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Farming & the land, 1884

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Caution to Dairy Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 21

WE take the following caution frem a recent number of the LIVE STOCK JOURNAL, and oommend its perusal to those who are inclined to use other than the hands to extract the milk from the cow's udder:—…

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

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

FROM Thursday of last week until Tuesday reports of cold, wintery, and frosty weather reached us from all quarters, indicating a spell of real Australian winter weather, but fortunately without much of…

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How a Bald-hradad Man Tried to [?] a Crop of Hair

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 6

It was, one of the bye-laws of Heartache’s Heavenly Hair Raiser that it be used liberal before retiring, rubbing it well into the scalp Just before he went to bed that night the man…

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Adulteration of Dairy Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 21

THE dairy farmers of the United States have long complained of the injury to which their industry is exposed by the extensive production of Oleomargarine and other sophistications, and its sale…

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Australasian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 28 July 1884 · page 5

LONDON, July 26.-Large business is being done in Australasian wheat, cargoes of which have been sold at the average price of 39s…

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Fatal Fire on a Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 July 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A fatal fine broke out today on a farm belonging to Mr. Sh [?] Stansbury. The fire after its outbreak spread rapidly, destructivity a number of outbuildings, besides a…

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British Wheat and Hops

Evening News · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 2

LONDON, July 28.—The prospects of the wheat crop in Britain are considered to be excellent. Blight is reported to be extending among the hops in England…

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The Wool and Coal Rates in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 8

[?] Executive Council this afternoon confirmed important new bylaws relating to the charges for the carriage of wool and coal. Each year the question of the wool rates is naturally looked forward to with a…

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The Hume Farmers and the Land Bill. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.--A large public meeting was held this evening at Burrumbuttock, under the suspices of the Hume Farmers' Union, to consider the provisions of the Land Bill, Mr. Zweck,…

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News by Telegraph. The Manning Farmers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 5

CUNDLETOWN, Monday.--The halt-yearly meeting of the Manning Farmers' Association was held on Saturday at Cundletown. It was the largest meeting of farmers ever held on the river. The…

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The English Wheat and Hop Crops. London, July 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 10

The wheat crops throughout the country are looking well, and there is every prospect of a good harvest. Blight has made its appearance among the hops, and is rapidly…

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London Wool and Prodoce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 11

Wools.—Since the closing of the series of Bales on the 12th June there had been no business of Importance. Tallow, &c.—Under date 19th June the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report: For the two public sales…

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Stray Horses and Cattle. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 5

Sir,—Through the valuable medium of your journal I seek to ventilate a grievance which ought not to exist, and that could easily be remedied. In the neighbourhood where I live, I never feel safe to go out for a walk. There…

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Orange Sheep Sale. ORANGE

Evening News · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 3

Messrs. Burke, Coulson, and Nay[?]or, held their annual sale of stud and flock sheep yesterday. There was a very large attendance of buyers from every part of the district. Indeed, never plreviously has there been such a gathering…

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News by Telegraph. Consignments of Wheat for England

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The barque Letierene cleared Port Adelaide to day for London, with a cargo of wheat. This is the first which has left the colony direct for many years. The barque…

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Sale of Stud Sheep at Orange. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 8

The annual sale of stud sheep by Messrs. Burke, Coulson, and Naylor, which was held to-day, attracted a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the district. The list co[?]prised 1500 stud sheep from the flocks of Mr. James Lee,…

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Scarcity of Cattle. Glen Innes

Evening News · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 2

The butchers in Glen lanes are not able to procure any cattle. The residents have been without beef for three days, and do not expect any more for the next ten days. Cattle cannot…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 219

During next week a start will be made with the shearing in some of the Bogan River sheds. Already a number of shearers, each mounted on a good nag and with a packhorse, passed through Forbes on their way to join in the…

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Annual Sales of Stud Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 218

Havilah sale, Messrs. Griffiths and Wearer, early in August…

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Farmers Wool. How to Prepare Small Clips for Market

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 8

WE reproduced in a condensed form, in our issue of Saturday last, an article on the “Preparation of Small Clips” of Farmers” Wool…

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