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Farming & the land, 1873

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The Weather and the Crops. Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1873 · page 6

AN unusual amount of rain has fallen all over the colony throughout the past summer, and it is a long time since there has been so moist a season. The past month has been marked by the frequency of heavy thunderstorms in…

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Pastoral and Agrigultural

Empire · Monday 27 January 1873 · page 3

It is seldom that we have occasion to record a surplus of grass in the pastoral districts, but by the latest intelligence from the Murrumbidgee and the Murray it appears it is as green as midwinter, and three or four…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1873 · page 7

THE inward mail this month was not delivered in Sydney until the morning of the 22nd instant, about four and a half days after contract time. The delay, however, appears to have been due to the very severe weather which the…

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Appendix. Wool, January 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1873 · page 7

The first public sales of the new year were held by the Associated Auctioners under the above date. The combined catalogues comprised a total quantity of 1650 bales; but the market was very dull, and only 459 bales were sold under the hammer…

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London Wool Sales

Empire · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

November 21.—By C. RABONE and Co.:- Damascus: DE over Bokhara, fleece, 28 bis 2s 5d, 13 2s 4½d, 16 2s 4d; pieces, 12 2s, 2 1s 10[?]d, averaged, 7 1s 7d: scoured, 19 2s 3d, 15 2s l½d, 2 2s ld, 2-1s 11½d, 1 ls 5½d; JE…

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The Prevention of the Cattle Plague

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1873 · page 4

DR. BOULEY, an eminent physiologist and veterinarian, who has given Special attention to the cattle plague, has lately made a very important report to the Academy of Sciences of Paris of the proceedings of the…

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How Philadelphia Butter Is Made. (From the Report of the United States Commissioner of Agriculture.)

Empire · Wednesday 29 January 1873 · page 4

"PHILADElPHIA PRINT" is known in the contral cities of the United States as butter unsurpassed for sweetness, solidity, and golden colour. It always commands a fancy price, and is ever sought with an avidity…

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Telegrams This Day Cricket Match at Bathurst—the Alberts Victorious. Melbourne Cattle and Wool Markets. Sticking Up of the Mudgee and Mundooran Mailman Pigeon Match at Goulburn. Resumption of Work at the Lampton Colliery. the Grafton Gold Escort. Man Found Dead in a Swamp at Brisbane. Death of a Hospital Nurse When Under Choloroform. the Argus's Report of the Intercolonial Conference. Destruction of St. James's Hall. Extraordinary Price of Land. Latest Commerical. &c., &c., &c. BATHURST. Wednesday, 9.15 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1873 · page 2

The cricket match between the Albert and Bathurst teams terminated in a victory for the former, by three runs and five wickets to fall. Thursday, 12.55 p.m…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 135

THE character of the season upon which sheep farmers have had to congratulate themselves still continues favourer and there is little now to fear for the rest of the period during which the hot weather lasts. Water is plenteous,…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 11

The flue calf Goliali Booth, by FieldMarchai Booth, only ten months of age, bred by Mr. R. M'Dougall, was, on Friday last, sold to Messrs. M'Farland, of Nap Nap, Riverina, for the largesum of 300 guineas. This…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 134

IN the Tenterfield distinct, says the Star of the 23rd ultimo, the weather has been much more settled during the past week than for some time previously, as far as rain is concerned. For the first few days a strong easterly wind…

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Box Stall for Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 134

IT is often very desirable to have a close stall, in which an animal such as a bull, feeding ox, or an incoming cow or sick animal may be loosely confined without any fastening. Such a one is shown in the appended sketch. The American…

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The Grazier. Pastoral and Agricultural Societies in Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 10

HAVING before me the Prize Schedule of the Clarence River Agricultural Show, to be held on the 18th and 19th of next month; and the annual report, for 1872, of the Northern Agricultural Society, which holds its…

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Wool Sales. London, January 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 145

The new clip of wool is coming in; present arrivals are not considered of a satisfactory quality. The Liverpool wool sales show advanced…

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Alleged Influence of the Moon on the Ripening of Cereal Crops. To the Editor Sir.—Can you inform me through your valuable journal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 13

Sir,—Can you mor[?] me through your valuable journal, whether the moon has any influence on the ripening of cereals. Some farmers in this locality assert that wheat and other grain crops—no matter how green, providing the grain…

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Gardening and Farming Memoranda for the Month

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 12

THROUGHOUT the past month the same splendid "growing weather " that was recorded earlier, has continued, and in consequence all " summer crops" are in rare abundance. The markets are completely glutted,…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 13

A lady writing to The Farmer, relates this incident, illustrating the provoking propensity of butter to spoil itself by absorbing noxious odours: "Our people laid some veal in the cellar, from which a little blood…

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The Miners and Labourers at the Associated Collieries. the Death of Michael Dynan.—committal of the Prisoners. Immense Yield of Gold at Hill End.—1 Cwt. Gold Out of 2 Cwt. Stone. Volunteer Officer Cashiered in Victoria. Sale of the Quack. the Melbourne Meat-preserving Company. Failure of the Oat Crop in Victoria. the New Governor of South Australia. Serious Accident in Victoria. Proposed New Bank at Melbourne. Latest Commercial. &c., &c, &c. NEWCASTLE. Saturday, 8.6 p.m

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1873 · page 2

There is no prospect at present of the strike ceasing. All the colliery masters commence to fill small coal on Monday, by labourers from…

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The Conduct of the London Wool Sales

Empire · Thursday 6 February 1873 · page 4

BELIEVING us we do that it our duty to support Sir Daniel Cooper in the determined and successful stand he was now for several years taken against the abuses which have so…

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Wool and Pastoral Association of New South Wales

Empire · Friday 7 February 1873 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of the Wool and Pastoral Association was held yesterday afternoon at the Exchange, to consider the a option of the reforms in the mode of conducting the wool sales, and theaboli…

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