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Farming & the land, 1882

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Scotland. Meeting of Farmers at Aberdeen

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 6

A great meeting of farmers was held towards the end of November at Aberdeen. It was attended by delegates from 40,000 farmers of Aberbeen, Banff, and Kincardine…

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Farming Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 21

THE wheat harvest in New South Wales, as a whole, is a very fair average. In connection with wheat farming, it is notable how frequently inquiries are made concerning the…

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Crop Prospects in the Northern Coast Districts

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 20

IN dealing with the season's effects upon crops, the "Clarence and Richmond Examinor" says:—Farmers who were fortunate enough to have planted cane early in August, will be able to reap a rich harvest,…

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The Orient's Frozen Meat and Butter

Evening News · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 2

LONDON, February 17—The Orient, steamer, which left Melbourne on January 5, has arrived at Plymouth. On examination the meat and butter in the refrigerating…

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Market Report. Wool and Station Produce

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 4

Messrs. Maiden, Hill, and Clark report:--Pat Cattle: 1016 head were yarded for Monday's sales, which opened Tory dull, and as sales progressed, medium cattle were difficult to dispose of, while prime cattle…

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The Orient's Frozen Meat and Butter. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 5

The Orient (s.), which left Melbourne on the 5th January, has arrived at Plymouth. On examination the meat and butter in the refrigerating chamber proved to be in…

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Agricultural and Cattle Show at Shoalhaven

Evening News · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

The annual Cattle and Agricultural Show took place at Shoalhaven on Thursday and Friday last. About 2000 person attended on each day, and the display of Mr.E. De Mestre's throughhreds and…

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The Anti-shouting Society. to the Editor of the Sydney Dairy Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Sir,--Pardon me if I take the liberty to state that Mr. John King(whom you make mention of in the issue of your valuable paper of Saturday, the 18th instant), does, so far, not belong to the Anti-Shouting…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1882 · page 9

Dry, warm weather has followed the rainfall, and again summer is in full force. There are several districts which have received no rains since the opening of the year. Of these we may mention Wilcannia, Wentworth,…

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Telegraphic News. [By Submarine Cable.] Sir Henry Parkes on the Wool Tariff. London, February 22

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1882 · page 3

The Times of today publishes a telegram from its special, correspondent at Washington, notifying that Sir Henry Parkes has since his arrival stated that he is convinced that a…

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Farm Produce

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1882 · page 2

At the Darling Harbour railway station this morning, the supply of forage was moderate from the intermediate stations on the western and southern lines. Buyers were numerous and the market…

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Catholic. the Archbishop's Pastoral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 17

THE Lenten Pastoral of his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney for 1882 was read in all the city and suburban churches on Sunday last. The pastoral is Readed "The Realization of the Unseen," and…

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The Grazier. Polled Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 19

READERS will remember that for years past we have advocated the propriety of studying to get rid of horns from our cattle. It would have been a great advantage in the past if we could have managed to breed…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 6

Sale of 1224 [?] Sydney and Queensland, by Webster, Darvall, and [?] on Monday, 5th December [?] 1881:— Ex Centu[?] from Sydney [?] JH in oblong, 1 seoured lambs at 20d; Flood [?] Co., 2 lamb[?] 13d…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 320

It is with feelings of regret that we record another week of dry weather, which would have been completely droughty were it not that a few showers fell in the extreme north, and that a very slight sprinkling fell to the lot of…

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February London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 19

Telegrams during the week add little if anything to what was stated in our last issue concorning the approaching wool sales. Tuesday next, the 28th, is fixed as the opening day, and the business tact of the…

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Wool and Station Produce

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 3

Messrs. Mort and Co.'s weekly report:--Wool We brought forward a catalogue of 1500 bales this week. There was an active demand for all fairly conditioned lots, but faulty parcels were not in so much…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 6

WOOL.—The auction catalogues this week were small, and the wool offered consisted largely of inferior and medium lots, with some few good lines. Competition was fairly active, and prices exhibited little change on…

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Griffiths and Co.'s Wool Market Report

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 317

The course of our market during the last four weeks showed no material change ; the offerings amounted to about 17,400 bales, of which 13,200 bales were sold, and as the speculative movement, of which we spoke in our last, continued steadily throughout the…

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Comparative Wool Rates at the Colonial and English Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 19

The opening series on Tuesday next will prove whether they acted wisely who sold their wool in the colonies during the current season. Our suggestion all through the series of sales in the colonial ports has…

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