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Farming & the land, 1878

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The European Wool Market

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 5
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

THE Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co.'s circular, dated London 14th February, 1878, says:— "The very inactive condition of our market reported four weeks ago, has continued ever since. The…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebush

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 37

Messrs Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Fat Cattle: 1062 head of cattle were yarded; this may be considered a fair supply. The quality of the several lots being good, prices may be considered equal to the…

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The Weather, Agriculture, Pastoral, and Condition of Stock

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 433

IN the metropolitan district since oar last report there has been a most agreeable change from hot, muggy weather to bright, clear, bracing days and cool nights. The lowering of the temi*ratnre has been somewhat sudden. For…

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Sheep. Imported and Colonial-bred. (Judge: Mr. Thomas Burness.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 14

Leicester Ram, showing most symmetry and weight, £2; second, certificate.—Joseph Pearse. Only entry. Three Leicester Ram Lambs, 10s.—Joseph Pearse. Southdown Ram, £2; second, certificate.—G. J. Loder…

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Cattle. Imported and Coloniai-bred Durhams. (Judges:[?]Messrs. Augustus Hooke, as. E. Day, and Joseph Clift.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 14

Bull, three years and over, £3, and Central society's bronze medal; second, certificate.—John Eales's Duke of Butterflies, calved 7th September, 1870, by Duke of Brunswick, prize; second, John Mitchell…

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The English Wool and Produce Markets. (From the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'s Circular.) London, February 15

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 19

WOOL.—The market during the past month has remained quite inactive. For the general purposes of consumption there has been practically no inquiry, though a few sales have been made to cover the requirements for some army contracts…

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Farm Notes. Sowing Pasture Seeds

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 19

As a good deal has lately been written regarding the importance of sowing clean and true seed, we shall not travers that ground again; much however may be said in reference…

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Farmers’, Gaedeners’, and Graziers’ Column

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 2

THE SEASON.— weather during the past week has continued very favorable to the growth of vegetation, and the appearance of the district at present…

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German and Swiss Farming

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 21

A CORRESPONDENT furnishes an American journal with the following sketch of German and Swiss farmers: —"They have no fences. We travel all day by rail, over hundreds of miles, through richly cultivated…

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The Cultivator. Rotation of Crops in Vegetable Gardening

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 20

WE often hear the complaint that gardens will not now produce what they formerly did, either in the quality or quantity of the vegetables cultivated in them. Of many establishments, both private and…

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An Egg Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 21

A CORRESPONDENT of the AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST writes:—R— told me that 250 h[?]ns brought him 2-50 dol. each, clear profit, every year. They are, I believe, in one flock—at least I do not remember any…

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Our Pastoral Losses

Evening News · Thursday 11 April 1878 · page 2

We learn from returns furnished to Parliament. during last year the sheep in this colony decreased 3,748,093. This may be taken as an official statement of the result of the late terrible drought…

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The Cattle Disease. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 April 1878 · page 6

THE President of the Council has laid before the House of Lords a bill to amend the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act of 1869. The clear and exhanstive statement in which the Duke of Richmond…

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The Weather and Crops—pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1878 · page 7

Since the last summary was despatched the weather in the colony has been variable, as is usual at the present time of the year. April in the colony, like the same month in England, is very frequently marked by showery weather…

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Pastoral Losses in 1877

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1878 · page 2

The Town and Country Journal this morning publishes an official statement of the number of sheep in possession of owners on the 1st January, as returned to the several clerks of Petty Serious up to…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 20

The weather at Hay during the week has been autumnal, the nights being cool and pleasant. Business is improving, and station owners are rapidly stocking up. Several large auction sales will take…

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Sheep Farming in Buenos Ayres

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 19

THE news which reaches me from Buenos Ayres is to the effect that the wool growers have never had a more prosperous season, and this is supplemented by the announcement that a very large quantity of the wool…

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Pastoral Losses in 1877.—

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 16

We publish in another column an official statement of the number of sheep in possession of owners on the 1st January, as returned to the several clerks of Petty Sessions up to…

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Sheep in the Colony

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 473

A TABULATED statement was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday last, showing the number of sheep in possession of owners on 1st January last, as returned to the several clerks of Petty Sessions up to 1st…

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