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Farming & the land, 1878

989 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 50

Wool, Tallow, Hides

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 36

WOOL.—As the shearers will be busy at work during the present month, we take this opportunity of calling the attention of squatters to the desirability of seeing that their wools are sufficiently skirted and…

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The Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 19

THE fifth annual exhibition of the Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on the 23rd instant. The arrangements of the committee were deserving of a better attendance, as these gentlemen were unremitting in their…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebush

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 37

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Stations: We have inquiries for good station properties, but find a difficulty in placing any, owing to intendinginvestors not coming up to owners' ideas of value. Fat Cattle: 1098 yarded for the…

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How to Get the Greatest Amount of Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 20

HAVING secured good milk, let us diacuss the best method of obtaining from it the greatest possible amount of butter; and let us not be satisfied with any process or system that will not give us the highest…

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The Geazier. Report on Wool sent to the Society by the German Government

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 19

FOLLOWING a wish of Mr. Sahl, Consul for Germany, in Sydney, I took an opportunity to inspect certain fleeces, which the German Government have sent out to the Agricultural Society of New South…

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The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 377

A more cheering account of the weather throughout the colony has not appeared in these columns for many months than this which we are enabled to furnish in the present issue. For the past three months rain has been badly…

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The Farm and Garden on Judging Exhibits

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 2

THE weak point in the show arrangements of most agricultural and pastoral societies is the judging. The committee not unoften make proper…

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Farm Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 21

To deter birds and bandicoots from stealing the seed, wire worms from cutting the young roots, and grubs fror nipping the embryo sprouts, it has been found effective to roll seed in pine-tar, and then in plaster…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Associations Show. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 September 1878 · page 7

The third meeting of the annual show of stock took place on tho Association's Ground on Thursday, the 5th instant. Unfortunately for the comfort of all concerned, the day proved very wet, cold, and windy, thus preventing a…

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The Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 September 1878 · page 7

Since the departure of the last mail a very welcome rainfall, which, was almost general, has done great service to the colony, and spring which commences in a few days, will open with bright prospects for both gaziers and…

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Murrambidgee Pastoral Association. Fourteenth Annual Show Wagga Wagga

Evening News · Thursday 12 September 1878 · page 3

THE fourteenth annual show of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association was held at Wagga to-day, and was very successful. The attendance was large and the weather fine, after a beautiful rain…

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The Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 September 1878 · page 5

The Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association Show opened to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance good, about 800 being present. The display of draught horses was very fine. Cattle…

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Presentation. Wool Shipments. &c

Evening News · Friday 13 September 1878 · page 2

HAY, Thursday.—Mr. Neill Cornelius O'Neill, the Police Magistrate, was publicly presented with a most complimentary testimonial and a purse of sovereigns last Tuesday, on leaving for the…

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Breeding Sheep for Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 19

In endeavouring, successfully I believe, to show how the theory of breeding sheep for wool approves itself by practical results, I have, up to the present, followed the Broombee sheep since their…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 417

A glance at our weather table, will show thai a beneficial change may be expected from the late rains. Wentworth is the only station from which then is not a satisfactory report. The Southern country has been freshened by…

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Cingalese Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 415

There is a form of life which is in great force along this Colombo Road, and that is the bovine element. But how different are the cattle of Ceylon from the splendid animal that run half wild in the Australian bush, of the monsters…

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AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 414

Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Association, at Albury, September 13. Namoi Pastoral and Agricultural Society, at Narrabri, October 16…

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Enemies of Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 417

J. S., Lower Pyramid, writes:—"I have a crop of wheat entirely destroyed by a kind of grab, resembling a weevil, which devours the grain, causing the shoots to fall off; can you inform me if there is any known…

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Grenfell Pastoral and Agricultural Association, 1878

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 20

THE third annual exhibition of the above society was held on the association's ground on Wednesday week, 4th instant. The weather was delightfully fine, the attendance fair, and everything in connection with the show passed off…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 414

The third meeting of the annual show of stock took place on the Association's Ground on Thursday, the 6th instant. Unfortunately for the comfort of all concerned, the day proved very wet, cold, and windy thus preventing a…

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