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Farming & the land, 1878

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Further News by the Torres Straits Mail. COOKTOWN, Wednesday. State of the Country in Java, Crops, &C

Evening News · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 2

The advices from Java are to April 5. General dulness is prevailing. Famine is being experienced in Ma[?] and thousands are dying of hunger and dysentry. Intelligence as to the coffee crop…

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Commercial. Wool Sales Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1878 · page 6

BY Messrs. Mort and Co.—Wool: Our catalogue for this week's sale was of an unattractive character, and the prices therefore afford no criterion of values. The lots sold realised as follows, viz.: Greasy, 7d to 10½d; scoured, 12d…

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Commercial. Wool Sales Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1878 · page 6

BY Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin.Wool: We sold greasy, M, 2 bags at 6¼d; Q, 1 greasy at 7¼, 1 locks at 2¾; AM over C, 1 mixed at 3½d; TD over C, 1 at 4¾d; [?]A, 1 bale greasy at 6¾d; BB over M, 2 clips at 6¾d; C in…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 685

THE reports from the pastoral districts still speak of fair pasture, plentiful supplies of water, and the absence of any serious animal diseases. Bain, however, is still wanted, and in some localities its absence for another month would…

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Management of Dairy Cattle

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 10

A FEW hints under this head may not be without interest or utility, especially to those who have entered upon the occupation of the soil without a previous apprenticeship. A small dairy herd is an essential part…

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Deterioration of Spanish Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 18

A SPECIAL correspondent of the New York Times, writing from Barcelona, the centre of the woollen manufacturing industries of Spain, remarks upon the fact that in that country, which is the home…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebush

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 37

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Fat Cattle: 1412 forward on Monday. We had our usual supply by rail, also a draft from the Balonne, this being the first consignment from the northern districts for a long time, the quality, with one or…

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Prize Horses and Cattle at the Exhibition

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 1

ON our front page we give sketches of a few of the choice specimens of the collection of grand animals which recently held their levée in the Alfred Park at the Agricultural Society's Exhibition. In the heavy draught…

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Bottle and Fluke in Sheep. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 19

SIR,—In reply to C. F.'s request respecting a person of the name of Hargraves, I beg to inform C. F. that the name of the person who pratended to cure bottle and fluke in sheep was Hargans, of Reedy Creek, Mount Macquarie; and he…

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Mort and Co.'s Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 36

Wool.—We have nothing special to report regarding the condition of this market since the date of our last circular. There is not much wool coming forward, and the catalogues have consequently been small, and have not included many…

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Letter to the Editor. Anthrax in Sheep. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 683

SIR,—I have a few sheep in the county of Camden, and to all appearance they are in good health and condition, but every night for the last month or more I have had one…

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The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 685

DURING the past week the weather in the metropolis has been most enjoyable. The temperature ranged from 51 to 73, with bright, clear days and nights, which indicated that winter was approaching. Westerly winds prevailed for…

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The Farmers’, Graziers’, and Gardeners’ Column

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 2

THE SEASON The weather has continued dry for several weeks, and a great deal of anxiety is beginning to be felt in the stock-raising districts, with respect to…

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Hints and Helps for Farmers

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 21

A COMBINED ANVIL AND VICE.—It is rarely that we meet with so useful and cheap a tool, as the combined anvil and vice shown at figure 3. On the farm there is almost daily…

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Experimental Farming in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 20

REGARDING operations on the experimental farm in connection with the Smeaton Agricultural Society, the secretary submitted the following report respecting the varities of American wheat and oats grown…

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London Wool Market

Evening News · Monday 20 May 1878 · page 2

The following cable message has been received by Messrs. Learmouth, Dickinson, and Co:— "London, May 14.—In the wool market prices are about [?] told lower…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 7

The weather during the past fortnight has been fine, with cool evenings and mornings, which usually indicate the rapid approach of the Australian winter. Much to the regret of those interested in farming and grazing pursuits there has…

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Human Remains Found.—Sheep Dying

Evening News · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 2

BOURKE, Wednesday.—The body of a white man has been found in the Warrego River, near Karney. The police and the coroner leave for the place tomorrow.—The weather is horribly dry, and sheep…

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Commercial Circulars. Wool and Produce Ciucular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 8

RICHARDSON AND WRENCH.—Wool: During the four weeks just passed only 1787 bales of our staple export have been catalogued for public sale, of which number a very little more than half found buyers, prices ruling the same as last month. The small…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1878 · page 6

SALE of 325 bales by Williams, Overbury, and Co., on March 27. Ex Agnes Rose and Nineveh, from Sydney; RS&Co Dine Dine, 11 greasy lan=mbs at [?]d, 9 at 14d, 120 gresy clothing at 11½d, 4[?] at 11d, 4 at 10[?]d, 2 at 10d, 7 at 9[?]d, 54 pieces at 9d. 40 at 8½d,…

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