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Farming & the land, 1887

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Indian Wheat Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 43

The Revenue and Agricultural Department of the Government of India has issued the following roport, dated Simla, April 27, on the estimated outturn of the wheat crop in the lower provinces of Bengal for…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 5

FORBES, Friday.—Stock movements this week: 1800 store bullocks. from Oxford Downs to Albury (R. F. Horsley), Morgan and Sherwin in charge; 918 store bullocks, from Monee to Wodonga (Lucas)…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 7

The New South Wales Bee-Keepers' Association, which has been recently formed, held a meeting on Tuesday night last at No. 92 Pitt street. the objects of the associations are the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Papers. Commercial, Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 6

The fourth of the series of public meetings under the auspices of the Commercial, Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held in the Protestant-hall last night. The attendance…

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Wheat Crop of the World

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

The Department of Agriculture in Washington has gathered from all available sources statistics of the wheat crop of the world for 1886. China and Japan are not included; but their wheat crop is…

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Lectures on Pastoral Subjects

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 94

During the week there have been held in the Protestant Hall several meetings, under the auspices of the Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association of New South Wales, the special object of which was the discussion of…

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Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association

Evening News · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

Last night the fourth of the present series of meetings inaugurated by the above society was held at the Protestant Hall. There was a very fair attendance of persons interested in the…

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The Branding of Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 7

A deputation, introduce by Mr. Street, M.P., and representing those interested in the shipment of hales and tanners in the colony, yesterday waited upon the Minister for Mines, and…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 10

THE annual sales of stud sheep were commenced at Messrs. Mort and Co.'s warehouses on Tuesday. There was a large attendance of buyers, and although the number of animals penned was more…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Fair

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 42

The thirteenth annual stud sheep sales began in Mort's a wool stores on Tuesday. The animals, offered for sale were a superior lot, the finest eyer seen in the Australian oolonies, and also the most numerous…

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The Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 8

The fourth of the series of public meetings now being held under the auspices of the Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association of New South Wales was held in the Protestant Hall last night. The chair was occupied by…

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Pastoral Difficulties in the Far West. III

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 59

Very few stations on the Darling or in the Western division are stocked to their fullest carrying capacity. The reason for this is that the bitter experience of over-stocking in the past has made squatters more…

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Our Letter Box. Pastoral and Agricultural Shows

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 14

A valued correspondent in Inverell has sent to us the following communication: Proposal for a Royal Pastoral and Agricultural Society of New South Wales: The writer has got "one tought;"…

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Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

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

THE WEATHER in New south Wales has retained much of its phenomenal character during the last few days. On Saturday the weather in the metropolitan diatriot was fine and pleasant; but toward…

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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 14

Although American buyers have not been operating so frcely, the tenor of the week's cablegrams has been of a favourable character. A perusal of the following notices of the position of matters in the manufacturing centres shortly…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 9

One hundred fat wethers from Kinross passed to Culcairn, on route for the Melbourne market. GUNDAGAI, FRIDAY. Stock Movements:—Yesterday 720 store bullocks from…

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EXCHANGE The Wool Trade. JULY 7

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 68

We continue the reproduction of cablegrams concerning the progress of the current London wool sales which have during the week appeared in the public prints as under :—…

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Wool Rates on the Victorian Railways. Melbourne, July 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 67

The Railway Commissioners have issued a by-law fixing the charges and regulations for the carriage of wool over the Victorian railways. A special scale of rates is provided for wool from stations on the Ararat,…

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Protection to Farmers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 18

DURING the debate on the Customs Duties Bill on the 23rd ultimo, Mr. See made a fine speech on the Protection side. We extract the following passages relating more particularly to products of…

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