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Farming & the land, 1876

812 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 41

Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. [Reuter's Special Telegram.] Mobilization of Toe Russian Army Naval Preparations of the Porte. the Russian Demands on Turret. Activity at the British Arsenals. Vigorous Competition at the Wool Sales. London, November 10

Evening News · Saturday 25 November 1876 · page 4

Russia is mobilizing her army, and an Imperial edict has been issued prohibiting the export of horses from the Empire. The Porte is making extensive military and…

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Monthly Wool and Produce Circualar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 November 1876 · page 6

MORT AND CO.—Wool.—This market has now fairly opends and at prices which connot but be satisfactory to growers. We have held only two large sales since the date of our last circular having, with the concurrence of our constituents, retained the…

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A Metropolitan Sheep Show. (From the Sydney Mail.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 November 1876 · page 3

EVEN the most enthusiastic admirers of our Central Agricultural Society will admit that past stock exhibitions in Alfred Park were remarkably defective in one section. We need scarcely mention that we refer to that which…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 709

THE country is jubilant about the recent changes in the weather, and fears of drought have given place to hopes of an excellent season for stock. At Dubbo the weather has lately been changeable. There is a nice spring in the grass,…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 15

The cattle hero (says the Sassafras correspondent of the Shoalhaven News) are all in fine condition, but I'm sorry to have to report a few cases of blackleg amongst the milkers' calves, but it seems to have died out…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 708

WE are in receipt of the programme of prizes for the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Show, which will be held at Inverell on the 21et and 22nd of February next. The schedule is divided into three departments, viz.,…

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Australia and Cattle Importation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 15

THE following article from The Live Stork Journal, of September 1, takes up the question of " Prohibition" from the point of view we have so long upheld; and it is to be hoped that our rulers will be brought to see the…

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The Namoi Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 709

THE first show of the above society was held on the 22nd ultimo at Narrabri. The following report is abridged from the Narrabri Herald of the 23rd ultimo:— When the first idea of holding a show at Narrabri was…

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A Model Wool-growing Estate in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 710

FOR the following graphic description of Mr. Charles Gray's station, Nareeb Nareeb, which is situated in the western district of Victoria, 32 miles from Hamilton, and the plans of washpens and shearing arrangements, which…

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Mort and Co's Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 32

Wool— This market has now fairly opened, and at prices which cannot but be satlafaotory to growers. We have held only two large sales since the date of our last circular, having, with the concurrence of our constituents, retained the…

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Mort and Co.'s Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 717

WOOL.—The market has now fairly opened, and at prices which cannot but be satisfactory to growers. We have held only two large sales since the date of our last circular, having, with the concurrence of our constituents,…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 18

[We shall be happy so receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crops, or stock, as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…

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Farm Notes for December

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 708

THERE are few districts which will not be benefited by the late rains, and a good though late harvest may be expected. Some harm has been done to the grain crops in the North, but on the whole the district reports are favourable, and a…

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Season and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 708

THE late weather in the metropolitan district has been more like that we are accustomed to in early spring than that of summer. In the latter part of the previous week rain again set in and continued intermittently for four or…

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Farming Nctes for the Month

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 3

THERE never was a season more encouraging as to the weather, than the Spring that will have run its course during the present month. It is a…

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The Cultivator. Garden and Farm Memoranda for December. Flower Garden

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 16

SPRING will soon Lave run its course, and summer be upon us. A more favourable spring for gardening purposes it has seldom been our for to witness At present everything is favourable for keeping up in the highest…

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The Weather and the Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 16

The rust continues to make serious headway among the wheat crops in the Darling Downs district. The Tenterfield Independent learns that reaping will commence at the Six Mile early next week. Mr. M…

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The Weather and the Crops

Evening News · Tuesday 5 December 1876 · page 3

The Tenter field Independent leans that reaping will commence at the Six Mile early next week. Mr. M. Carry, of Bryan's Gap, cut a small patch o his wheat on Monday last. We are informed that most of the…

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Failure of Tobacco Crop

Evening News · Tuesday 5 December 1876 · page 2

The Paterson correspondent of the Maitland Mercury states:-The blue-mould is carrying off the young tobacco plants to a fearful extent Some of our principal tobacco-growers state that they never know…

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Farm Notes for December. (From the Sydney Mail.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1876 · page 6

THERE are few districts which will not be benefited by the late rains, and a good though late harvest may be expected. Some harm has been done to the grain crops in the North, but on the whole the district reports are favourable, and a…

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