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Farming & the land, 1881

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 6

Sale of 882 bales, from Sydney, by Hoare nad Hudson:- Ex Thermoplae, from Sydney: SS over C, 4 scoured combing at 20d.[?] at 19½d; EFF[?] over B, 6 coming scored part cross-bred at 18[?]d, 2 at 14½d TE, Emu Vade, 7 grase part washed at…

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"Lung Sickness " (Pleuro Pneumonia?) in Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 19

A letter, signed "A. Wilkinson," of Ottawa estate, has been sent to the Natal journals, announcing the,success which has followed the use of carbolic acid in the treatment of "lung complaint. It…

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Proposed Exhibition of Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 861

Mr. John Bridge, wool-broker, of this city, proposes to hold a wool exhibition at his warehouse next March, and generously offers eight substantial cash prizes to be awarded by disinterested judges on the…

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Wool Specimens From England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 19

The FORBES TIMES notices the thoughtful action of Mrs Reginald Dowling who brought back to the colony several samples of Australian wool which he obtained in England whilst visiting woollen…

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The Cultivator. Pastoral and Agricultural Shows to Come

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 20

SECRETARIES of Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horti cultural Shows to come will oblige by informing us of what fixtures have been made for these Exhibitions—…

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Lung Sickness in Cattle. Carbolic Acid Remedy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 19

"WE are indebted (says the Natal Mercury) to Mr. A. Wilkinson, of the Ottawa Estate for the following recipe, which is the only thing he has found of any use. If is well worth a trial:—…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph] Wagga Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 38

The fat stock market is very quiet this week, fat stock being reported very scarce throughout the district. There is a slightly butter demand for store cattle, good well-grown bullocks being sought for, but they are not…

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The Recent Wheat Harvest of Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 861

Prompted by suggestions recently made in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, the statist has made all possible speed in bringing before the public the returns of wheat grown in that colony during the…

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A New Process of Cheese and Butter Making

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 861

The new year brings us (says the Farmer) news of a departure in cheese and butter making which will, if there be anything in it, cause a greater revolution in the dairy than anything in modern times. It comes from Germany…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 6

WOOL.—For wool the mnrket here continues without chance, no variation in prices being noted at the auctioneers' fortnightly sales held this week. The demand continues good. Most of the wool offered comprised scoured lots,…

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Latest Commercial the London Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 9

LONDON, May 19— There is a good demand at the colonial wool sales, chiefly by French buyers…

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Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show; [By Electric Telegraph.] Mudgee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 13

THE annual show of thw Mndgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened to-day, and proved a complete success. About 1300 persons were present, and entries in the various sections numbered 500…

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Cosmos Fibre, or Vegetable Wool, a Remarkable Discovery

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 861

Hon. J. S. Potter, United States Consul at Crefeld, in his annual report, transmitted to the Department of State, notices, among other valuable information, the description of a recent chemical discovery by which the fibre of a plant,…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 18

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

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Farm and Garden Memoranda for June, 1881

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 20

THE late rains have proved very beneficial to pastures and farms, particularly in the western dis tricts. Many old residents, particularly horticulturists, find that their crops are now sooner affected…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 30 May 1881 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

LONDON, May 28.—The number of sales catalogued to date is' 159,000. About 7000 bales were withdrawn. Prices were very firm, soured marines and rough cross…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1881 · page 6

Sale of 1172 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Jacomb Son and Co. on Saturday, 19th March, 18[?]1:—, Ex Clitton, Patriarch, Nineveh, and John Duthie, from Sydney; SM over P over Co in diamond, Collingwood, 7 scoured at 2[?], 8…

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Commercial. London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1881 · page 6

Sale of 194 bales from Sydney, by H. P. Hughes and Sons:— Ex Lusitania, from Sydney: A crescent over RS, 8 grease crossbred part hoggets at 12d. Ex Potosi, from Sydney: A Still, 7 grease at 10d, 1 pieces…

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Wool Sales. London, May 30

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1881 · page 3

7800 bales were offered prices were firm for most descriptions…

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