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Farming & the land, 1876

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The Cultivator. The Growth of Wheat in New South Wales, (CONTINUED.) No. 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 16

OUR space in the preceding paper on this head, would not admit of a comparison of the mode of cultivation for wheat in the old country and New South Wales. We have given a description of…

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Farm Notes. Unhealthy Grape Vines

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 19

Mr. George Gordon, writing in the Gardener's Magazine on the renovation of ruined vines says:—When grape vines become unhealthy or refuse to properly ripen their crops, notwiths…

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The Season and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 741

THE metropolitan district during the week up to Wednesday last enjoyed fine wintry weather, clear and cool on most days, the only exception being on Tuesday, when some light showers fell for four or five hours. On Wednesday, the…

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The Weather and the Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 17

The Border Post (Albury) informs us that during the last week there were some heavy falls of rain in the district, which may be of advantage to farmers, but are not calculated to increase the per contage of…

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Farming Suggestions for June

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 16

THE land in our agricultural districts generally must at the present time be in splendid condition for the tillage. The rains have been warm, plentiful, though not injuriously abundant, and have fallen lightly and…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 773

As the winter passes the reports from the pastoral districts become more cheering. At Wagga, Hay, and Deniliquin, the weather has been seasonable, cold, dry, and frosty. There has been more rain at Narrabri, and in the country around…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Statistics

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 12

RETURNS showing the quantity of live stock, in the colony on 31st March, 1876, and also the number of freeholders and leaseholders of land, were laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly by the Hon. the…

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The Importation of Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 784

ON Wednesday Mr. GARRETT introduced a bill to amend the Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866, so far as to permit the importation of fat sheep intended for slaughter at the Sydney abattoirs, without their being…

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The Sheep Disease in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 774

THE following reports have been handed to the Victorian papers for publication:— "Melbourne, 2nd June, 1876. "Sir,—I do myself the honour to inform you that I have…

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The London Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 17

WE take the following from the latest English papers received by the Suez mail—Up to the 12th instant, when the auctions were suspended for the Easter holidays, about 110,000 bales had…

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The Sheep Disease in Victoria. (From the Sydney Mail.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 2

The following reports have been handed to the Victorian papers for publication:— "Melbourne, 2nd June, 1876. "Sir,—I do myself the [?] to inform you that I have…

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Mort and Co's Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 32

The suspense in regard to the London wool sales was relieved on the 26th ultime by telegrams to 21st April coming through. The prices given in thcso permitted a hope that there had been a slight recovery from the decline previously…

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The Cultivator. Will Wheat Growing Pay in N. S. Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 15

I HAVE attempted in previous papers to show that, in N. S. Wales, we have a soil and climate equal to any other country for the growth of wheat and other usually cultivated plants, and…

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Farm Notes. Wine—growing on the Yarra

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 18

Some of our largest vineyard properties in the Australian colonies are to be found in the delightful regions which residents therein love to designate the Alps of Victoria. The contract…

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Season and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 773

FINE open winter weather of moderate temperature has been experienced in the metropolitan districts. One on or two days during the week ended Wednesday last, the cold was the severest felt this season. All kinds of work on the…

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The Weather and the Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 17

THE accounts from the country are generally satisfactory, and being so are characterised by a degree of remarkable sameness. We subjoin a few provincial reports:—…

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Getting a Cropper

Sydney Punch · Friday 23 June 1876 · page 4

The Misses Shortcut, leaders of the Fashion, hunting "the Block" on Monday afternoon, were met by-- Larrikin No. 1, (admiringly): "Oh! JIMMINY!" Larrikin No. 2 (sneeringly): "PAIR O' B[?]LOELAS, OUT FOR THE DAY!…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 805

THE hopes of those engaged in pastoral pursuits that the hardships of the winter will not be no severe as was at one time feared, are being sustained by the favourable weather and the moderate growth of feed. The pinch, is now at…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 16

We learn from the Wilcannia Times that rain has fallen generally in the back country. Louth, Cobar, and the country between the Cobar mines and the Lachlan, have been favoured with about three days…

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The Grazier. Cattle Prohibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 15

THE time seems to have arrived when the question of prohibiting the importation of cattle from Europe into Australia may be ventilated with great advantage to the very large body of colonists who are engaged in…

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