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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 107

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 5

The following are the crossings at Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending April 2:—341 cattle, Coronga to Sydney, T. Farrell in charge; 320 cattle, Castle Carlo t[?] Sydney, Brown and Kinder owners. F. Clark in charge; 2[?]6…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultura[?] Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held to-day. The report submitted was of a highly satisfactory character. The transactions last year were most successful. After paying £820 in prizes, and…

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Virulent Disease Amongst Cattle at Jam[?]beroo. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 6

At a meeting of the Kiama Agricultural Association to-night the prescence of virulent disease among a herd of cattle at Jamberoo belonging to Mr. George Barnes was reported. There animals have already died after a short…

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Law. Quarter Sessions. Thursday, April 7. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Backhouse.) Mr. Clarke Irving prosecuted for the Crown. SHEEP-STEALING

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 3

Michael Rochford, found guilty of sheep-stealing at the Glebe Abattoirs, was brought before his Honor and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with hard labor…

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Repeal of the Customs Duties on Dairy Produce. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 6

A large and influential meeting was held in the School of Arts last night, to protest against the repeal of the Customs duties on dairy produce. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the town and district, and the hall was…

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Storage of Farm Produce at [?] Ling Harbour. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 6

Sir,—The proposed storage sheds at Darling Harbour [?] farm produce will, if constructed, prove to be a[?] useless expenditure, something like the meat [?] already there—no sooner completed than condemned [?]…

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Weather, Pastoral, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 749

Another week of rain is to be added to the long list of this year. April the 3rd was the warmest day of the season, and, as expected, it brought rain. Nearly all districts report an excess of moisture. In some parts the land is too…

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Wheat-growing

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 6

With a view to the promotion of a better system of wheat-growing, Mr. Thomas L. Coombe, of Kent-street, has forwarded us (S. M. Herald) his opinion as to what is…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 11

LONDON, March 31.—The list for the wool sales has closed, the total quantity available for the series being 277,471 bales. The wool cargo by the Essex has been nclnded in the list available…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Are Chinese Vegetables Wholesome?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 7

In the course of a lecture last week on "Chinese Gardening and what we may Learn from Them," Mr. Angus Mackay, Instructor in Agriculture for the Board of Technical…

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Another Cure for Worms in Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 748

The Chief Inspector of Stock has received the following letter from a stockowner in the Armidale district on the above subject, which has been handed to us for publication :—"In the Sydney Mail I noticed your letter on fluke…

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A New Plan of Factory Butter-making

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 748

X. A. Willard gives the Country Gentleman a description of a new plan of conducting a butter factory which is being introduced in the north-western states. It is called the "Fairlamb Plan." It consists of having a building…

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Weather, Wool, and Stock Movements

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 41

The weather has continued of a most changeable and unsettled description during the week, the high comperature of one day being followed by the low comperature and rain of another. The weather reports…

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Pastoral Rents. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 750

Sir,—Apparently the question of pastoral rents is in as an unsatisfactory state as ever, despite the good that was prognosticated by the advent of local land boards. Much of the trouble and evil attendant upon this question could…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 10

The following stock movements are reported:—2068 merino [?], from Albury to Talmalmo, Robert Smithwick owner; 200 merine ewes, from Bungowannah to Goumaine, G. W. James, 330 mixed sheep, Maracket to…

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Dairying on the South Coast. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 750

Sir,—I have neither the leisure nor inclination for a newspaper controversy, but I cannot allow your extract from Mr. Honey's letter, published in your article on "Dairying on the South Coast," in your issue of the 26th…

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Farm Produce Depot

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 740

The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday gave consideration to Mr. Tonkin's motion for going into committee to consider a proposal to place on the Estimates £20,000 to erect a store for the sale of farm produce…

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Farmers' Clubs and Fruitgrowers' Unions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 747

A few years ago Parramatta ranked as the sleepiest of all sleepy hollows. But time brings about many changes. Even now the fruitgrowers of the County Cumberland are taking the lead of all their…

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Notes for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 23

BRITISH BARLEY CROP.—The estimated average yield of the barley crop in Great Britain falls short of that of ordinary years by 1'85 bushes; and the rate of the present year in Great Britain is only…

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English Co-operative Farming

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 21

The Aasington Agricultural Association was formed some few years ago to take over one of the farms formerly held by associated laborers at Aasington, in Suffolk, Two…

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