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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 21 June 1884 · page 1192

Refreshing showers fell in nearly all parts of the colony during the week now closing. The record of rainfall shows that the coast and the mountain districts as usual received the largest share, and the districts of the north west, where…

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Latest Pastoral News. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 42

MESSRS. King and Co. report:— Cattle: 1700 yarded; few prime sold at an advance; lower sorts were easier; prime bullooks, £l2 10s to £13 12s 6d; good, £9 10s to 11; best cows to £8 12s 6d; good, £6 to £7; our sales were from…

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Prevention of Smut in Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 1171

Mr. W. E. Iyey, the director of the New Zealand School of Agriculture, has recently published a very interesting and useful account of experiments made on the school farm with the object of discovering…

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The Greatest Wool Growing Country

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 5

MANY colonists are apt to think that Australia and New Zealand are the greatest wool growing and sheep breeding countries on the face of the earth, but the following [?] will…

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The Lung Worm in Sheep. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 22

SIR,—In a late issue of your JOURNAL, Frank Miller gives the following as a care for the lung worm in sheep:—Castor oil, 1oz; powdered opium, 3gr; staroh, 1oz; boiling water sufficient to make a…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 13

WOOL.—This being the off week no wool has been offered, and there is in consequence no business to report in this market. Since the receipt of the telegraphic advices of the closing of the London sales nothing further has been…

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The Grazier. Annnal Sales of Stud Sheep. Date of Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 22

Havilah [?]ale, Messrs. Griffiths and Weaver, July 9. Mudgee Annual Barn Fair, July 9 and 10. Messrs. Brunker and Woolfe, at the Australasian Wool Stores, Central Wharf, July 10 and 11…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 23

EXTRAONRDINARY heavy rain for this time of year has fallen since last report. In the Sydney district, What may well be termed a downpour commenced Saturday afternoon, and continued, without ceasing,…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. Additional Warehouses for Mort and Co

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 22

THE illuminated supplement issued with thia week's journal affords another evidence of the development of the great wool trade in Sydney. The picture shows the front portion of the existing stores of Mort and…

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A New Zealand Farm

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 8

THE special correspondent of the “Australasian” thus refers to the sheep, cattle, and horses on Mr. Grigg’s well known farm at Longbeach :—…

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Farm and Garden. the Collin Moth

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT of the “Australasian” directs the attention of apple-growers to the opportunity afforded at this season of the year for checking the…

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The Lyons Pastoral Co

Evening News · Monday 23 June 1884 · page 4

LONDON, June 21.—In connection with the floating of the Lyons Pastoral Company for the acquisition of pastoral properties in the Northern Territory, about 3000 shares have been subscribed…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 23 June 1884 · page 4

LONDON, June 21.—Australian wheat is King bought chiefly by continental dealers. The average price is 40s 6d…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 23 June 1884 · page 4

LONDON, June 20.—The wool market is quiet. About 200,000 bales have been received for the next sales…

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The English Hop Crop

Evening News · Monday 23 June 1884 · page 4

LONDON, June 20.—The accounts concerning the hop crop are generally less favourable. More rain is required…

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The English Hop Crop. London, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1884 · page 5

The accounts concerning the hop crop are generally less favourable, more rain being required…

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Northern Territory Pastoral Company. London, June 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1884 · page 7

Three thousand shares have been subscribed in the Lyons' Pastoral Company, which was formed for the purpose of taking over and working extensive pastoral properties in the…

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London Wool and Produce Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1884 · page 9

Wool.—Messrs. Helmuth Schwartz[?] and Co. writing under date May 14, report that of 365,000 bales available for the sales of sales, 137,340 had been catalogued, including 29,478 from Sydney, and 11,[?]0 from Queensland. They observe:—"Since the…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 11

Refreshing showers fell in nearly all parts of the colony during the last week. The record of rainfall shows that the coast and the mountain districts as usual received the largest share, and the districts of the north-west, where…

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How Crops Grow

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1884 · page 2

To-night, in the School of Arts Hall, Mr. R. W. Emerson MacIvor, F.R.G.S., F.C.S. (Berlin), &c., editor of MacIvor's FARMER'S ANNUAL, and author of several standard works on British and Australian…

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