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Farming & the land, 1873

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 11

The stock passirg during the week (says the Deniliquin Chronicle). has been very limited, the only passings being: On Saturday, 22nd, 3600, of Wilkinson's. Sunday, 2000 Russell and Shaw's. Monday, 2300 Wragge and Hearne s,…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 719

SHOWERY and cool weather prevailed up to Wednesday in the metropolitan district, and things atmospheric even then appeared unsettled, although there was more sunshine. The average temperature of the last few weeks has been…

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Gwydir Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 10

A MEETING of the members of the Gwydir Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at Mr. M'Cube's Hotel, Moree, on Tuesday last, 25th November. Among those present we noticed Messrs. G. Fullerton, P.M…

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What is Good Butter ?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 718

THE North Er[?]sh Agriculturist calls attention to a recently published scientific report on this subject:— Should we pay 18d. per pound for batter when this essential at our breakfast table is sold at 7d. It is not…

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Cattle Breeding. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 11

SIR —I am sorry that Dr. Jenkins interprets anything that was written in my previous letter, as discourteous. My opinion is that, when a man cornes before the public, he must expect searching criticism, and should not wines at it. If I…

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New Rust-Resisting Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 12

MR. PRATT, of Nelson Plains, Raymond Terrace, has forwarded to our office a splendid sample of his new Variety of wheat mentioned in our issue for 8th ultimo, as one that has been grown for four seasons, surrounded…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 730

The London wool sales opened this evening. The arrivals amounted to 50,000 bales. Sydney and. Cape wools preponderated. There was a preponderance of home over foreign buyers. The…

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The First Prize Farms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 717

THE Victorian Department of Agriculture having offered prizes for the best farms of a certain size and acreage, the following is the report upon the competition :— Thinking our readers would like to learn a little more of…

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Fruit Farming and Fig Feeding

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 718

WITHIN the last three years the property of Garthdee,. situated on the north bank of the Dee, near Aberdeen has undergone great improvements, especially that portion of it having a southern exposure. Little more than three…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 12

Seeing frequently inquiries on the subject of "gapes" in chickens, allow me to state a cure which I have proved to be successful. Hitherto i have tried turpentine, cod liver oil, the feather experiment, setons,…

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Ignition of Hay Stacks—Caution to Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 12

ON Sunday morning, 30th ult, a quantity of oaten hay about seven tons, collected and put together during the previous week, by Mr. John Ivers, a small farmer at Bringelly, was destroyed by fire. The loss (about L30)…

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Latest Intelligence. Australian Associated Press. Reuter's Telegrams. the Wool Market. London, December 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 December 1873 · page 5

AUSTRALIAN is a penny lower.; second-hand lots are prejudicing the market. The Liverpool sales are proceeding languidly…

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Telegrams This Day Cable Message. the Tichborne Trial. the London Wool and Metal Markets. the Ashantee War Papal Encylical. Latest From Cuba. Resignation of the Captain-general. the Pacific Mail Service

Evening News · Monday 8 December 1873 · page 2

Jean Line, who gave evidence in the Tichborne trial that be remembered (while steward on board the barque Osprey) the Claimant being rescued from a boat off the Brazilian…

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Fatal Accident at Moree. the Steamer Macgregor. Melbourne Grain Market. Fire at the Melbourne Meat Preserving Works. Murder at Footscray. Adelaide Wheat Market. &c, &c., &c. Moree—[via Narrabri.] Monday, 10.34 a.m

Evening News · Monday 8 December 1873 · page 2

A fine little boy, about fourteen months old, son of Cyrus E. Doyle, Esq., of Werrina station, in attempting to lift a quart of boiling water off a table, spilled the contents, and was…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Tuesday 9 December 1873 · page 3

The Hay Standard reports: Sunny days and cold nights are prevailing and although we could do with a little rain, so far we have little to complain of the wool season having been a very prosperons one. If…

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Wool Circulars. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 December 1873 · page 5

SIR,—In Mr. Henry Austin's circular of 3rd November, he says:—" It admits of no doubt that wool stands now at an exceptionally high standard of value, and that every day increases the danger of operating on the assumption of a…

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Telegrams This Day. the Yass Revision Court. Fatal Accident at Tamworth. the Riot at Clunes. the Melbourne Grain, Wool, and Stock Markets. the "Edith" Ketch. Absconded Forger. the South Australian Education Bill Rejected. Fires in South Australia, &c., &c., &c. YASS. Wednesday, 2.52 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 11 December 1873 · page 2

At the court assembled to-day for the revision of the jury list, the Mayor claimed exemption. The request was refused…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 750

ADVICES from Wagga state that the weather has become very hot, that the feed is fast drying up, and that grasshoppers are plentiful; indeed all the plagues of summer seem to have come upon the Murrumbidgee at once. The…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 11

A correspondent writing from Cudjellico, to the Riverine Grazier says:—We have had a little mild excitement here on the occasion of the Goldfields Commissioner being here last Friday and Saturday. The result of his [?]ait…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 749

THE heat of summer in its full intensity has at length burst upon us; the cool temperature and cloudy weather of last week gave place to bright clear sunshine, and for months to come we may not look for anything but dry…

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