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Farming & the land, 1880

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 40

In fat stock no business beyond that for local supply was done. 40 bullocks from Chisholm's, Bull's Run, realised £4 per head last Saturday at auction. Store cattle and no sale and were almost entirely neglected…

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The Few South Wales Wool and Export Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 14

THE export shipping trade has been an unusually brisk one during the past three months, and an immense amount of colonial produce has been shipped to London. Besides tallow, hides, minerals, copra,…

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A New Zealand Farm

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 18

Among the best known farms in the colony (remarks the N. Z. Pastoral News) is Greenfield, the estate of James Smith, Esq., on the Clutha River, Otago. The estate is 24,000 acres in…

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Large and Small Farms in Australia

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 18

It will readily strike experienced farmers that, this subject is not one that can be dealt with in the abstract. Apart from conditions, a proposition in favour of the one or the other would…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 18

We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers ouch 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. Agricultural Affair in England. (From Our Own Correspondent)

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 14

DURING the past month the weather has been of that unsettled character which has characterized the season throughout. We have had two more deluges of rain, causing disastrous floods in those parts of the…

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Maize as a Starch Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 20

THE following paper, by Professor F. H. Storer, in the RURAL NEW YORKER, is worthy of the best attention of our agriculturists, as well as our scientific friends, who may give attention to the subject with…

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A Farmer Murdered

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 9

LONDON, December 15.—A farmerhas been murdered at Granard, a town in Longford, for his opposition to the designs of the land leaguers. The murderer is…

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Commercial. Wool Sales.—friday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 December 1880 · page 6

By Mort and Co.—Wool: R.[?] over Bogolong, [?] grease at 9[?]d; TSK Over Mudg[?] 4 at 10d, [?] pieces at 4[?]d; [?] over Mudgee, 17 grea[?]e at 10[?]d, 2 pieces at 4½d, [?] skm wool at 5[?]d; P. Quinn, 3 lambs at 9½d; [?] over P, [?] bellies at 4½d; Glenavon over [?]M over…

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Melbourne wool Market. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 20 December 1880 · page 2

Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: "We offered to-day 1370 bales of wool, but had to withdraw nearly all the washed fleece, which is extremely dull of sale. Greasy sold well and…

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The Weather and Crops at Parkes. PARKES

Evening News · Monday 20 December 1880 · page 2

The harvest is now well forward, and there is no rust or disease to speak of in the crops. Some of the smaller paddocks of wheat averaged as high as 20 bushels to the acre…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 December 1880 · page 3

Though we have not had any heavy rain during the post fortnight, there have been several refreshing showers throughout the colony, which serve to brighten up the pasturage. In many country…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1880 · page 7

Slight rains have fallen in a few districts since our last report, but, save in the case of Murrurundi and Albury, the showers were not heavy enough to afford sufficient moisturo to the soil. Despite the dryness of the weather, however,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co report having gold 3200 bales wool this week, Greasy at 7d to 13[?]d, the letter price for 59 bales from the Albury district; [?] and scoured, 13d to 24½d. The…

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Commercial. Wool Sales.—monday and

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 6

By Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin.—Wool: P over [?] over K in diamond, 27 grease at 10½d; BB under New England, 8 at 9d; DIS, 17 at 10d, 10 at [?] TCT, 9 at [?] GPL conjoined, 11 at [?] RH over Glenlyon Swan, 6 at [?]…

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The Early Crop of Potatoes

Evening News · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 2

We have been favoured by Messrs. Nipper and See, produce merchants with a sample of the early spring crop of Warrnambool potatoos, being the first shipment of the season from that celebrated potato…

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Polled Versus Horned Cattle

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 19

We notice from our exchanges that a fine selection of Aberdeen polled cattle have arrived in New Zealand, having been purchased in Scotland to the order of the Hon. Matthew Holmes, of…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 1216

Another week of what may be described as very dry weather has passed, and it would seem that the year will close still maintaining its character for remarkable drouth. A few very light showers are recorded in the South, and…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Exectisic Telegraph.] Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 40

The fat stock market continuos dull owiug to tow rates ruling in the metropolitan markets, the domand being for local supply. Store Cattle: No inquiries; prices are morely nominal. Store Sheep; Demand slackened…

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Home and Foreign. Ireland. the Land Leaguers on the Pastoral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 7

At the usual weekly meeting of the "National " Land League to-day [Oct. 12] Messrs. Dillon, M.P., Sexton, M.P., and T. D. Sullivan, M.P., referred to Archbishop…

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