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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 62

Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 377

With reports of rain and well-conditioned stock, we cannot but look forward hopefully to good seasons for the pastoralists of this colony. True, money is scarce and markets are very low; but what are these drawbacks to the effects…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. HOMEBUSH

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 37

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Stations: We note sala of a station in Northern Queensland (Lavinia Downs) with 3000 hoad of oattle and belongings, for £20,000. Fat Cattle: 1854 yarded for the week; of this number 879…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 377

The ninth annual show of this association was held on the 26th ultimo on the showground at North Yass. The morning was very unpropitious; a slight drizzling rain commenced to fall at daybreak and continued till about 10…

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Cattle Yards. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 20

SIR,—One of the most Interesting and useful columns ln your paper is that dedicated to pastoral correspondence and muns of cattle and sheep yards. Amongst all the plans lately published, the one I think the best, is given by…

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Uralla Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show. Uralla

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 377

The show to-day was held under adverse circumstances. Heavy rain fell and the rivers and creeks are in flood. The exhibits and also the people were consequently kept back. The sheep,…

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Bega Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show. Bega

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 377

The Agricultural and Pastoral Society's seventh annual show is a great success as to entries and exhibits; but, owing to the threatening weather since daylight, the attendance was not as large as usual…

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Lenten Pastoral of His Lordship the Bishop of Bathurst

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 18

Matthew, by the grace of God and favour of the Apostolic See, Bishop of Bathurst, to the Catholic clergy and laity of the Diocese of Bathurst…

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Lenten Pastoral Letter of the Most Rev. Archbishop Vaughan. the Great Alternative. Iv (Concluded.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 17

Dearly beloved, however dark your past; may have been you must not; on that account harden your hearts. He who came for the sake of sinners will not drive them from Him if they are…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 19

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

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The Dairy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 19

To obtain the most profit from cows, they ought to have abundance of food, from the time they are springing at least. A cow is always in her flush of milk just after calving, and if she be…

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America. Killed by His Sister. Romance Outrivalled in a Pennsylvania Farmer's Good and Ill Fortune

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 7

One of this saddest of tragedies was that on Friday evening, at the home of Mr. Richard Hothem, near Hillside. Westmoreland County. Pa. Mr. H. and his wife went…

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France. Farming in France

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 6

Since the transfer of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany the population of France has been estimated at 39,000,000 This is probably more nearly accurate than such…

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The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 377

The past week affords proof that the present summer means to close with moisture. According to our reports, nearly all districts have been fairly drenched and a few flooded. The ordinarily dry country to the north-west of…

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Hints for Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 374

The threshing-machines are still in operation, and although the summer rains have brought hopes that autumn and winter will be excellent seasons, it will be well to waste no straw. Save it for the winter if stock are kept, or save…

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Dairying in America

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 374

Those who entertain doubts concerning the advantages which agricultural education has afforded the United States should read the report of an address recently delivered to the New York Dairy Association. The changes…

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Farming in France

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 27

Since the transfer of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany the population of France has been estimated at 36,000,000. This is probably more nearly accurate than such estimates usually are, as, in…

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Size of Dairy Stock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 21

THE profita of dairying consist not exclusively in the production of milk for dairy goods, but in most economkcally disposing of the rejected stock for beefing purposes also. In other words, quite a large…

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The Grazier. The Breeding of Farm Stock. Purity of Breed

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

WHEN the chief object of the breeder is to secure purity of breed, he generally couples it with some secondary point of character. He preserves purity of breed because that breed possessed some special…

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Imported Cattle

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1879 · page 2

Adelaide, Monday.—By the s.s. Syria, from London, fifty head of choice cattle arrived for Mr. William M'Culloch, of Melbourne. They have been selected from the short-horn herds of the…

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Adelaide Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1879 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—The wheat market is quiet at recent questions. shall sales were made yesterday at 4s 10d per bushel, delivered at Port Adelaide. There is nothing doing in flour;…

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