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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1874

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Black-Leg in Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 17

A FEW wooks since we called attention to tho appearance of this distemper in several districts; and also to tho moans which somo of the settlors had used with the view of preventing the attack. Tho " garlic soton "…

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Open Farmyards and Lung Disease

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 18

MR. J. J. Mechi, the great experimental farmer, of Tiptree Hall, England, says:— I have a very strong conviction that open yards are the frequent cause of lung disease…

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Farm-Yard Manure

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 16

Tne most important practicos of agricultura in this and similar climates aro—drainage, doep tillago, and good manuring. Wo shall proceed to say- a fow words on tho;lattor subject, so important to tho farmer, and…

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The Cultivator. Garden and Farm Memoranda for April

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 15

TO-DAY a week old, tho Autumn season of thc yenr of grace 1874, and the eighty-seventh since Governor Phillip unfurled Britain's venerable and glorious flag on tho virgin shore of Sydney Cove, has found…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 17

The age of a cow affects the quantity and quality of hor milk—that of heifors containing leas buttor, but moro casoino and albumen, than an oqual quantity of milk from oidor cows, othor things being…

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Government Notices Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Railways. Western Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 2

To be held at BATHURST 1st and 2nd of April. For the convenience of persons wishing to attend the above Show, Excursion Tickets, at a single fare for the double journey, will be issued by the morning train to…

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The Western Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association's Show

Evening News · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 2

The annual show of the above Association, which took place at Bathurst on Wednesday, was an unqualified success in every important particular. The weather was glorious, and the attendance larger than that at…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 431

THERE has been a change in the weather throughout all the pastoral districts. Fair, open, and only occasional showery days gave place to rains, heavy and continuous. This has especially been the case in the north-west, where…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 14

The Dispateh informs us that during the week 34 head of well-bred horse from Mr. B. O Mullan's Willarey station, Wammerawa, passed through Dubbo [?] to Sydney. The draft is one of the best that ever went through…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 430

ALTHOUGH the atmosphere has been occasionally somewhat clearer in the metropolitan, district than during the preceding week, the weather has been scarcely more settled. Light showers have fallen at intervals, and the warm…

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Exmoor Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 21

IN West Somerset, bordering North Devon, is a wild traet of mountainous country, the fronter portion of which still consists nf open, uncultivated commons, beurina little clse but heather, the home of the…

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The Grazier. Exhibition Sale Cattle—The Tabulam Draft

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 14

I TOLD 'your readers some weeks back, that Mr. J. B. Moore's farm (late Warby's), close to campbelltown Railway Station, had been leased by Mrs. M. Chauvel and Mr. C. H. E. chauvel, as a depot for the annual…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 15

The following from the San Francisco Market Review will enable persons to relise the extent of the operations of some of the Californian wheat growers:— H. J. Glenn, an enterprising farmer of Colusa County…

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Planting Alfalfa. (From tho California Farmer.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 15

As we have had many letters addressed to us in relation to the Alfalfa, its qualities, the soil required, time of planting, curing, &c, we now give what we esteem the best directions, touching all these points,…

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Western Agricultural and Pastoral Show

Empire · Monday 6 April 1874 · page 3

THE prizes were awarded by the committee on Wednesday, when we gave the names of successful exhibitors with which wo were turnsihed, and now proceed to add the remainder of the prize-takers for the most important exhibits. In blood…

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Farm-yard Manure

Empire · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 4

THE most important practins of agricultures in this and similar climates are—drainage, deep. tillage, and good manuring We shall proceed to say, a few words on the latter subject, so important to the farmer, and…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Wednesday 8 April 1874 · page 4

The Grafton Observer has been informed that Messrs. Barnes and Smith's colt Barometer, by Kelpie—Banshce, died on Friday last. Barometer was a bay colt, handsome appearance and of great promise; own brother to Banagher…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society

Empire · Wednesday 8 April 1874 · page 4

THE above society held its eight annual exhibition on the ground of the society, Grafton racecourse, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 17th and 18th of March, and drew together a very large, attendance. There was taken for entrance fees…

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The Wool Market

Empire · Wednesday 8 April 1874 · page 2

Messrs. CHARLES BALME and Co.—The date for February sales has been alsered from February 12 ton the 17th, in consequence of the election—a postponement which will also have the advantage of preventing any diversion of…

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Pastoral

Empire · Thursday 9 April 1874 · page 4

Those of our readers, says the Western Post, who take on interest in pastoral matters will regret to hear that the valuable [?]am Irown as the Old Siles in, who, as progenior of some of the best rams ever product in the district, has…

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