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Farming & the land, 1882

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Mudgee Stud Sheep Sale. MUDGEE

Evening News · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 3

THE ram fair at Mudgee, to-day, was attended by a fair number of buyers. Some of the stud rams to be sold to-morrow were the finest ever exhibited by local Sheepbreeders. The…

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The English Wheat Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 9

LONDON, May 25.—The English wheat crop will be an average one…

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Mudgee Sheep Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 20

THE rain so badly wanted fell in torrents on Tuesday, the day set apart for the Mudgee Sheep Show, and which serves as an introduction to the sales. But there was a large attendance, numbers being buyers…

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Anthrax Fever in Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 878

A grazier in the Bombala district, in a letter dated May 26, requests us to furnish an opinion regarding a disease lately noticeable among his sheep. His description of the symptoms, post mortem details,…

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American Wheat Harvest

Evening News · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 4

LONDON, June l.—The American wheat harvest is favourable. The crops are expected to be, about the average…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 16

LONDON, May 31.—At the sales to-day 11,100 bales were catalogued, for which, there was a good competition at full current rates…

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Mudgee Sheep Show. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 879

The Mudgee Sheep Show was held to-day, daring a continuous and heavy fall of rain which prevented a large attendance. The sheep exhibits were both numerous and good, fully maintaining the high reputation of…

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Great Sale of Stud Sheep

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 20

It will be in the recollection of our readers that last year was marked by the fact that the largest sale of stud, sheep ever held in Sydney was effected by Messrs. Mort and Co. On the…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 894

The 1882 drought, which will be long remembered as having been the cause of many losses to the graziers of this colony, is broken up. Monday last brought a rain which proved general, and nearly all…

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The Grazier. The Stud Sheep Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 19

THE season's sales were commenced on Thursday by the Mudgee series, of which we hope to have reports by telegraph ere going to press. Notwithstanding the soverity of the season, representative…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 39

The crossings this week are confined to lots for local trade. Fat stock are scarce. Any coming forward would find ready sale in this market. The demand for store cattle has freshened considerably lately, and several large…

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American Wheat Harvest. London, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 5

The American wheat harvest is favourable. The crops are expected to be about the average…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 6

WOOL.—The catdogues this week comprized about [?] bales, chiefly scoured wool, and low to medium gre[?]. The competition generally was active, and scoured [?] to 20d. greasy to [?]…

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London Wool Sales. London, June 1

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 10,900 bales were submitted. Prices were firmly maintained; 5700 bales were withdrawn…

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Mudgee Stud Sheep Sale. [By Electric Telegraph.] Mudgee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 12

THE ram fair at Mudgee, to-day, was attended by a fair number of buyers. Some of the stud rams to be sold to-morrow were the finest ever exhibited by local sheepbreeders. The…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 19

We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crop's, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…

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Profitable Farming

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 19

"How can I farm profitably is the general cry of the depressed farmer. In order to be capable of solving this all-important problem we have in the first place the respective qualities of the soils…

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Farm and Garden Memoranda for June, 1882

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 20

THE fearful state of a large area of pastoral country of which the Dubbo district may be considered the centre, or specimen part, has for the manieth time drawn attention to the fearful liability to which the…

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A Neglected Grain Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 20

Among what may he termed "outside crops," says the "Melbourne Leader," is one which we think might be cultivated with profit. We allude to rye. It is because our farmers know so little about it that…

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British and Foreign News. (From Our London Correspondent and Through Reuter's Agency.) Mr. Gladstone and the Scotch Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 9

LONDON, May 23.—A deputation of Scotch farmers had an interview with Mr. Gladstone, at which they laid before him their views on the necessity of a radical…

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