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Farming & the land, 1879

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Latest Pastoral intelligence. HOMEBUSH

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 37

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Stations: We have nothing fresh to report under this heading. We cannot expect any reaction upen present duiness until the money market gets easier, Fat Cattle: 1892 were forward for the…

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The Wool Schedule

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 12

The prizes offered in the Wool Schedule (Department VI.) consist of 30 silver medals, 41 bronze medals, and ll certificates of merit, besides a gold and silver medal as champion prizes, and prizes for…

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Colonial Wool Merchants Association

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 20

THE following information has been forwarded to us by the hon, secretary to the Colonial Wool Merchants Association :— "118, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C.,…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Annual Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 19

THE annual show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at Muswellbrook on the 18th and 19th March. The attendance on the opening day, according to our exchanges, was small, but on the second day…

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The Inverell Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Inverell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 537

The annual show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance of the public very large, over 1000 persons being present. The show of cattle was…

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The Cultivator. Wheat Culture. II

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 20

NEARLY 150 years ago Jethro Tull commenced drilling wheat, and cultivating the spaces between the rows. He was a man of great talent, remarkable intelligence, and good education; and…

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Wool Prizes at the Sydney International Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 537

The prizes offered in the Wool Schedule (Department VI.) consist of 30 silver medals, 41 bronze medals, and 11 certificates of merit, besides a gold and silver modal as champion prizes, and prizes for extra exhibits. A first…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Agricultural, Pastoral. and Horticultural Society's Show. April 7th and 8th, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 10

TICKETS at excursion rates will be issued at all stations to Bathurst, on the 3th, 7th, and 8th April, available for return for one week…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 20
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, Australian Town and Country Journal

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

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Farmers' Grievances

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 7

SOME weeks ago a number of the farmers west and south of Sydney, feeling that certain practices, such as that of charging producers the cartage of their stuff from the Sydney railway…

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Farmers' Troubles

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 534

The readers of the Mail of last week must have arrived at the conclusion that the farmers of the colony were at last awakening, and had realized the fact that, like other classes, they had grievances. On one day of that week there was a…

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Farm and Garden

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 3

IMPROVEMENT OF COMMON HERDS. — The [?]ve Stock Journal of 28th December last contains an article on the improvement o[?] farmers’ cattle, well worthy the…

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The Grazier. The Mudgee District Farmers' and Tree Selectors' Show. (From Our Correspondent.) Mudgee, March 24

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 18

As was expected, the first effort of this association, last week, was a grand success, both as regards quantity and quality of exhibits and visitors, who hailed from all parts of the district and from many other districts, repiesenting, for the…

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Government Notices. G O V E R N M E N T R a I L W a Y S. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Society's Show. April 7th and 8th, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1879 · page 8

TICKETS at excursion rates will be issued at all stations to Bathurst, on the 5th, 7th, and 8th April, available for return for one week…

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Adelaide Wheat Market. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 2

Ten thousand bushele of wheat have been sold at 4s 9 1/2d bushel,delivered on board at Port Adelaide. Country flour is offering at £10 5s…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural [?]Ciety's Show April 7th and 8th, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

TICKETS at excursion rates will be issued at all stations to Bathurst, on the 5th, 7th and 8th April, available for return for one week. CHAS A. GOODCHAP…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 2

LONDON, April 8.—Australian wheat is selling ex store at 45s to 47s per 496lb, according quality. Australian wheat, ex ship Kapunde, is selling at 48s to 49s per 480lb. Australian flour…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 19

The Mudgee market continues to he well supplied with fat stock, and priees remain low. For store stock there is rather an improved demand, but values cannot be said to have much altered. The district…

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