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Farming & the land, 1882

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Opening of the February Wool Sales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 356

Our own correspondent telegraphs from London on February 28:-" The wool Bales wore opened to-day by Messrs. Balme and Co. with an unrepresentative catalogue. The attendance of home and foreign buyers…

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The Grazier, Wool Sales in London

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 19

WE are in the hope that telegrams by cable will be received ore we go to press, and appear in this isssue, indicating how the sales opened in London on Tuesday. As we write there is considerable anxiety in…

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The Premier in America. (By Cable From Our Special Commissioner.) the Wool Duties. Washington, February 23

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 10

Sir Henry Parkes waited on President Arthur to-day, and was most courteously received. He also waited on the Secretary of State Mr. Freling huysen, and laid before him…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · 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 has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…

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The Irish Land Act. How It Is Being Worked, and What the Farmers Think of It

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 5

The farmers of the North are beginning to speak regarding the working of the Land Act in a tone which must he deeply disappointing to the authors of the measure. In…

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Butter by the Orient

Evening News · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 3.—The best samples of the butter by the Orient have realised 1s per 1b, but & large quantity of the consignment was watery, and of inferior quality…

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Butter by the Orient. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 5

The butter which arrived in the freezing-room of the Orient met a fair market. The best lots sold for over ls., but a large quantity proved watery, and consequently suffered…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 3

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 3

The wool market is decidedly firmer. At the sale to–day 7500 bales were offered, the bidding being animated. Sydney fleece cross–breds are [?] higher…

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To-day's Cables. London Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 4.—The wool sales continued animated. Rates for Australian wools are stiffer. Sydney fleece crossbreds have advanced one half-penny. The number of…

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Commercial. Wool Sales.—monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 6

By Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin.—Wool: H. M'Namare over Clear Valley, 21 bales scoured pelt A at 15½d, 21 pelt B at 13d; E. 6 greasy at 8d; G in diamond over Collingwood, 7 scoured lambs at l8[?]d, 9 scoured at 16½d; New England over…

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London Wool Sales. London. March 6

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day, 10,000 bales were offered. The bidding was animated…

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London Wool Sales. London. March 7

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1882 · page 3

At the Wool sales to–day 9900 bales were offered, the bidding being firm and active, and for combing animated…

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Canada and Australia Remission of Australian Wool Duties Direct Steam Communication. Sir Henry Parkes's Mission to Canada Successful. New York, March 7

Evening News · Thursday 9 March 1882 · page 2

Sir Henry Parkes and party have just returned from their visit to Canada. The Premier's negotiations with the Canadian Government have proved successful beyond…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 8.—At the wool sales to-day 8400 bales were catalogued. A firm and active demand prevailed…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 9.—At the wool sales to-day 9600 bales were catalogued. Prices continued to be fairly maintained…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 8

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 3

At the wool sales to–day 8400 bales were offered. A firm and active demand prevailed…

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Worms in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 19

IN your issue of 18th instant "W. T." says his sheep are dying very fast with tapoworms, and requests to be informed of a remedy as a curo. I beg to say that on several occasions I have drenched my sheep…

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'Wool-gathering.'

Sydney Punch · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 8

1st Quidnunc: 'Say, Bill, how is it these here Yankees won't cotton to let our wool in without such a horful tax ?' 2nd Ditto: 'Well, I s'pose it's just 'cos they've got such a mighty crop of wool on them 'ere nigger's heads o' theirn.'…

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White Box for Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 19

IT is an old saying, and often repeated, that merino sheep thrive where the white box-tree grows in abundance—that is, when there in a sufficient amount of grass. Since 1876 there have been a great number…

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Butter Making in Hot Weather

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 20

HAVING attended well to the cows, the next thing in order, where an extra article of butter is wanted is to see that the milk is not only properly taken from the cow, but that it is properly treated…

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