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Farming & the land, 1885

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How Much Milk for a Pound of Butter?

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 22

At a recent meeting, of the New York Dairymen's Association, Held at Oswego, a call was made for information as to the quantity of milk required for 11b of butter. A creamery manager from Bradford, Pa.,…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 9

WOOL.—The catalogues this week comprised only about 550 bales. There was a good demand and active competition for all the best lots; but inferior lines are only sold with difficulty, and at concesions in price 480 bales were…

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Pastoral Intellig[?]nce. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 9

The weather here has been variable of late. It was quite cold early in the week, but now it is mild, and rain is badly needed. The water supply is rather short and the pastures are bad, so the prospect for the winter is none too bright…

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Heavy Withdrawals at the London Wool Sales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 865

Cablegrams disclose the fact that daring the second series of London sales, which closed on the 18th instant, the total quantity catalogued was 226,000 bales, of which 186,000 bales were sold, and no less than 40,000 held over…

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The Cattle-driving Nuisance. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 8

Sir,—May one submit, through your columns, that, if some reasonable steps be not shortly taken for our protection against the cattle nuisance now existing, very serious consequences will most probably ensue?…

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 22

The April series of London wool sales closed Saturday last. The results are by no means so good for sellers as we should like. Of the 226,000 bales catalogued, some 180,000 were sold; the remainder being…

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The Wise Women of Inverness. a Tale Chapter I.--at Fasslie Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 9

Deep and heavy the long-sweling surge of the North Sea thundered along the Cromarty shore ; and high and shrill above that reverberating plunge sang end whistled and shrieked a…

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Farm and Garden. South Australian Preserved Fruit

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 3

SURPRISE has often been expressed (says the “South Australian Chronicle”) that comparatively little advantage is taken of the splendid fruit-producing capacities of the colony in…

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The Dairy. Rearing for Milk

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 22

Our American relatives are great upon subtle, distinctions. This is no disparaging remark! They are shrewd enough to have learned how many processes, which look alike, prepare the way for very different…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 27 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, April 25.—The wheat market is firmed ex warehouse being 89s. There have been numerous sales of forward shipments from 36s to [?] 6d, the latest being 38s…

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Northern Territory of South Australia. Sale, of Pastoral Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 April 1885 · page 2

The leases for 25 years of about 79,000 square miles of pastoral lands in the Northern Territory will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Adelaide, on WEDNESDAY, May 27, 1885…

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Annual Review of Sydney Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1885 · page 11

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, regarding the wool season as practically over, have published a review of the business. After referring to the extension of the railways and its influence in concentrating trade in Sydney, the…

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Hay Pastoral Society. HAY

Evening News · Thursday 30 April 1885 · page 6

The Hay Pastoral Society intends to hold its annual show on July 13. Exclusive of the programme prepared, £300 in prises are offered…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1885 · page 5

Wool.—Writing on the 10th March, Messrs. Helmuth Seh wart[?] and Co. report:—"The second saries of sales commenced on the [?]th instant. There is good attendance of home and foreign buyers, and the biddings are made with animation. Taking the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1885 · page 5

Heavy fr[?]ts have set in all over the district, ans they will seriously interfero with the pastures, which are already beginning to [?]ulfer from a lack of moisture. The stock, however, remains in first-rate condition, the sheep…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1885 · page 9

Donnelly's 9600 wethers, from Kiacatoo, passed to-day, and 8500 wethers passed three days ago, both lots for Cobham Lake. WISEMAN'S FERRY, THURSDAY…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 913

Our Deniliquin correspondent writes on April 25:—There has been another good full of rain since last report, the gauge in Demiliquin showing 153 points, making a total of 5.88 inches for the year. From a grazing point of…

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Improved Cattle Trucks

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 42

The "Australian Combination Van," for conveyance of live stock by rail, will very shortly be placed upon its trial; and it is to be hoped that in this van the dream both of stock owners and…

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Agricultural Pastoral Answers to Correspondents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 913

E. H. (Tintinology).—The contents of your tank are 9445 cubic yards of earth. ENQUIRER (Oxley Island).—Address, Brisbane House, Milson's Point Road, St. Leonards…

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Wool and Sheepskins

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 41

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:—Wool: The imminence of war between England and Russia continues to exercise a disturbing influence upon trade generally, and the wool market is somewhat unsettled. No public sales are being…

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