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Farming & the land, 1884

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Effects of Climate, Soil, and Culture on the Merino Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 118

In volume IX of the proceedings of the Linnean Society there is published an interesting paper, of which Mr. P. N. Trebeck is the author. The improvements effected by the climate and soil of…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 22

Messrs. Braim, Tompson and Davidson, Denlliquin, July 24. Messrs. Burke. Coulson, and Naylor. Orange. July 30. Havilah Sale, Messrs. Griffiths and Weaver, August…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

HAY.--At the railway auction sales yesterday there was a fair supply forward, and good competition. Oaten, in bundles, brought from 4s 3d to 6s 3d; bales, from 4s 9d to 6s 6d; trusses, from 5a to 5s 9d;…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 23

POSSIBLY the best news this week is that rain, some what heavy, has fallen over very nearly the whole of the suffering north-west. The Namoi has been running 6ft deep—the first occasion of such a…

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The Export of Dairy Produce

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 119

A paragraph appeared recently in a Canterbury (New Zealand) paper, wherein it was stated that several casks of butter were sent to England, and all the price realised was 6d. per lb.. which, after…

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Farm and Garden. FARMING

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

[?] to the “Fielding Star” (N.Z.), resident in that locality named Tyrel, grew 48 varieties of apples,. and is satisfied that planting onions among…

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Dairy Value of the Jersey Cross

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 21

ONE of the American leading Jersey breeders, Mr. Henry Pierce, in a letter to the PACIFIC RURAL PRESS, says he has been interested in securing from dairymen, who have usad of Jersey bulls in their herds…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 21 July 1884 · page 4

LONDON, July 19.-Daring the last fortnight, 24 cargoes of Australasian wheat were sold at an average of 38s 6d. 10 "off coast" cargoes are awaiting orders. The wheat afloat for the United…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 July 1884 · page 9

Sale of 1456 bales from Sydney, by Edenborough and Co.- Ex Westmeath, Orient, and Cutty Sark, from Sydney; Moorabilla, 11 scoured combing hoggets at 24[?]d, [?] scoured at 23d, 4 at 22[?]d, 24 clothing hoggets at 23d, 8 at 21½d, 9 Broken at 21½d,…

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Wool-combing in France

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 July 1884 · page 9

The Royal Commissioners on Technical Instruction report as follows on the wool-combing establishments of Messrs. Isaac Holden and Sons in Franco:- "Among the most extensive and remarkable of the…

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Direct Wool Shipments From Newcastle. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 July 1884 · page 9

Sir,—Having had more to do with the direct shipment of wool from this port since its initiation than any on else, I cannot allow Mr. Henry Austin's circular, which appeared in your issue of Saturduy last, to pass withut comment…

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Wool Sales.—monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 6

By Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited.—Wool:[?] Newcastle, 38 greasy at 5½d; M in circle, 10 bales scoured at 16½d; M.F. 11 scoured pieces at 9d; A 8 over 1 Field, 14 scoured at 16[?]d; JBL over Bendo, 11 scoured at 16d; A 8 over G. 9 scoured [?]…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 6

Sale of 769 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by John [?] and Co.:- Ex Colwyn, from Sydney: Y over YY, 9 scoured weathers at 20½d, 12 [?] at 20d, 1 at 17½d, 50 at 19½d, 4 pieces at 18d,…

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The Weather Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 12

The table of rainfall for the last fortnight indicates very clearly that the late raine have been almost general, and that several localities have been well moistened. The most important item of information is to the effect that the…

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Catarrh Amongst Sheep in Queensland

Evening News · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 4

A few days ago a telegram appeared in the papers of this city, stating an outbreak of catarrh had occurred in Queensland, and that in a flock of Mr. Taylor's (Cecil Plains) sheep, which had been…

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Cattle Trucking in America

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 July 1884 · page 3

Cattle are brought by rail from great distance? and arrive in good order at Chicago in tracks like those in use in New South Wales, but provided with better springs, and couplings more like those…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 July 1884 · page 8

The annual show which opens to-morrow promises to be the most successful ever held in D[?]liquin. There are 331 exhibits of sheep, or about one-third more than last year, but very few animals are up to…

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Deniliquin Stud Sheep Sales. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 July 1884 · page 5

DENILIQUIN, Thursday.--An important sale of stud sheep was held hero to-day on the Pastoral and Agricultural Show ground, The sheep offered were of excellent quality, and those sold were…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Deliliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 July 1884 · page 6

The ninth annual show of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society took place to-day, and resulted very successfully, the secretary, Mr. Wooldridge, and the committee having worked hard to make the arrangements as…

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The Tobacco Crop. ALBURY

Evening News · Friday 25 July 1884 · page 2

A report which has just been received shows that the tobacco crop in the Albury district is largely in excess of last year's returns. The Tumut district, which last year yielded 60 tons,…

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