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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1885

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 94

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 23

Very heavy rains have been falling in the coast districts, ever since last report was written. Sydney seems the central and heaviest point of the fall, spreading southwards all along the coast, and…

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The Sugar Cane Crops. GRAFTON

Evening News · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 6

The sugar, cane crop on the lower parts of the river at Rockymo[?]th and adjacent thereto has not suffered by the late frosts, but higher up the river, the crops in many places are badly injured…

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A Famishing Farmer Finds a Box Full of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 5

An Irish exchange relates the following curious circumstance:—Some few days ago a man, while ploughing a field in the neighbourhood of Youghal, ran the plough through an…

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Diseases in the Maize Crop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 1337

The hon, the Minister for Mines has received from the Forest Conservancy Branch a report with regard to the disease in the maize crop of the Northern rivers, regarding which several reports have appeared in these columns…

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Tobacco as a Crop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 1338

Under this head in our last issue there appeared, with some information regarding tobacco cultivation in this colony directions for preparing the land, sowing, planting out, and harvesting the tobacco crop. The next stage, that of curing,…

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Disease in the Maize Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 43

With reference to the disease affecting the maize crop in the neighborhood of Port Macquarie, Mr. Wilson, forest ranger recently made a report on the subject to the Mines Department. The stems of…

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Poultry Farming in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 22

The extensive poultry farm of Mr. Alexander, at Preston, which is the largest establishment of the kind in Victoria, is thus described by a representative of the WEEKLY TIMES. The drive thither is a…

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Burning Lime on the Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 23

The application of lime improves the mechanics texture of the heavy soils, and this will frequently compensate for its use, if the lime can be obtained at such a rate as warrants its use for dressing land. In…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 4

WALGETT, Monday.—Stock movements: 390 store, Mr. M'Guiecking's, from Cashmere, Queensland, to Albury. BARRINGUN,Monday.—About 17,000 mixed weaners…

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Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 4

London, June 28. -- Australian wheat, April and June shipments, is worth between 36s and 37s per 480lbs…

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The American Wheat Crop. London, June 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 7

It is estimated that the American wheat crop will be greatly below the average…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 4

LONDON, June 27.—Wheat has slightly advanced in all positions. Two off coast cargoes were sold at 35s; one off coast cargo and one cargo on the passage at 34s 6d; and a July…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 8

The following stock movements are reported:—206[?] wethers and 5663 mixed weaners from Moree, going to Oloos station, T. P. Fagan owner; 280 mixed cattle going to Wagga Wagga via Merri Merri, Morgan Bros. owners…

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The Wool Sales. a Flat Market

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 4

LONDON, June 27.—The wool market is flat and irregular. Since the opening of the present series, about 228,000 bales have been, catalogued, of which about 32,000 bales were withdrawn from…

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The Sugar Cane Crops. GRAFTON

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 6

The sugar cane crop on the lower parts of the liver at Rockymouth and adjacent thereto has not suffered by the late frosts, but higher up the river the crops in many places are badly injured…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 4

WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.—The following [?] movements are reported:—Locally—10,563 mixed sheep (Donnelly Bros.), Wagga to Cobham Lake, T. Hyland in charge, 1015 mixed sheep (J. H. Spiller's)…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 6

NARRANDERA[?] Monday.—Manning, King, and Co. report the [?] of 15,000 [?]ed sheep from Mr. King, of W[?] to the [?] of Melrose station, Harden…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 10

The local stock movements are as follows:—7000 sheep passed through [?] yesterday…

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Central Australian Pastoral Association's Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 10

The annual show in connection with the Bourks Pastoral Society which was opened here on Wednesday, was very sucessful. There was a fair attendance, and, although the exhibits were not very numerous, the quality was good…

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Therty Sheep to the Acre. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 5

Sir.—As Mr. Bloxsome's letter, stating that he can by irrigation feed 30 sheep to the acre, may mislead the cockney electorates, who have a potential voice in matters that shey cannot understand, allow me to make a few…

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