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Farming & the land, 1884

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 616

The drought still maintains its position. Our table of rainfall for the week now closing presents, with the exception of four districts, a long series of blanks. Very light showers fell on the Clarence, in Newcastle,…

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Sheep Dipping Experiments. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 20

SIR,—Having seen in your issue of the 8th an account of a trial of sheep dips that had taken place at Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, in whioh Little's ehemical fluid was one, we beg to state that as agents…

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Armidale Pastoral and Agricultural Show. Armidale, March 20

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 594

The weather was again favourable for the second day of the Pastoral and Agricultural Show, and fully 2000 persons visited the show grounds. The show of blood horses was very poor, but draught stock of every kind was well…

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Latest Pastoral News. [By Electric Telegraph.] Gunnedah

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 38

Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report: Weather verv sultry; 95de in the shade yesterday; no sign of a chautre Buyers are in the market for small freeholds or completed selectiona on the plains and New England runs; we have several…

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Commercial[?]. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 12

WOOL.—Only a few unimportannt lots have been sold this week. From this time forth until the close of the season the sales will only be held fortnightly. Private advices from London show that the prices obtained at the opening…

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The Grazier. Review of the Wool Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 19

In their circular for March, Messrs. Goldsbrdhgh and Co., of Sydney and Melbourne, take a general view of the situation. They say:— Following our usual custom at the close of the…

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Scab in Sheep. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 595

Sir,—The controversy that has been appearing in the papers lately regarding scab in sheep must be at least misleading to anyone not acquainted with the disease. I even see where someone suggests that the American sheep may not…

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Weather—Wool—Movements of Stock the News in Brief

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 19

THERE is a further lowering of temperature reported from nearly all parts of the colony, especially from the south. But, with that exception, it is added with great regret, there is no change to note from the…

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Farm and Garden. Operations Foe April

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 3

KITCHEN GARDEN.—For early crops sow peas, cabbage, lettuce, radish, carrots, turnips, parsnips, parsley, celery, mustard herbs of all sorts. Sow for…

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Farm and Garden Memoranda for April, 1884

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 20

ANOTHER Sorious drought is upon us. Already millions of sheep and thousands of horned cattle have perished, and we are ouly at the threshold of the autumn and winter months, always dreaded even…

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Agriculture in America. No. Xxxvii.—farmers' Fish Ponds. by John L. DOW, M.P., for the Town and Country Journal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 21

THE fish, pond on the farm is a specialty of American agriculture Throughout the eastern and central States ponds are constructed on purpose for the fish, but when one gets into the warmor States of the west…

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Cable Messages Australian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1884 · page 4

LONDON, March 29.—No business is being done in the cargoes of wheat which recently arrived from Australian ports…

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The Post Office Delivery. to the Editor Or the Dairy Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1884 · page 3

Sir, -- I venture to approach you again on the subject of Post Office deliveries. A writer to a daily morning paper, the other day, laboured very hard to show the magnitude of operations at our General…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1884 · page 11

The drought still maintains its position. Our table of rainfall for the past fortnight presents a long list of blanks. Very light showers fell on the Clarence, in Newcastle, and in Wollongong. In no instance is more than the tenth…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Projected Pastoral Company. London, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1884 · page 9

It ia rumoured that a company has just been projected, with a capital of half a million sterling, to purchase Mr. Hurtle Fisher's pastoral properties in Queensland…

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Wool Sales.—thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 9

By Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co.—Wool: Scoured, GB in diamond, 32 firsts. at 15d; 14 seconds at 12½; 7 thirds at lO¼d; 4 B wool at 8½d; crossbred at 11½d;second crossbred at 9½d; SMPCo in diamond, 40 AAA at 16d, 17 AA at 14¾d, 22 A AT 9½D;…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 9

WOOL. — Messrs. Windeler and Co. reports under date February 20:—"The first week of the auction has passed without producing any marked variation from the position established at the opening, though the downward tendency of prices is fully confirmed. This…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 643

Our Deniliquin correspondent writes on the 31st ultimo:— The local stock market is completely stagnated. There have been no stock crossing of importance for some months; and the continued drought will not admit of any anticipations of…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 5
Also in Evening News

London, April 3.--The quantity of wool which will be offered at the second series of the sales, commencing 29th instant, is unlimited…

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