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Farming & the land, 1875

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The Bathurst Board of Sheep Directors

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 16

A MEETING of the Bathurst Board of Sheep Directors was held at Manning's Inn on the 26th August instant, the only absent member being W. Dale, Esq., who was unable, to attend through having…

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Sheep Drafting Yards. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 15

SIB,—"Zeta's " letter of 3rd June escaped my notice till this moment, or I would have replied in due course by post. There was a supercilious tone in his first letter,…

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Sale of Stud Sheep in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 293

THE experiment of holding annual sales of stud sheep in Melbourne has proved fairly successful so far as it has been tried. It is much more convenient for stockowners from the neighbouring colonies, as well as those in the different…

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The Chinese and Australian Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 14

THE following letter has been addressed to the Melbourne ABGUS by Mr. Monokton Synnot:— Sir,—The enormous quantities of wool annually poured into London, from many countries as well as…

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Our Wool Trade with America

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 292

LAST week we published a letter from a gentleman in the United States upon the important subject—" Our wool trade with America." Our readers will remember that in this communication a bold attack is made on the London…

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Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 294

IN the metropolitan distiict spring has Known itself not only in the higher temperature of the day time, but in the more genial air of the evenings and nights; further than this there hns been no material change in the weather. Very…

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The Land. Our Farmers and Their Homes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 292

Who is there that has travelled through farming districts in this colony and failed to notice some of the miserable tumble-down shanties many of our fanners are content to reside in, and hail as homes? The rotten roofs—the slab…

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Farm Mechanics. No. Xlii

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 293

THE application of salt in quantities of 12 cwt. per acre, "F. R. S." found in spring time had destroyed completely both couch and its yet more troublesome friend, "knot glass." After properly ploughing, he drilled in mangold…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 September 1875 · page 17

An experienced agriculturist advises farmers never to sell the pelts which occasionally collect upon a farm. He says—"The skin of an animal— whethor cow, calf, or horse—that dies on the farm is worth…

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The Bathurst Board of Sheep Directors

Evening News · Monday 6 September 1875 · page 4

A MEETING of the Bathurst Board of Sheep Directors was held at Manning's Inn on the 26th August instant, the only absent member being W. Dale, Esq., who was unable to attend through having…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Exhibitions

Evening News · Tuesday 7 September 1875 · page 6

THE Agricultural aud Pastoral Exhibitions which now takes place annually in all the principal districts of the colony, present a more striking indication, perhaps,…

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Fare Durham Cattle Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 7 September 1875 · page 4

To-morrow will be a great day for buyers of that they will have a chance of selecting from the best blood in the Colony Mr. George Kiss has to offer drafts from the pure studs of…

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Australian Wool Market Report. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 7 September 1875 · page 3

SINCE we have published our last report [?] of [?] importance have taken place in our market, the offerings and purchases having been limited to a few bales, which have reslised prices on a par with our last quotations…

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Success of N.S. Wales Stud Cattle is Adelaide

Evening News · Tuesday 7 September 1875 · page 4

From the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER of August 27th. we note that a New Sooth Wales [?] beast accured. the champion price, given by the Royal Agricultureal Society of Adelaide for the beat animal…

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Mort and Co's Monthly Wool and Produce Circula

Evening News · Tuesday 7 September 1875 · page 7

Sydney August 27, [?] Wool- we regret to say that the third series of London Wool Sales has commenced [?] for shippers We [?] per cable that the sales duly opened on kthe 17the instant,…

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A New Market for Austraian Wool

Evening News · Friday 10 September 1875 · page 4

THE following article, extracted from the MELBOURNE ARGUS, refers to a matter of no email importance to wool growers in this colony :- From time to time, during the last year or two,…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1875 · page 326

IN the North-west, about Dubbo, some stormy weather followed the period of genial fair days which were reported last week. The country has a cheering aspect, affording plenty of young feed, the lambing has shown a…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 September 1875 · page 15

The St. George correspondent of the DARLING DOWNS GAZETTE writes:—6000 young ewes, full fleece, from Messrs. Dangar and Bells, Noorindoo, near Surat, have passed to-day en route to New England, New…

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John Bede's Pastoral

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 11 September 1875 · page 6

A CURIOUS document, called a "Pastoral," from the pen of Dr. Polding has just been published as having been read to all the "faithful" in the Archdiocese of Sydney,…

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Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 September 1875 · page 8

THE exhibits of thoroughbred blood stock were nineteen in number as against thirteen of last year. Mr. Burcher s Messenger took first prize in the list of stallions over three years, and was also awarded the…

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