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Farming & the land, 1885

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 94

Farm and Dairy [?]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 2

Hay.--At the Hunter River wharves business is dull, and about £4 per ton was the highest ruling price for prime quality yesterday; second-class from £8 to £310s; inferior from £2 per ton. At the…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1885 · page 9

The Chief Inspector of Stock has this week received the following stock and weather reports from the districts named:- ARMIDALE.—Weather: Frequent showers during week…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1885 · page 9

Sale of 983 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Buxton Ronald, and Co.:- Ex Assam and Port Adelaide, from Sydney RG over SM, 3 scoured at 19[?]d, 2 at 12d, 2 crossbred at 16d, 4 crossbred…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 219

Our Coonamble correspondent writes on the 20th instant:—On the 18th 10,000 wethers from Toora[?] Station. Darling River, going to Walhallow, Liverpool Plains, in charge of Hugh Campbell, passed here, looking anything…

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Sheep Owners' Suggestions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 9

A deputation waited upon Mr Abbott, the Minister for Mines, yesterday morning in reference to various regulations to the Stock and Pastures Act which they believed were opposed…

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Latest Pastoral News. GUNNEDAR

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 42

Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report weather mild, with slight showers, during the week. Brisk demand for all classes of sheep in consequense of grand [?] to the south and west, numerous, lots being withdrawn, and prices hardening…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 11

LONDON, January 23.—All descriptions of inferior, and faulty wools are dull of sale. At the sales to-day about 7300 bales were offered. The market is firm…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 41

Messrs. MORT AND Co. report: We had a full attendance of buyers at our wool auction on Wednesday, when we submitted a catalogue of 1450 bales. None of the lots were of a high-class character; but there were several lines both…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 12

Appended are the local stock movements:—3566 fat sheep, Messrs. Brownlow and Boyd owners, James Robinson in charge, from Cowra to Bathurst. TAMBO (Q.), FRIDAY…

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Commercial. Wool, Prodoce, and Stock Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 12

WOOL.—At the [?] of the week [?] catalogued: the total quantity sold publicly and [?] being reported as 2210. The effect of the English sales has been most marked; the reduction in the lower qualities of…

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The Grazier. Change in Structure of Scrub-fed Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 22

No one acquainted with the anatomy and digestive economy of the sheep could believe than any feed could long take the place of grass; but we were scarcely prepared for hearing that the structure of…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 22

The change we have longed for has come. Immensely heavy rain has fallen over the south-west, west, and north-west. The Darling, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Bogan, Louth, Lachlan, and other rivers…

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The Dairy

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 220

Mr. Hailrood has addressed the following comments on the subject of butter making in Cheshire to the Chester Chronicle:—"In accordance with your request that I would favour you with a letter 'showing Cheshire dairy…

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Machinery in the Dairy. the Cream Separator

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 21

We illustrate in this issue a machine which, beyond a doubt, is doing very effective service for the dairy interest, and which is already…

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Farm and Garden Reminders for February

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 21

THE SEASON.—At the eleventh hour, and we are glad of it then, a most unusual change has set in, and the indications are in favour of…

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The Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 5
Also in Evening News

London, February 1,-- [?]h wheat market is depressed, and [?]ment improbable, The market is glut[?]d with English and American wheat, and is falling…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 5

London, January 29.--At to[?] wool sales to-day 11 300 bales were [?]ffered. The market shows a slightly improved tendency. The withdrawals to dale are 10,000 bales,…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, Limited, have received the following cable message from Messrs Helmuth Schwartzs and Co., London, dated 29th January:--"The sales…

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London Wool Sales. An Improved Market

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 4

LONDON, January 31—At the wool sales about 98,000 bales have been catalogued since the opening of the present' series. Good greasy merinos hare recovered the November closing rates, but…

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