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Farming & the land, 1884

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 15

Wool.—Business has been active during the week. Cable intelligence of the opening of the London November sales on the whole indicates the maintenance of the prices obtained at the last series of sales for the principal…

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Prickly Pear as Feed for Sheep. CAMBOOGA, Queensland, NOV. 6

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 22

To the Editor,—Sir, I have been reading in the Melbourne agricultural journals a good deal about the prickly pear being suitable as feed for sheep, and I suppose, other stock as well. But, so far, very…

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Sale of Alderney Cattle. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 12

A NUMBER of bulls, cows, and calves, from Mr. G. B. Mackinnon's well-known herd of Alderney cattle, were sold yesterday at capital prices. The most noticeable sales were—Fancy, 5 years old, a cow…

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London Wool Sales. the November Series. (From Our Cable Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 22

LONDON, November 11.—Messrs Balme, Jacomb, and Co. Opened the November series of wool sales to-day. The catalogue comprised arrivals during the last two weeks; and…

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Weather, Wool, Movements: of Stock. the Week's News in Brif

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 23

A WEEK of changeable weather scince last report. At times there has been fierce summer heat, followed shortly by cold winds (southerly mostly), as from snowy regions. Showers have again fallen in the southern…

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Diseases of Field and Garden Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 992

The object of this work is to give a popular view of the causes which occasion disease amongst held and garden crops, and to offer such suggestions as may lead " to the prevention, palliation, or cure of plant…

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Instructions in Dairying

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 21

THE Soottish Dairy Association give an account of their first course of instructions in butter making at the farm, Aitkenbrae, near Ayr. The dairy is a travelling one, and it is to stay a week in a place…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 November 1884 · page 5

The country is in a fearful state in consequence of the protracted drought, and the squatters and selectors are getting rid of all of their stock, some travelling them to the mountains, and others trucking them from here to Sydney…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 November 1884 · page 11

Continuation sale of 4824 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Monday, August 26,1881;— Ex Valetta, Dorunda, and Pairomatla, from Brisbane: CC, Gordon Downs and Yamala, 8 scoured at l9[?]d. 3 ranis at…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 November 1884 · page 10

Two thousand sheep were trucked here to-day for Sydney. ADELONG, MONDAY. The average number of sheep passing through the town…

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Willowie Pastoral Co

Evening News · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 4

LONDON, November 17.—The attempt to float the Willowie Pastoral Company of South Australia has been abandoned for a year, only about one-fifth of the proposed capital (£500,000)…

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Australasian Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 4

LONDON, November 15.—The number of cargoes of Australasian wheat has been increased by several new arrivals. A few sales have been effected on the continent of Europe at 35s. per…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 4

LONDON, November 15.—Good crossbreds are firm; inferior and faulty are weak. About 41,000 bales have been catalogued, and about 3200 bales have been withdrawn. The quotations are…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 10

18,000 store sheep leave Jandra, near Bourke, on Thursday, Mr. Cook being the purchaser, Namoi, 320 fat cattle from Bulloo Downs are coming, via Bourke, to Sydney; 310 mixed cattle from Thargomindah, for Sydney;…

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Wool Sales.—wednesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 November 1884 · page 7

By Mort and Co., Limited.—EDN over Mudgee, 7 bales grease at 10[?]d; MB over [?], 5 grease at 9d; CJW, 8 grease at 9d; WJB, 7 grease at 9½; Warrco, 20 pieces at 6½, 7 looks at 3d; JF, 5 bellies at 5d; Grah, 17 grease at 9¾; JT…

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The Willowie Pastoral Company. London, Nov. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 November 1884 · page 10

The floating of the Willowie Pastoral Company, of South Australia, has been suspended for a year. All deposits on account of shares will be returned…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 November 1884 · page 7

WOOL.— Under date October 8, Messrs. Windeler and Co. write; —With the close of the late auctins on 17th ultime, the bulk of this year's importations of colonial wool has been distributed. For the next and last series, to commence on the 11th November,…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 4

London, November 19.--At the wool [?] were effected to-day. The market [?] firm…

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News by Telegraph. Accident to a Farmer at Braidwood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD, Thursday. -- On Wednesday Thomas English, farmer of Nerriga, was chopping a bone on a block when the axe slipped, coming [?] with great force upon the…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1884 · page 1045

At Cobar on Monday forty-five points of rain fell. Seventy points of rain have fallen at Nerrandera since Saturday. The crops throughout the district are very poor, and thousands of tons of hay have been purchased for the…

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