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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 63

The Treatment of Farm and Dairy Produce. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 21

SIR,—I read with, much interest your report of the meeting of the farmers at Kiama some time ago, relative to the development of that section of agricultural produce which may be classed under the…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 October 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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Poultry Farming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 642

Formerly the wives and the daughters of farmers attended to the poultry and looked after the dairy themselves. Then there was a personal supervision, and an interest taken in each of these departments, and the…

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Flower Farming and Perfumery

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 18

IMMEDIATELY after the Sydney Exhibition was closed to the general public, its gates were besieged by every variety of the genus commonly known as the "working man" —seeking employment of no matter what kind, is…

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The Cultivator. Farm and Garden Memoranda for October, 1880

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 20

FARMERS and gardeners, who were so fortunate as to practise patience in regard to sowing or planting their spring crops, have been amply rewarded by fine rains quite early enough for most of them…

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The Spring Creek Stud Farm, New Zealand

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 19

THERE are few pleasanter places in New Zealand than the little town of Nelson. It has been called "Sleepy-Hollow," while others have bestowed upon it the well-deserved title of the "Garden of New…

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Programme of Objects Admissible. I.—sheep's Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 October 1880 · page 7

Raw Wools.—Fleece wool, skin wool, lambs' wool, fine merino, combing wool, clothing wool, lustre wool, demilustre, down and half-bred, extract wool, woollen rags for shoddy and mungo, woollen flocks for paper-hangings,…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 4 October 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 1.—The price of Australian wheat per 496 lb ex warehouse, is 48s to 48s 6d. Home deliveries of wheat are large…

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Wheat Afloat. London, October 1

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 October 1880 · page 3

The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,330,000 quarters…

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Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 4.—The tone of the wheat market is advancing…

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A Comparative View of Australian Progress. Iii.—agriculture. Land Tenure, and Pastoral Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 7

The Italian proverb, "The ploughshare may be silver, but the spade is gold," has a practical exemplification in France, which is the most cultivated country in Europe—a result which may be fairly attributed to…

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Commercial. Wool Sale in Adelaide. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 6

Eider, Smith, and Co. report: At our opemng wool sale to-day we offered 3000 bales, and sold 1500, at a general advance of fully 15 per cent on last year's opening rates. The principal lots sold were 300 bales greasy, Bundaleer, at 12¼d; 300, Paratoo, [?]½d; 200…

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The Farmers of America and a Tolicy of Protection. (From the Aberdeen Free Press.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 7

It is a matter calculated to excito no little surprise that a rigidly protectionist policy should be so tenaciously adhertd to by a country like America, half the working population of which consists of persons engaged in…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 6

The weather continued fine since our last summary until yesterday, when some showers fell, and the aspect of the sky is threatening as we write. The meat market has been well supplied during…

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The Crystal Palace Wool Exhibition

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 7

The following correspondence, which was received from Sir Daniel Cooper, the acting Agent-General, by the last mail, has been handed to us by the Colonial Secretary for publicaion:--…

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The Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 2

Messrs. B. Goldsborough and Co's opening wool sales were held yesterday. There was a crowded attendance of English, Scotch, Continental, and American buyers, and competition…

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Increase of Our Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 October 1880 · page 3

In a marked manner attention has been called to the probable rapid growth of our wool trade by the unanimous determination of Permewan, Wright, and Co., of Melbourne, to issue 5000 additional shares for the…

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Programme of Objects Admissible. I.—sheep S Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 691

Raw Wools.—Fleece wool, skin wool, lambs' wool, fine merino, combing wool, clothing wool, lustre wool, demilustre, down and half-bred, extract wool, woollen rags for shoddy and mungo, woollen flocks for paper-hangings,…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 19

At Balranald 4000 fat sheep from Glen Emu (Tyson's) passed on the 24th for Molbourne. Every district in the colony appears to have participated to some extent in the recent rainfall…

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Is It Butter?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 683

Gilhooly strolled into his grocer's establishment just as that distinguished statesman was opening a keg of golden-tinted oleomargarine. "That looks nice; it's genuine butter, I suppose; none of your bogus stuff?" queried Spilkins. Now, this…

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