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812 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 41
A few weeks ago business took me among tbe farmers of the Valley of the Farmington, ia Connecticut, and especially among those of the old town of Farmington itself. One may go far to find a better specimen of a New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There is a higher dignity than that of poetry or painting that attaches to the farrier's profession--a dignity which should make him walk erect, and look the blue heavens as proudly in the face as any man who treads the earth. No…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The second series of public sales of colonial wool opened on the 28th March, and (cutting out five day for Easter holidays) has now been arranged to close on the 9th of May. The slight full in prices at the first opening of the sales has further developed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During the month of May splendid rains fell all over the colony; and as the weather has continued genial, vegetation of all kinds has sprung up very fast; in fact the season resembles an ordinary spring. For agriculturists better…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE intelligence from the interior coming to hand this week tends to dispel the fears that were entertained as to the probable shortness of feed for the winter. The late rains which reached every quarter have been followed by…
Continued on Trove, page 710 →The Border Post reports that 957 store bullocks belopging to Mr. Thompson, of Wantabadgery, on the Murrumbidgee, passed through Albury en route for Keilamite, near Camperdown, in Victoria. They are in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The weather of the past fortnight has been particularly favourable for the of lucerne or white clover. The autumn, when wet, is just right for the growth and…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THE heavy rains which, have fallen in nearly all districts during the past month most have worked injury to many farms where the precaution of running surface water farrows had been neglected. Standing water is ruinous to…
Continued on Trove, page 709 →IN the course of the seven or eight days up to Wednesday last, a good deal of rain fell in the county of Cumberland, and at times it was so heavy as to drench low-lying lands and form swamps here and there. At intervals, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 709 →FINE warm rains have signalized the weather of the past month, and in consequence the rdougr and narrow have been busy. No better seed-timt could be desired, and the young wheat and oat crops…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →ACCOUNTS from the country occupied by stockeowners still continue of an improved tone. On the Murrumbidgee more rain has fallen and the weather being mild the feel is rising. The lambing is expected to be much better than was a…
Continued on Trove, page 742 →On last Tuesday morning, says the Yass Courter, the weather changed to rain, and heavy showers fell on that day, and have since continued at intervals. Yesterday afternoon was dry…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mr. Piddington's motion for a return of the leases, extent, carrying capacity, rental, &c, of the pastoral properties in New South Wales, passed, on June 22nd last year, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THE cost of fattening cattle has been variously estimated. It is fonie years since Mr. M'Combie stated 12s. per week to be the expense of keeping a bullock when preparing him for exhibition. Since then the same authority has so far…
Continued on Trove, page 743 →EVERYBODY has heard of the white cattle at Chillinghaom. Bewick's spirited narrative, and Sir Edwin Landseer's more spirited painting (at the Koyal Academy a vcar or two ago) have fixed them in common memory…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A bold and clever capture of two men, against whom warrants have been issued for cattle stealing, was made 1ast Tuesday night by constables King and Townsend The men in question are brothers, named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Government Statist, Mr. Boothby, has just compiled tables of the acreage under wheat in South Australia during the last two years The information these tables afford is higlly interesting. In the 22 counties…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The quantity of wool publicly offered of late has been so untmportart that it is hardly worthy of comment: prices realised have, however, been on the whole well maintained. The San Franclsco mail, which came to hand on the 24th…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →DURING the past month the position of our article generally has exhibited fin ther weakness On this market, during the car[?] part of last month, some inquiry prevailed by private contract on Continental account for greasy Australian wools, and a co[?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Up to the 12th instant, when the nuctions were suspended for the Ensrer holidays, about 110,000 bales had been catalogued, of which some 3000 bales were withdrawn. About one-half the available quantity had consequently been disposed of…
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