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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1876

812 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 41

Wheat Production of Canada

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 231

[?]is of great importance to the people of this province to I[?]termine the extent of the cultivation of so important a cereal as wheat, if it is declining, and if so whether this is a matter of regret or not. It may be assumed that the…

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Occupation of Lands. Office-Macquaie place. Pastoral Lease Branch

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 34

Registration of Transfer of Runs Appraisement of Fai[?] Annual Value of Runs Extension of Lean's of Runs in vixue of Improvements sale of Leases of Runs…

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Australian Wheat Statistics for 1875-76

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 17

SOUTH AUSTRALIA— Acres under cultivation, 898,820; total yield, 10,739,834 bushels; average yield per acre, 12 bushels. VICTORIA— Acres under cultivation, 321,401; total…

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Dairy Farming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 231

A RECENT number of the Jefferson County (Wis.) Union contain the following remarks on the pursuit of dairy forming as a business:—The great objection to dairying with most farmers is, that it is too confining. They say…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 18

We commend the following remarks contained in the leading article of the Rural Australian, to such of our readers as are settling on new farms as well worthy of their…

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Season and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 230

IN the metropolitan district the weather of the past nine or ten days has been clear and fine, only on one or two occasions were there any indications of rain, which exhibited itself in a light sprinkling for only a short time. The…

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Practical Aids to Farming. a Cheap Flood Gate

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 19

A NOVEL and simple flood gate, which any farmer can make from a couple of trace chains, a dozen stout staples, and a few boards, is shown in the accompanying engraving. Its advantages are that it allows the water to flow past freely,…

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Illinois Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 August 1876 · page 3

Chicago, July 12.—Reports of the condition and prospects of growing crops have been received by the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture from about 130 localities in 40 counties, mainly in the central portion of the State…

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News of the Day. London Wool Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 22 August 1876 · page 2

The Acting Superintendent at Sydney has been informed from Port Darwin that the passage regarding the sales of wool in London, appearing in our issue of the 18th instant, should read as follows:-The london…

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Trade Circulars. Wool. [Helmuth S[?]wartze and Co.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1876 · page 6

THE following are the arrivals for this series and the quantities catalogued up to date:—Arrivals, 401,100 bales; catalogued up to date, 120,866 bales. There is no change in either the prices or the tone of the market…

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Young Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1876 · page 6

THERE has been a good deal more activity in our township within the last few days than has been perceptible for some time past. The advent of the society's show invariable draws to Young all the [?]lite of the district. and is looked…

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Inoculated Cattle. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1876 · page 6

SIR,—Ox-tail stewed, or made into soup, is a favourite dish of mine, and hither[?]o I have partaken of it fearlessly, but shall not be able to do so in future, as I am given to understand that it is usual to in[?]culate cattel with the putrid…

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The Riverine Wool Season

Evening News · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 2

On Saturday, August 19, the first consignment of the present wool [?] says the Ri[?] Herald), consisting of thirty four [?], was received by Messrs. M'Onll[?] and [?] from Mr. Alex, Wilson, C[?]…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 262

THERE is little news at present to report of the state of pastoral affairs. At Wagga there has been some more heavy rain, followed by frosts, and feed is not growing fast. Hay has had mild weather, and vegetation is getting on…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 16

The Forbes Times has been informed on good authority that Mr. J. B. Suttor has disposed of his Tomanbil and Walla Walla stations to his son (Mr. H. Suttor) and Mr. C. H. Battye, conjointly…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 261

THE pastoral and agricultural society recently formed at Deniliquin is progressing rapidly. The secretary has forty-five members on his list and promises for over 300 more. At a meeting of the Provisional Committee held on the 10th…

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Burrangong Sheep Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 262
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ON the 16th instant, the Sheep Show, under the auspices of the Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association, was held in the show-yards, and with regard to the number of sheep exhibited proved, beyond doubt, a decided su[?]…

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The English Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 15

MESSRS. Edwin Holt and Co.'s wool report, dated London, July 6th, 1876, says— Since the date of our last report the accounts from the manufacturing districts have been most…

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Denny's Press for Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 7

On page 8 of this issue will be found an engraving showing the elevation and construction of this patent wool-press, and in the following are famished the description and specifications, with particulars of the working:—…

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