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Farming & the land, 1881

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The Grazier Prospects for Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 18

The letter of Messrs. Balme and Co. comes at a good time. And that colonial wool producers may see the ideas of an eminent English wool firm, as touching questions of vital interest to colonials, the…

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Wool and Yolk-yielding Plants

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 18

"SOME flocks from our arid western plains are deficient in yolk and consequently in soundness and Softness of wool. In making this statement, in his lately read paper, it does not appear whether Mr. Trebeck…

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Sulphur in Wool and Hair

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 18

The proportion of sulphur in wool and hair is very large, and, as they are daily growing, they necessarily draw upon and rob the land of sulphur— its especial constituent. Professor Johnstone states…

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The Wool Season-River Traffic of Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 18

OUR Second series of engravings, published in this issue, gives glimpses of life and Boonery on the Murray river extending over 1100 milos. At this time of the year, and while the waters are…

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The Hornsby Damp Weather Wheat Harvester or Stripper

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 21

THE requirements of our farmers are certainly having the most careful attention of the leading agricultural implement and machinery makers, and our present illustration of The Hornsby Damp Weather…

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Farming in America

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 734

According to recent statistics about 25,000,000 people are engaged in farming in North America, and notwithstanding this not more than one tenth of the land is under cultivation. These are…

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Colonial and Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 37

WHEAT MABKET.— Prices are firm for good quali ties of all kinds with steady Domand. At anction last week,.prime Now South Wales lots brought up to 5s lOid por bushel. Present quotations are:—…

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The Cultivator, Farm and Garden Memoranda for November, 1881. GENERAL

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 20

IN the memoranda for last month we stated that the coming summer, judging from experience, was likely to be a "dripping" one, and that there was every prospect of a favourable year for pastoral in…

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Unsettled Districts. Pastoral Leases Act of 1869. Department of Public Lands, Pastoral Occupation Branch, Brisbane. 22nd October, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 November 1881 · page 2

The attention of Pastoral Lessees in the Unsettled Districts and others, is directed to the LIST OF RUNS situated in the Unsettled Districts, upon which the KENT was NOT paid on or before the 30th September last, published in the Government Gazette of…

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Weather, Pastoral, and Agricultural

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 November 1881 · page 7

The heavy rains and storms reported in our last summary were followed by frost and snow. The latter fell in several of the higher districts. Kiandra was covered, and around Goulburn as much as four inches remained on the…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 774

Queensland National Association Wool Show, January 2, 1882. Inverell P. and A. Association, March 1 and 2, 1882…

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Over-gorging in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 19

This is very apt to occur at times when sheep obtain access to clover and lucerne paddocks, If noticed before bloating or other complications have developed, give half a pound of Glanber's salts,…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 792

By telegraph we have important information from the back country, or that which may be termed the "Far West." Heavy thunderstorms, with good rain, have been experienced at Bourke, Walgett, and Brewarrina. The…

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The London Wool Market

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 774

According to correspondence, dated September 23, the third series of colonial wool sales were accurately reported by telegraph. The sales opened on the 23rd of August, and after a few days it was apparent that…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Tamworth, Wednesday

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 37

Messrs. Nathan Cohon and Co. report:—In fat cattle small supply was yarded, and were light aud in a wasted condition, which averaged 17s per 1001b. We sold Dunff's bullocks from £5 ls to £6 7s and privately Pearee's…

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Melbourne Wool Sale. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 4

The Australian Melbourne and Agency Company report:—We effected at auction to-day 3890 bales wool, mostly and had good competition at former prices. Fifty bales of Sawer's "Wangamong"…

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The Grazier Great Colonial Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 19

IN Sydney and Melbourne the wool Sales of the season 1881 have been commenced with a degree of vigour which augurs well for the enterprise of colonial wool houses. The attendancee, as a rule,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Opening the Season

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 18

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The Approaching Wool Sales. London, Nov. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 6

The quantity of wool that has arrived for the next series of sales is 60,000 bales…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Opening of the Season, (From the Melbourne " Argus.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 19

MESSRS. R.Goldsbrough and.Co. (limited) held at their stores on Wednesday afternoon one of the most important wool sales that have ever been held. They catalogued 16,678 bales, a…

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