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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 63

The Grazier. The Wool Show at the International Exhibition. II

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 18

THE first exhibits are ranged under division A, sub-class 1, in which two prizes are offered—a silver and a bronze modal respectively—for the best parcel of six rams' fleeces, unskirted, being…

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Farm Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 19

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

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 20

POULTRY FARMING.—The difficulty in obtaining a profit on poultry kept in large numbers has been often noted. An exporimontor started with 400, and received a very small margin above expenses; the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1880 · page 7

During the past fortnight the weather in town has been variable, with a tendency to heat. On Saturday, the 28th ultimo, the dull, close oppressiveness of the forenoon culminated in a…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1880 · page 2

L0NDON, March 12.—The quantity offered to-day was 7800 bales. The sales closed at an average improvement of 1d to 1½d per lb. The total number of bales catalogued is 189,366…

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Wool

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 2

The close of the London series of February, wool sales is thus reported by. Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze and Co. in their cablegam to the A.M.L. and F. Company:--"The sales closed firm…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 7

Summer, which closes on the 20th instant, leaves the pastoralists and agriculturists of the colony much to be thankful for, the soil being in a good state, and the flocks and herds healthy and well conditioned. The weather the past…

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Telegraphic News. the Wool Sales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 3

The Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co. (Limited), have received the following telegram from Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze and Co., dated London, 12th March :-- "The sales closed firm…

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From our English, files to 30th. January we take the following extracts:— the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 3

Messrs. Webster, Darvell, and Co. report:—"The past fortnight has yielded but scanty additions to our stock of wool on hand, one or two vessels from Melbourne and New Zealand, and part of a cargo from Sydney, bringing…

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Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 2

LONDON. March 15.—The total quantity of wheat afloat is 1953 quarters. The wheat market is advancing…

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London Wool Report

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 2

Messrs. Charles Bahne and Co.Jreport under date January 27, Though the past fortnight has witnessed a less buoyant feeling in the English worsted districts, the tone of the Continental market has if anything. slightly improved--the…

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Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Electric Telegraph.] Inverell

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 3

To-day was the first day of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association's show. The attendance was numerous, and the entries reached 700. The show of blood and draught stock, backs, buggy…

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Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegram.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 5

To-day was the first day of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show. The attendance was numerous, and reached 700. There was a grand show of blood and draught stock, hacks, buggy horses,…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 19

At Forbes rain is needed now both by the graziers and farmers, and ploughing is retarded for want of it. Business in the local market is slightly improving. At Cannonbarthe weather remains exceedingly fine…

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Tenterfield Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 20

THE third annual exhibition of this Society was held at Tenterfield, on the 11th and 12th March, and we abridge the following particulars from the STAR. The uufavourable weather prevented its being such a success as the…

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The Joint Pastoral in Operation

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 552

Sir,—A few weeks ago a priest of the Church of Rome called at my schoolroom, and, without exchanging the usual courtesies of the day, abruptly demanded of me a list of my pupils. I answered that my school was a private one,…

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Rust in Wheat

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

I HAVE seen in your valuable paper, the Queens-lander, of the 24th January, a paragraph about the rust in wheat; and I feel interested to state how we in Germany prevent the rust in wheat…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 9

LONDON, March 11.—The number of bales offered to-day was 4800. The sales progress firmly. LONDON, March 12.—The quantity…

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The Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 547

It would be useless to deny that the annual show of the association, held on Wednesday, was a failure as compared with its predecessors; but, if this reverse leads to an increase of energy and a resolve on the part of all concerned to…

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The London Wool Market

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 546

It is rather unusual to find one of a series of sales of wool in London closing without even a single bale being reserved, but this has been the case in the February sales just closed; and furthermore, which makes…

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