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Farming & the land, 1884

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Orange Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 16

ONE of the best proofs of how an agricultural show can be worked to advantage, eren daring adverse seasons, was clearly demonstrated in the annual gathering of the Orange Pastoral and Agricultural…

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Orange Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 9

ORANGE, Wednesday. -- The Orange Agricultural and Pastoral Society's show was opened here to-day. It has been the most successful of its kind in Orange for many years. The exhibits were…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 13

Sale of 2733 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Charles Baime and Co., on Friday, 22nd February, 1884:- Ex Cardigan Castle and Salazie, from Sydney: AA&Co. in diamond, 36 [?]coured combing hoggets at 24[?]d, 56 combing at…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 803

The drought is not more than partially broken. The rainfall of Saturday and Sunday since our last publication, of which reports appear under the head Pastoral Districts in this issue, was not general. The table of rainfall for the…

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Pastoral Letter of the Bishop of Maitland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 17

WE have been favoured with a copy of the Pas-toral Letter to the Catholic clergy and laity of the Diocese of Maitland, just issued by his Lord-ship the Right Rev. Dr. Murray. The Pastoral…

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Latest Pastoral News. [By Electric Telegraph] Gunnedah

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 42

MESSRS. F. Bacon and Co. report:—Over an inch of rain fell here, between Saturday and Sunday last, but it was not general, or enough to be of any appreciable good. Several lots of sheep have been withdrawn in consequence. We…

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Lung Worms in Sheep. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 22

SIR,—You are uncommonly good in answering questions, and I, along with others, will be very glad if you can tell ns of a euro for worms in sheep (weaners only). Since weaning I have lost 10 per…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 13

Wool.—There has been no wool business during the past week, and there is consequently nothing to report. The usual fortnightly sales will be held next weeki SHEEPSKINS.—In the absence of sales there is nothing…

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Weather—Wool—Movements Of Stock. the News in Brief

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 22

THE week is the most hopeful during the many months that have elapsed since the dry weather commenced. Bain has fallon over an immense area of country, though unfortunately, up to the time of…

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The Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 786

It is pleasing to know that the drought is so far broken as to permit the fanners of the principal agricultural districts of the colony to use their ploughs. In many localities ere the late rains afforded moisture…

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Farm and Garden. Producing New Varieties of Potatoes

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 2

THE tubers will sometimes, though rarely, “sport,” and produce a different variety from the one planted, giving the impression that they will “mix in…

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The Cattle Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 5
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London, April 26.--The Government have decided to accept the situation and abide by the decision of the House of Commons, with regard to the Cattle Bill, which passed the…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 4

LONDON, April 26.—Six cargoes of Australian wheat, to arrive, have been sold at an average of 40s 6d per quarter. Cargoes arrived have realised 42s…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 4

LONDON, April 25.—The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,080,000 quarters. Adelaide wheat is quoted at 44s per 49615 ex warehouse…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 3

Sale of 2783 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Charles Balme and Co., on Friday, 22nd February, 1884:- Ex Samuel Plimsoll, Patriarch, mid Woollahra, from Sydney: JE. Bokhara, [?] scoured combing at 23½d, 98 at 23d, 11 at 22d…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 4

LONDON, April 25.—The wool market is quite. The arrivals up to this date number 320,000 bales…

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News by Telegraph. Daring Sheep Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 5

FORBES, Saturday.--A very daring sheep robbery robbery has been perpetrated at Kingarooie, a station between Forbes and Cowra, owned by Messrs. Armstrong. 4100 sheep were taken from one of…

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Prohibition of Diseased Cattle Bill. London, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1884 · page 5

The Government has decided to accept the situation and to abide by the decision of the House with regard to the Diseased Cattle Prohibition Bill, which was passed through…

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Wool-Growers' Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1884 · page 8

The annual social meeting of the Sydney wool- brokers took place on Tuesday last on the Association Cricket Ground, Moore Park. The early part of the day was devoted to a cricket math,…

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