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Farming & the land, 1874

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Cattle Prohibition. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 14

SIR,—I was pleased to see your correspondents, "Cattle-owner" and "Shorthern," of the 14th November, taking up tho question of prohibition of stock from Europe. With the sentiments expressed by them I…

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The Grazier. Foot-rot in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 14

A PAPER prepared by Mr. C. J. Valentine, Chief Inspecter of Stock, South Australia, and laid before the Conference of Chief Inspectors of Stock, held in Sydney, in November, 1874…

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How to Judge Shorthorn Cattle. (From a Correspondent)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 14

THE Exhibition of 1874 is now a thing of the past; the usual routine of show, examination, criticism, and judging has been gone through, and now comes the usual scrutiny of the judges by a discerning public. Few…

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Australian Wheat in England. (From the South Australian Register, Nov. 18.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 16

WE have been favoured by Mr. Coates with the subjoined letters addressed by Mr. J. J. Mechi and Mr. Wm. Clarson to the agent-general, giving an account of the result of sowings of Australian wheat in English…

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Farm Mechanics, &c. No. X. Haymaking. &C

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 773

BEFORE enumerating the machinery for haymaking it would be well, perhaps, to take a review of what constitutes the hay itself. Grasses of various kinds well grown are usually what a farmer makes into hay. The limits of my…

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New Lever Horse Hoe for Corn or Root Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 16

THIS improved horse hoe can be made to suit any drill if the distaance between the carriage wheels and the number of rows required be stated in ordering. The hoe complete, with ten levers for corn, on travelling…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 16

In reading a highly interesting article (says a correspondent of an agricultural paper) on the progress made by the Duke of Sutherland in reclaiming land by steam, I was strongly impressed with the importance of…

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Pastoral

Empire · Monday 21 December 1874 · page 3

The reports from all parts of the colony are such as usually come in towards midsummer. The is for rain, and though it is but a few weeks since fine showers were general, the country begins in…

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The Weather and Crops—pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1874 · page 5

PLEASANT seasonable weather has prevailed in Sydney throughout the past month, southerly and easterly winds having tempered the heat of the summer sun. A sufficient quantity of rain has fallen to keep the vegetation fresh and…

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Wool and Produce Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1874 · page 7

FANNING, GRIFFITHS, AND CO.—The sudden change in the position of the wool market in Europe, as advised by telegram, has taken many by surprise, and it certainly seems remarkable that after all the encouraging reports by letter, and the then general…

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Pastoral

Empire · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

The weather in most localities of the colony has not been satisfactory, and fears are entertained that unless relieved by rain distress will be felt. During the last few days bush fires have raged, and…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 15

At Bourke there are no stock movements of any kind to report. Whether it is owing to the transit of Venus or the elections we (Central Australian) do not know, but such is the case. The country round is looking bettor for last week's…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 807

THE whole country is now thirsting for rain. It is some six weeks ago that we bad any fell so heavy as soak to the subsoil; and since then the heat of the season has become so much greater that the refreshing effects of small…

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The Grazier. Worm Disease in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 14

A PAPER PREPARED BY MR. P. R. GORDON, CHIEF INSPECTOR Of SHEeP, QUEENSLAND, AND LAID BEFORe THE CONFERENCE OF CHIEF INSPECTORS OF STOCK, HELD IN SYDNEY IN…

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Australian Wool Market Report. (Fanning, Griffiths and Co.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 33

The sudden change in the position of the Wool Market in Europe, as advised by telegram, has taken many by suprise, and it certainly seems remarkable that after all the encouraging reports by letter, and the then general anticipation of a…

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Farm Mechanics, &c. No. XI

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 806

HAVING made hay, let me hope, while the sun was shining, it is high time to think of preparing for the wheat harvest. Now wheat, like many of the blessings given to us by the Great Architect of the universe, grows over a wide…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 16

A good plan to get rid of ants in gardens is to lay grass or straw on the nests and keep it wet; they will soon shift. For black spots on grape vines lime slacked…

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Nomination for the Murray Electorate. (From the Pastoral Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 December 1874 · page 3

THE nomination of candidates for election to represent the Murray electorate in Parliament took place in the Courthouse, Deniliquin, at noon, on Wednesday, the 23rd instant. Mr. Robert Landale, J.P., Returning-officer for…

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Worm Disease in Sheep. a Paper Prepared by Mr. P. R. Gordon Chief Inspector of Sheep, Queensland and Laid Before the Conference of Chief Inspectors of Stock, Held in Sydney in November, 1874

Empire · Tuesday 29 December 1874 · page 4

I DO not claim in the following remarks to have made any new discovery as to the causes or cure of worms in sheep—a disease that has occasioned immense losses amongst the flocks in many…

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