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Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 63

The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 3

With the exception of a few light showers, which during the past week fell near the coast, a dry and extremely cold winter has, so far, been experienced throughout the colony. The temperature has ruled lower in all districts than has…

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Sale of Stud Sheep

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 3

An important sale of stud sheep was held yesterday by Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe, at the Agricultural Hall in the Garden Palace grounds. The attendance was good and the biddings satisfactory,…

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Hay Pastoral Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 7

The Hay Pastoral Show was held to-day. The following prizes were awarded:—Champion ram, Mr. Learmonth, of Groongal Station. The other first prizes in this class were taken by Messrs. Robertson (of…

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The English Wheat Crops

Evening News · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 2

LONDON, July 15.—Heavy rains hare fallen throughout the United Kingdom, but more particularly in England, and the wheat crops, which are now almost ready…

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Sale of Stud Sheep

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 3

One of the most important sales of pure bred sheep that has ever taken place in Sydney was held at Messers. Mort and Co.'s Wool Warehouses yesterday. The attendance was good and biddings…

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The Russian Wheat Harvest. St. PETERSBURG, July 14

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 3

From further reports received within the last few days from the wheat-growing is districts it appears that the deficiency in wheat will be of greater magnitude than was at first…

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Dairying.—butter Making

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 19

It is seldom we find dairy farmers give this subject anything near the attention that it deserves. They seem to be of the opinion that any one can make butter and cheese if he has seen…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 20

On the Barwon and Darling a heavy clip will be cut. On the Bogan the lambing has been good, and sheep and cattle are in fine order. The only stock movement reported at Hay was the…

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Branding Sheep for Travelling

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 18

As all sheep requiring to travel must be brand[?]d, the station tar brand and travelling T should be distinetly put on each sheep, so that if they get boxed with other sheep it will be so much easier to draft…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 136

After many weeks of dry, frosty weather throughout the colony, on Thursday a change which promises to be most beneficial took place. Wednesday was unusually warm for a day in winter, and on Thursday forenoon rain set in…

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Surveys of Pastoral Districts. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 19

SIR,—The written sketch supplied a fortnight ago shows how the dry Western plains might be so designed that the sale of any part would not depreciate the value of the adjacent Crown lands. I propose…

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The Liver Fluke, or "Sheep Rot."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 19

WITHIN the last few months there has been great destruction of life among the sheep of Great Britain from the "rot," which is the result of an unusual development of the liver parasita known as the…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. (By Electric Telegram.] Deniliquin

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 40

Fat crossings for Victorian markets very limited. On Thursday 3000 of Lyne's sheep travelled to Echuca; Saturday, 2740 do, Tyson's, Tupra, consigned to Gibson. Melbourne; Sunday, 19[?] cattle, from Merrowie to Gibson…

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Wheat From America in England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 9

LONDON, July 10.—Large quantities of wheat are coming forward just now, and large shipments are being made from New York to England…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 19

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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Seed Farming at Burrawang

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 21

MR. A. A. Dunnicliff, of Silverspring, Burrawang, has furnished us with his newly published illustrated and descriptive list of choice seed potatoes, cereals, forage plants, &[?]., and we have much pleasure in…

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Failure of Crops in Russia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 9

LONDON, July 10.—Reports received from St. Petersburg state that the wheat crop has failed in the chief producing districts of Russia…

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Wheat Afloat. London, July 16

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 July 1880 · page 3

The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,850,000 quarters…

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Victorian Railway Wool Charges

Evening News · Wednesday 21 July 1880 · page 3

Some important alteration (says the Melbourne AGE) have been made in the rates charged by the railway Department for the carriage of woll from he Western District and from New South Wales…

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Meat and Butter Market. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 2

Sir,--Common sense should teach us that it is wise and prudent to convert the Exhibition building into a meat and butter market. It is perfect nonsense to argue that the health of comfort of the inhabitants…

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