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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

989 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 50

The Bega Agricultural and Pastoral Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 358

THE annual show was held this week. The exhibits in the stock sections were not eo full as in previous years, the drought and petty jealousies keeping many exhibitors away. The ground has been considerably improved as to pen…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 40

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—F t Cattle: 926 forward. On the whole the quality of the cuttle offered this week has been very good, especially some bullocks from Devlin and Sons, Murr[?]mbidgee station, selling up to…

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The Goldsbrough Wool Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 18

I [?] to offer a few remarks respecting the late grand exhibition of merino wool at the warehouse of Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co., Melbourne. Idos[?] because little has yet been said in the New South Wales papers on…

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The Weather, Agriculture, Pastoral, and Condition of Stock

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 357

IN the metropolitan district the sultry fervour of last week was even more oppressive than that of the previous weeks. Seldom bas such weather continued to so late a period after the new year. Its prevalence in March may be attributable…

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The Grazier. New Metropolitan Cattle Sale Yards

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 18

THIS accommodation at the Homebush cattle sale yards has been found for many years to be altogether inadequate, and wholly unsuited to meet the increased and increasing requirements of the…

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Intestinal Diseases in the Ox and Sheep. Diarrhcea

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 359

IN the last article the causes and treatment of diarrhoea as [?]t occurs in young animals were considered. The same disease occurring in older subjects may often be traced to the influence of the same causes, but there is an important…

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Pastoral Letter of the Right Rev. Dr. Lanigan, Bishop of Goulburn

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 18

"O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God ! How incomprehesible are His judgements, how un[?] Hid ways."— Rom. 11.33…

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The Wool Trade of New South Wales

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 12

THE whole details of this important industry are conveyed by the engraving. At the head of the picture may he seen a view of an ordinary sheep-run—the vast plains of…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 20

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The Land. One of the Farmers' Foes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 357

Some very seasonable, if not very valuable practical opinions regarding the appearance and influence of red rust in Australian wheat-fields have recently been obtained by the Royal Agricultural Society of South Australia. In…

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Farmyard Fowls

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 359

THERE is probably no other interest on the farm so generally neglected as that of poultry. It is a common phrase among farmers that "chickens can scratch for a living," and this comprises about all the care they receive…

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Farmers’, Gardeners’, and Gardeners’ Column

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 2

THE SEASON.—There has been a beneficial [?] change in the weather during the past week, which has given an impetus to the growth of vegetation in all parts…

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Detective’s Album. From the Australian Journal. the Wattle-farm Tragedy

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 2

I knew it before she opened her [?] I had seen the hat on young John a hundred times, and could have sworn to it. I bad often noticed a…

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The Queensland Sugar-cane Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 20

—The growth of sugar-caue, where it is clean and we[?] farmed, since rain commenced, is immense. Ratoons especially h ave made enormous growth. We, during…

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The Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1878 · page 7

The sultry oppressive moist weather mentioned in the last summary as existing in Sydney underwent an agreeable alteration on the 16th instant, when a strong southerly gale varied the monotony by leaving a cool temperature which…

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Heavy Loss of Sheep

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1878 · page 2

The Wellington Gazette, reports that 150 sheep were found dead in a paddock at Namma last week, which were believed to have been poisoned by eating the plant known as the wild pea, or indigo, the recent…

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News of the Day. High Figure for Colonial Wool

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1878 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. yesterday received a cablegram from their London house, reporting the sale of wool GX in diamond over Mudgee, ex Samuel Plimsoll, at an average of 41 1/2d per 1b for fleece wool…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 392

THE intelligence latest to hand relative to the state of the pastoral districts continues of a gratifying character. The southern country is especially in an excellent condition. The grass, which received an impetus in growth about two…

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Queensland Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 20

Eastern and Western Downs, March 16.—In some parts of the district there was nice rain on the 9th instant. More rain would do good now as the feed is becoming dry in some places. 50 head of horses,…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 391

WE are on the eve of what may be termed the catalogue season. From this week until the and of May stockowners must be prepared to receive showers of pamphlets descriptive of purebred stock of all breeds, and a pleasing field will be…

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