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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1884

1,460 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 73

The Sheep Burnet

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 1026

About 18 months ago Mr. Harry Gilliat, Inspector of Public Tanks and Works, obtained from Mr. D. H. Canpbell of Murrumburrat, a quantity of seeds of the sheep burnet with the object of distributing them…

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The Last Wheat Crop of South Australia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 1026

Statistics in detail dealing with the last wheat harvest of South Australia are now published :—The total area under crop last season and reaped for wheat was 1,846,151 acres, 100,000 acres more than the…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 12

LONDON, May 24.—Purchases which have bean made for America have not boen sufficient to enhanee tho prices in the wool market. Superior greasy merino and sound combing sorts…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 1043

The weather experienced daring the last fortnight hu not brought about any material change in the pastoral prospects of the colony. Heavy rains have fallen since the 23rd instant in the coast districts, but only…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 41

MESSES. King and Co. report:—Cattle: 1379 yarded: prices up; prime, 15s higher; others unchanged; best pens, £12 to £14 10s; a tow pons of extra quality, £15 to £17 5s; good, £8 15s to £10 10s; prime cows, £7 15s to £8 17s 6d…

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Lung Worms in Sheep. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 23

SIR,—I have obsorvod a letter in your last issue by "Farmer," asking a euro for lung worms in sheep. I beg to suggest the following remedy, very much used in the United States and Germany:—Castor oil…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 13

WOOL.—At the wool sales of the past week, 520 bales have been quitted. There consisted chiefly of felmengered lots of fleece, which sold at 14d. to 17½d., and a few odd lots of low to medium greasy at from 6d. to 8½d. The course of…

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Molong Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 12

Th[?] Molong, Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Annual Show was held on Thursday. The following are the principal prize-takers:- Horses.—Blood home, any age—James Glasier's Othille,…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 22

MORE heavy rain has fallon since last report, and thia time the west and north-west had liberal finare of it. From Monindie, Thargomindah, Bourkel, Cobar, Dubbo, Gunnedah, and other points, we have…

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Clarence Farmers' Association. GRAFTON

Evening News · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 4

A special meeting of the shareholders of the Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Association was held yesterday. There were about 200 farmers present. One of the clauses of the…

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Farm Notes for Jane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 1026

The report of our Cootamundra correspondent to the effect that the farmers of that district are this year ploughing many extensive tracts of fresh land so that their district's yield of cereals may be increased, cannot…

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Clarence Farmers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 5

GRAFTON, Friday. -- A special meeting of the shareholders of the Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Association was held to-day. There were about 200 farmers present. One of the…

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Farm and Garden. Operations for June

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 2

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Transplant as in last month, with strawberries, artichokes, onions, etc. Sow peas, broad beans. salad, cabbage, broccoli, etc…

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Farmers' Fish Ponds. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 22

SIR,—The farmers' fish ponds idea, in the AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST letters, takes my fancy very, much, To many of us farmers who do not live in the imiheldiate neighbourhood of the coast rivera or places…

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Farm and Garden Memoranda for June, 1884. FIELD

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 21

WHEAT.—In most of our wheat districts rain came in tims for getting the crop in. In the old distriots perhaps it came rather late, but not so much so as to be of any material consequence. The groat heat of…

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The Primate's Pastoral

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 3

In tbe Anglican churches yesterday the following pastoral letter was read:— "Sydney, May 31, 1884 My brethren in the Lord,—I desire publicly to address you in every churoh of the diocese an earnest…

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Tuberculosis in Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The board appointed to inquire into the existence of tuberculosis in cattle have sent in a report, which is of a most voluminovs character. The board find that tuberculosis…

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Fat Cattle from Gladstone

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 3

The first of a large mob of fat cattle to arrive from Gladstone by steamer, were landed at Glebe Island this morning from the steamer Yeomans which has been chartered for the purpose. She left Gladstone…

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The Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 5
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London, June 1.--Wheat on spot is 6d higher. June and July continental grown wheat is quoted at 41s…

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