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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1882

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The Bathurst Farmers' Union

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 918

The usual monthly meeting of this Union was held on the 2nd instant. We are indebted to the Bat hurst Times for the following account of the proceedings:—There were present: Mr. A. J. Pechey, M.P., president in the chair; Messrs. J…

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Barley as a Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 20

According to a Melbourne malting firm, barley is a most promising crop for Australian farmers. They point out that owing to the high prices for wheat, farmers will probably sow more of that crop than…

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Wheat

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 2

LONDON, June 9.—The quantity of wheat afloat is 2,040,000 quarters…

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London Commercial London Wool Market

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 2

LONDON, June 11.—After a period of temporary weakness, the wool market has recovered its firmness for all good wools. Inferior wools are easy. Since the commencements of the…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 9

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 10,800 bales were offered. The market is firm, and the demand active. The following telegrams are from other…

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Commercial. Wool Sales.—monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 6

By Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin.—Wool: HW over MC, 8 greasy at 9d, bellies and pieces at 4¾d; JW over Bothero, 19 greasy at 9d; TR over W. greasy at 9½d; S&E over Cooma, 8 scoured A at 17¼d, scoured C at 11d; AK, 6 greasy at 9d; HESS,…

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Wool Sales. London, June 12

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 9800 bales were offered. The market is firm, and the demand active…

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Californian Wheat & Flour for Australia. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) San Feancisco, June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 5

The P. M. Company's steamship Australia has taken from here 4100 centals of wheat, and 1200 of flour, for Sydney. The Jenny Harkness, barque, with 39,600 centals…

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The Farmers and the Dealers

Evening News · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 6

The produce dealers do not take kindly to the new regulations at Darling Harbour, in relation to the cartage question. Hitherto it has been the custom to deliver produce purchased at the station. But the…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 9

The first week of June has proved to be favourable to the graziers of the colony. Several districts have received showers, and the frosts have not done much damage. The pleasing result of the late rains is that herbage is gradually…

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Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 2

LONDON, June 14.—At the wool sales to-day 10,600 bales were offered. Good competition prevailed at full rates…

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Farmers and Dealers

Evening News · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 2

Late on Thursday evening we received the following telegram from Mr. W. Pascoe, President Farmers' Union, Mount Macquarie:— "In consequence of the article in the EVENING…

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Rural Notes. Butter Export

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 19

THE generally unsound condition of the trial shipment of butter sent home by the Protos in November last will be within the recollection of all who take an interest in such matters. But…

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The New Sheep Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 19

OF the new sheep districts of the far north-west, Messrs. Wilson Bros., of Brisbane and Roma, say:— The expansion of wool-growing is the most noticeable feature of our pastoral development. Sheep farming…

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Pastoral Prospects in the Northern Territory

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 19

The special reporter of the "Argus," writing from the northern territory of South Australia on pastoral and agricultural prospects, says of the former:—The position of the pastoral industry may be defined in…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 9

LONDON, June 8.—At the wool sales to-day 9200 hales were catalogued, and a firm and active demand prevailed. 10,500 bales have been withdrawn during the present sales…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 966

The last week of autumn closes with a good record of rainfall, and it may be said that winter is being entered into with fair prospects of success. The ill effects of a droughty summer are almost overcome. In many district the late…

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Wool and Station Produce

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 3

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report--Wool: The catalogues submitted at the fortnightly sales, held this week, were not of an important character, but the prices obtained were very full values for the…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.) Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 40

Messrs. King and Cuningham report:—Fat Cattle: 1809 were yarded. Pricos are about the same as last week. Best pens fetched £13 to £15; good, £10. Our sales have been in the yards—250 from the Upper Murray and Gippsland…

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How to Obtain Most Butter from Milk

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 958

Mr. Millard, speaking at the Convention of the Dairy Fanners' Association, recently held at Woodstock, Canada, related the results of experiments for obtaining roost butter from a given quantity of milk. The milk was taken from…

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