, on designs suitable for suburban and country…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 12

It is astonishing how many farmers there are who keep no regular account of their receipts and expenses. If you have hitherto neglected this matter, neglect it no longer…

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Cable Message. Telegrams This Day the Next London Wool Sales. Fair Prices Anticipated. Home Markets Lightly Stocked. Trade Demand for Tallow. Fall in Leather. the New Zealand Hemp Market. Departure of Sir James and Lady Fergusson. London, 7th April

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1873 · page 2

The next wool sales commence on the 24th April. The quantity arrived to date is 133,000 bales. Quotations are firmer for greasy wools, and…

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Cattle Poisoning Plant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1873 · page 6

OUR Melbourne correspondent recently reported that great uneasiness is experienced amongst the cattle owners by the sudden falling dead of cattle without any assignable cause. The Leader alfords a clue to the mystery, as the following…

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The English Wool Market

Evening News · Thursday 10 April 1873 · page 3

Messrs. Jacomb Son and Co state that about 1600 bales, chiefly gresse, have been bought in or withdrawn from catalogue up to present time. The quantity of New South Wales and Queensland wools offered has been very small; the better…

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The Wool Trade: Meeting of Squatters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1873 · page 6

ON February 5, a number of squatters belonging to the Australian wool trade assembled at the Canuon-street Hotel, to take into consideration some of the objections under which the wool was now disposed of at the London…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 455

THE squatting districts are now in want rain, for although the feed is plentiful it requires to be refreshed, and, expect on the higher lands of Monaro show is making its…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 11

We have now, says the Hay Standard of the 2nd in stant, most pleasant weather with no signs of rain. The river is low, but the requirements for water carriage are not pressing. The price offered for store stock is lower than…

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Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 15

At Messrs. Mort and Co.'s wool sale, on Wednesday afternoon, there was better competition than at any held recently; prices were some what irregular, and if anything, a trifle firmer…

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The Bathurst Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Show of 1873

Empire · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 3

THIS exhibition, which waa held on the racecourse on Wednesday, may fairly be termed asucsess, it served its object —the bringing together squatters, farmers, and gardeners in fair rivalry—well. It also attracted…

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A Cure for Fluke and Worms in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 11

Mr. GEORGE ROWLANDS, Inspector of Sheep, Carcoar, furnishes to the Bathurst Free Press a successful account of a cure for the fluke, worms, and bottle. Mr. Rowlands writes as follows:—…

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