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Farming & the land, 1885

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 94

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 11

The stock movements at Thargomindah are as under: — fat bullocks, from Diamintina to Melbourne, Mr. S. Wilson owner; 800 fat bullocks, from Barcoo to Albury; 320 fat bullocks, from Corella to Sydney, Messrs…

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EXCHANGE. The Wool Trade. October 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 953

By rail, the arrivals for the week ending to-day are even in excess of those reported on 21st instant, and amount to 17,368 bales. Of this quantity a large number has gone into warehouses to be offered at…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 23

Taken as a whole, the weather news this week is more hopeful. Rain has fallen in the southern, western, and northern districts. From across the borders in Queensland also the telegraphic reports…

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Farming on the Richmond. No. II

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 926

With the exception of a few reserves—some of which would be all the better for being thrown open—the Bexhiil district is a network of farms. Few, if any, however, are bo well improved as that belonging to Mr. T. T. Ewing,…

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The Australian Book of the Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 947

"The Australian Boot of the Farm," an work of 800 pages, edited by Mr. J. L. Dow, M.L.A., of the Leader, is in press and will soon be published. The Australian Publishing Company of Melbourne are the…

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Among American Farmers. No. Xv.—chaintre Method of Vine Training. the Special Reporter of the " Town and Country Journal" in America

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

The Chaintre method of vine training, which is the most recent introduced into their system by the vinegrowers of California, may be described as the extreme opposite of the wire training method, the…

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Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 2 November 1885 · page 4

ANTWERP, October 30.—About 4000 bales of Australian wool have been sold here at an advance of ½d per lb. The demand is very animated…

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Sheep As Snake-killers

Evening News · Monday 2 November 1885 · page 6

Ambrose Chapman, a well known farmer of Wa[?]er bury, Ct., U.S.A., has discovered one way to kill snakes. He has for many years been familiar with sheep raising on the hills of Wolcott, and claim's that…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 2 November 1885 · page 4

LONDON, October 31.—The depression in the wheat market has increased, as to warehouse stocks. Coast sales are quoted at [?]d lower…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 November 1885 · page 10

Rather more activity is noted in the wool trade. The arrivals to Wednesday amounted to 17,368 bales. Of this quantity a large number has gone into warehouse to be offered at auction later on, but a considerable portion has…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 6

ADELONG, Monday.—Eight thousand sheep from Parson's station, Hay, passed through here on Sunday on route for Kiandra. Shearing is now in fall swing about here, and clips are expected to be very…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 7

The following are the local stock passings:—8400 wethers (Mr. A. Devlin's), from Warah to Snubba; 3970 ewes (Mr. Thodnett's), from Goggeldrie to Dubbo; 2888 maiden ewes (Mr. Thodnett's), from Tubbo to Queensland; 2000 fat…

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The Wool Sold at Geelong. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 4

Sir,—The wool season in Sydney is now well advanced, and so far is very disappointing in respect to the low prices realised where sales have been effected, and also to the small quantity of wool sold as compared with the arrivals…

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Depression in the Wool Trade. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 4

Sir,—This important and painful subject now occupies a prominent position before the community, causing discussion as to its origin, remedies, &c., also the advisability for concerted action in order to open up new markets. The…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 6

SALE OF WETHERS.— Messrs. Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr (in conjunction with Mesers. R. Gibson and Co.) report having sold 4000 merino wethers on account of Messrs. Patterson, Whitty,…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 4

LONDON, November 3.—At the Antwerp wool sales, about 8000 bales of Australian wool were offered and sold at about one half-penny per 1b above London classings…

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London Wool and Produce Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 10

WOOL.—Though some slight improvement was noticeable in the demand for wool, prices were without much change, Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co. report that the shght improvement noticeable in the tone of the sales does not perhaps reflect…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 10

The weather here is hot, but it looks like a change. The following are the local stock movements: 300 store cattle crossed the bridge from Commangin for Melbourne market; 6000 sheep from Tuppal station to Mossgiel; 9700…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 4

BRAIDWOOD, Thursday. — The only stock crossings reported are —150 store cattle for Tumut, and 30 mixed horses for Sydney. GUNNEDAH, Thursday. — Messrs. F. Bacon and Co…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 3

Bourke, Wednesday. —Stook movement [?] fat wethers (R. Scott) from Celalie to Sydney [?] fat wethers (J. Little) from Curraweena to Sydney 100 fat bullocks (Warmoll and Green) from [?]…

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