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Farming & the land, 1873

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The New York Wool and Metal Markets. (From Messt s. Benjamin, Liomda, and Co.s Circular.) New York, May 1,1873

Empire · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

Wool.—Since our Inst report more confidence has been exhibited by buyers, hence transactions have been larger. Reports from London, showing firmcsa at the aution sakes, hayeaddded grcutly to the better feeling among dealers Preices…

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Crown Lands Office, Brisbane, July 12, 1873. Pastoral Leases Act of 1869. Sale of the Unexpired Terms of Leases of Forfeited Runs of Crown Lands in the Unsettled Districts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 2

The attention of stookowners and others is drawn to the notices in the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of to-day's date, containing lists of Forfeited Runs in the Unsettled. Districts of Warrego, Leichhardt, Mitchell, North Kennedy,…

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Ostrich Farming in Victoria

Empire · Friday 8 August 1873 · page 3

Mr. S. WILSON, or Longerenong Station, Wimmers, Victoria, has furnished the Zoological and Acelimatisation Society with a paper on the estriches placed under his charge. From this very interesting narrative the…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 167

AT Dubbo at the lime of last advices the weather was fine, the days still warm and nights frosty; but the previous rains had left that part of the country well provided with moisture. The grass is good, and in fair supply, and sheep…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 11

Mr. Tyson, of Balranald, commenced shearing at the end of last mouth. The Pastoral Times reports that Mr. Henry Ricketson has sold his station on the Darling, with, we hear,…

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Sheep Breeding on Farms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 166

Now that our richest agricultural lands are gradually passing into a state of exhaustion, or, to speak more correctly, now that these are rapidly becoming grain-sick, and refuse any longer to give a remunerative return of cereals, it is…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 167

DURING the last week or ten days there has been a perceptible change in the temperature in the metropolitan district, and though it may be mainly owing to the occurrence of certain winds, there are evidences everywhere of a coming…

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The Weather and the Crops— Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 6

VARIABLE weather has prevailed during the past month. An unusual quantity of rain has fallen in the metropolitan county, and in most other parts of the colony there has been an abundant supply of the watery element…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Empire · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 3

Shearing has commenced in the pastoral districts, and it is anticipated that the clip will be satisfactory Station proporty commands full prices, and as will be seen by our commercial column, sales have been very…

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Dutch Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 166

Cattle breeding has nourished in the rich lowlands of Holland from the earliest time. In the first century the Frisians, after their subjugation by the Roman General Drusus, were compelled to pay…

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Riverisa Pastoral Society, 1873

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 165

THE exhibition of this society was very successful and satisfactory. The following is a list of the awards:— MERINO SHEEP. Silver medal for the best two rams of any age over four-tooth…

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Wool Sales. London, August 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 13

The price of wool has slightly receded from the highest rates realised during the past week. This falling off is owing to a relaxation of foreign competition…

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Gundagai. Pastoral Visit of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 10

On Thursday afternoon Father O'Brien and a large concourse of the Catholic residents in Gundagai aud its vicinity, proceeded a short distance along the Albury road to meet their…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hides. August 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 8

THE inward mail this month per steamer Baroda was delivered in Sydney on the evening of the 29th ultimo— about three days under contract time. We have received the usual brokers' circulars containing their respective…

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Exports of Wool, Tallow, Metal, &c

Empire · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 3

Per Nineveh, for London: 2512 bls wool, 1 bl skins, 47 bls cotton, 200 bls lcather, 5 bls hair, 82 hides 795 csks tallow, 8028 ingots 836 cks copper, 105 bgs copper ore, 234 css tin ore, 586 slbs tin, 357 bgs antimony, 1273…

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Notes on Portraits and Pedigrees of Cattle. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 12

SIR,—The following in some quarters may be subjects worthy of consideration, and are taken from reliable sou[?]ces; the one I have copied from the Gardener's Chronicle, and may be of use to our young colonial…

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The New York Wool and Metal Markets. New York, May 1, 1873

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 5

Wool. Since our last report more considence has been exhibited by buyers, hence transactions have been larger. Reports from London, showing firmness at the auction sales, have added greatly to the better feeling among dealers. Prices,…

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Phthis Pulmonælis Verminelis in Sheep, or Strangulus Thelaria in the Lungs and Trachea. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 167

Sin,—I was anxious for yon to see the disease new at Armidale, as it is the most marked form yet witnessed in this colony, and there are peculiarities about the symptoms not generally met with; it is also one of the diseases which has…

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Ostrich Farming in Africa

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 13

PROBABLY the most peculiar poultry raising in the world at the present time is what is called ostrich farming near the southern extremity of Africa. There this bird has been led captive and in captivity, is kept for…

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Pacts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 12

A correspondent of the English Mechanic gives the following account of a novel method of producing potatoes:—I beg to submit to your notice the method, and the only method employed, in the West…

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