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Farming & the land, 1880

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The Weather—Agricultural and Pastoral. Continued from page 355

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 376

The weather of the last few days has, along the coast, been much more like that which usually falls to the lot of April than February. Light driving rains of the Scotch mist order have fallen, and the atmosphere has been most…

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Pastoral Letter of the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 18

DEARLY BELOVED BRETHREN AND CHILDREN IN CHRIST,—The intelligence brought to us during the last few months by the public press and other sources of information, in regard to the condition…

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Mold's Stud Wheat, Rust, &c. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 20

SIR,—Though deeply interested in many of the subjects treated upon in yonr journal I cannot claim the title of an intelligent writer; so, whether the following notes will be deemed worthy or not of your…

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The Stable and the Stockyard. I.—horse and Cattle Medicines

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 19

THE usual forms in which medicine is administered to horses and cattle are those of ball, powder, drench, clyster, ointment, and fomentation. BALLS…

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POSTSCRIPT. Cable Messages. the London February Wool. Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 16

LONDON, February 18.—The wool sales commenced this morning, and 9600 bales were sold. Scoured wools are firmer, and home buyers are purchasing freely…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 20

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

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The Farm & STATION Agriculture in England. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 18

THE weather has assumed an aspect of unusual severity for the time of year. Towards the end of November hard frosts set in, and were followed by a deep fall of snow which has remained on the ground in many places…

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Farms and Factories in N.S.W. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 21

SIR,—I notice in an article in your last issue, headed Parma and Factories," the writer, with his wellknown accuracy, informs your readers that Mr. W. Wren was the first to introduce the factory system of…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 21

A correspondent informs us that Jerusalem artichokes make an excellent soup, quite equal to the vegetable oystor, or salsify, and nearly if not quite as good as real oysters. The tubers are first pooled,…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1880 · page 2

LONDON, February 21.—The progress of the wool sales is characterized by considerable animation. The number of bales catalogued to-day was 45,000, and the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 6

The weather at the commencement of last week was unusually wet for the time of year, and the streets of the city presented a sloppy and miserable appearance until Wednesday, when there was a…

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Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 2

LONDON, February 23.—The total quantity of wheat afloat is 5,810,000 quarters. The wheat market is advancing…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 2

LONDON, February 23.—The quantity of wool offered to-day was 7900 bales. Scoured wool was in active demand…

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Notes on the International Wool Show. by a Queenslander in Sydney

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 3

This has unquestionably been the most interesting wool show ever yet held in the Australias. There have been occasions on which better specimens have been collected together -- as, for in,…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1880 · page 7

During the past fortnight the weather along the coast has been much more like that which usually falls to the lot of April than February. Light drizzling rains of the Scotch mist order have fallen, and the atmosphere has been most…

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Cable Messages. London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1880 · page 2

LONDON, February 24.—The quantity of wool offered to-day was 8300 bales. Competition by both home and foreign buyers was active…

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Farmers' Meeting at Merilla

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1880 · page 2

GOULBURN, Thursday.—On Tuesday a meeting was held at Merilla, 11 miles from Goulburn, to consider the railway rates for buy and straw. There was a large attendance of farmers from the…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 19

At Rose Vale there is a plentiful supply of grass, and stock are looking well. At Mara Creek, stock of all descriptions are in good order. Pleuro-pneumonia is felt in a slight…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 402

Moruya Agricultural Society, 4th March. Bombala Agricultural Society, at Bombala, 9th and 10th March. Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agricultural, and…

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Sheep Dog Trial

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 401

An account of some sheep-dog trials is thus described in the World:—The trial of sheep-dogs is a very interesting sight. I witnessed one the other day on Barbon Fell, the property of Lord Bootive, in Westmorland. Half-a-mile of…

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