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Farming & the land, 1885

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 94

Egyptian Cattle Troughs

Evening News · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 7

An account has been furnished by M. Maspere, the conservator of the Museum of the Boolak, of recent discoveries made at Akhmim, on the banks of the Nile. Having noticed in villages of the neighborhood…

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Sale of Pure-bred Sheep. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The annual sale of pure-bred and stud sheep commenced to-day, and will continue the rest of the week. Nearly all the animals were…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 5

The unseasonable heat of last week has been succeeded by bright, olear sunshiny days, with heavy frost at night. This has checked vegetation of all kinds. The crops are not advancing, and the pastures noed milder weather, with…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 5

The annual Melbourne sale of stud merino long-woolled sheep commenced to-day at the wool warehouses of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company and the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Friday.—The weather continues frosty and dry, and there is every appearance of an early spring. The farmers require rain for their wheat crops. There will be no losses among the stock this…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 6

NARRABRI, Thursday.—Stock passings: 1000 fat sheep from Gorian to Maitland per truck. ALBURY, Thursday.—Stock movements: 1200 store bullocks (Shaw and Co.), from Queensland to…

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Dishorning Cattle

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 7

"A curious controversy is going on just now in Ireland on the subject of cutting the horns of bullocks and heifers and turning them into polled cattle. The practice is called dishorning," or in other…

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Stud Sheep Sales

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The annual stud sheep sales were continued on Thursday. The only sheep sold were Tasmanian and South Australian. Of the latter, 24 merino rams, from the flock of Sanders…

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Stud Sheep Sale. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The annual stud sheep sales were continued to-day. The only sheep sold were Tasmanian and South Australian. Of the latter, 24 merino rams,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 8

The following stock movements are reported: 1200 store bullocks from Queensland for Victoria-Messrs. Shaw and Co. owners; 1200 store bullocks from Queensland for Victoria —Messrs'. Peppin and Webber owners; 212 merino ewes…

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The Wollongong Farmers. Reductions Op Rent. Wollongong

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 6

Mr. T. A. Reddall, of Shellharbour, has remitted half a year's rent to all his tenants in consideration of the late severe drought. Mr. H. H. Osborne has remitted a quarter's rent to his…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 4

DUBBO, Friday.—The following stock passings bare occurred during the week:—A tout 2000 fat sheep (Cobb and Co.), from Buckynguy, near Cannonbar, for Bathurst, Fitzpatrick in charge; about 1000 head…

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Latest Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 40

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the annual meeting of the Australian Sheepbreeders' Association, on Tuesday, a resolution was carried to the effect that exhibits at futre shows of the association should be…

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The American Wheat Crop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 477

Some time ago we published a report to the effect that the American wheat crop for the present year would, in regard to quantity, be far below the average of the past few years; and the particulars which have…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 446

The unseasonable beat of last weak has been succeeded by bright, clear sunshiny days, with heavy frost at night. This has checked vegetation of all kinds. The crops are not advancing, and the pastures need milder weather, with…

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Stud Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The stud sheep sales were continued to-day. Draughts from the studs of some of the most celebrated Victorian breeders were offered. The prices…

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The Wheat Crop of the United States

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 465

Our New York correspondent, writing under date July 25, says:— The wheat crop of the United States will be very much smaller than last year, when it reached a total of 513,000,000 bushels…

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Virus for Inoculating Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 22

Sir,—Will you kindly tell me the best means of procuring virus from a diseased beast, for the purpose of inoculating cattle for pleuro-pneumonis.? Also, what is the best way to keep the virus, and how…

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Wool and Sheepskins

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 40

MESSRS. MORT AND CO., Limited, held their fortnightly auction this afternoon. The catalogue was only moderate, both as regards quantity and quality of the offerings;but buyers apparently wanted wool, and there was good…

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The Admission of Tasmanian Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Premier, at the request of the Agricultural Department, is in communication with the New South Wales authorities on the question of…

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