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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 62

South Australian Wheat Crop

Evening News · Wednesday 5 November 1879 · page 2

"Counting chickens before they are hatched," and "there's many a slip between cup and lip" are old prover as forcibly brought to mind by apparently authoritative estimates of the probable average yield…

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South Australian Wheat Crop

Evening News · Wednesday 5 November 1879 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Heavy rains are reported form the northern districts, and red rust is [?]. So far, however, the crops are looking splendid…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1879 · page 7

The first half of spring has passed, and has left the country in excellent condition. Light rains, and a temperature which closely approaches the heat of summer were experienced during the past fortnight. By the addition of…

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A Central Butter Market. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 November 1879 · page 5

A meeting of delegates from the principal Dairy districts of the colony was held in the pavilion of the Kiama Agricultural Association to-day, to consider the advisableness of having established, in Sydney, a…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 19

From the pastoral district of Utopia we learn that lambing progresses towards a finish; we have not ascertained results. Grass becomes plentiful, but stook is very weak…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 794

Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society, Spring Show.—November 30 and 31. Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association, at Tamworth, March 30 and 31,1880…

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The Butter Question

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 801

For a considerable period, as those who peruse newspapers must be aware, the system under which the wholesale trade in dairy produce, especially butter, is carried out in the metropolis has been considered faulty by the dairy farmers…

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The Weather—Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 816

A nice agreeable week has passed, and one which was favourable to agriculturists. On Tuesday evening rain Bet in steadily, and throughout the night the city's dust was laid by a light fall. The coast districts also received a fair…

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Wollongong Butter for England

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 795

"We are happy to learn" (says the [?]awarra Mercury of the 31st ultimo) "that our energetic townsman, Mr. John Biggar, is forwarding a small test consignment of butter to England by the steamer Chimborazo, which leaves Sydney…

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Failure of the Butter Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 8

At an enrly stage of the International Exhibition work the Executive Commissioner issued invitations, to all the districts of the colony to contribute specimens of their products to show its various…

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Cattle Sale Yards. At the [?]

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 815

[?] of the City Municipal Council on Tuesday, Alderman TAYLOR moved,—"That, in accordance with the 132nd section of the Sydney Corporation Act of 1879, the Council do now issue debentures, to the amount of…

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Wheat and Wheat Harvesting in the South. I Adelaide, Oct 25

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 795

Although the papers of which this is the first are intended to deal with wheat and wheat-harvesting operation in the southern colonies, Victoria, and South Australia, they as a matter of fact arise from certain of the exhibits now in…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Tamworth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 40

The fat cattle market is fully supplied, prices being down 10s perhead. 53 bullocks, Campbell's, sold at from £3 to £4; Morris's bullock's, £4 10s; Cohen's, £317s 6d. In fat sheep, Britton's wethers, in wool, sold at 10s; Fitzgeald's,…

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Experimental Farming Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 794

The experimental farm at Dookie, although it has not yet cast aside its swaddling clothes has been visited by two members of the Royal Lands Commission, now at work in our sister colony; and, doubtless,…

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Modern Dairying

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 794

In our issue of the 25th ultimo we expressed an opinion that a modern dairy was one of the principal wants of the Grand International Exhibition at present open in this city. The success of the experiment tried…

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Farm and Garden

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 2

THE following essay ,on the subject of the orange tree is one of the two remaining essays real before the, committee of the Fruitgrowers’ Association…

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Emigration and Crops in Great Britain

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 19

THE following interesting letter has been received by a member of our Assembly from Mr.—, a wellknown colonist. The class of emigration which this gentleman has organised is one that commends itself…

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The Wheat Market Drooping

Evening News · Monday 10 November 1879 · page 2

LONDON, November 7.-The corn market is drooping and languid…

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Great Exodus of Farmers

Evening News · Tuesday 11 November 1879 · page 3

The National Steamship Company's steamer Helvetia sailed from Liverpool on Wednesday, for New York, and amongst tier passengers was a party of no fewer than 80 fanners, who,…

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Pastoral Poem

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 6

Oh, have you heard the news of late, That flies like wildfire through the State, How the people they would educate, With doses of the Pastorals…

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