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Farming & the land, 1888

2,366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 119

Anthrax, [?] Cumberland Disease, in Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1888 · page 8

Sir,—It is well known, as I will endeavour to show, that the disease "anthrax" has been most exhaustively worked out, and a successful prevention of the disease by vaccination has been clearly demonstrated. To make this…

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Anthrax, I.e. Cumberland Disease, in Sheep. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 May 1888 · page 3

Sir, -- It is well known, as I will endeavor to show, that the disease anthrax has been most exhaustively worked out, and a successful means of prevention of the disease by…

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A Country Farmer on Protection. to the Editor of "The Australian Star"

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 May 1888 · page 3

Sir,--Would you allow me space in your widespread journal to pass a few remarks on the just Free-trede meeting held at Balmain on Monday, ay 14,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 6

At a committee meeting of the Bathurst A., H. and P. Society, held on Monday afternoon, it was resolved that the land recently biased by the corporation to the society be surveyed, and…

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Scotch Cattle for New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 6

After long and vexatious delays the ports of Australia have been re-opened to cattle from Europe and America, and the colonies will no doubt soon receive welcome additions to their…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 10

Five thousand ewes and lambs are now passing from Culpaulin station to Brewarrina, W. N. Willis owner. The weather keeps very dry. WAGGA WAGGA, TUESDAY…

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The European Beet Crop. Decrease in the Yield. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 9

Licht estimates that the European sugar beet crop for the current campaign will be 329,000 tons below the yield of the last crop…

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The Land Bill. Conference of Free Selectors Farmers and Others. a Comprehensive Programme for Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 4

The conference which has met annually for some years past to discuss matters of land legislation from tile standpoint principally free selectors assembled in the Town-hall…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 7

At the Picton Agricultural Show, which opened yesterday, Graham's Pride of Picton took the first and special prizes in the heavy draught horse section…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 8

The following stock movements are reported:—1141 mixed merino sheep from Victoria to the Albury market, various owners; 500 fat sheep from other districts to Albury market, various owners; 170 fat cattle from other districts…

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(From Our Correspondent.) Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 8

The show to-day was the most successful held in connection with the Agricultural Association for years past, both as regards the attendance and the quality and number of exhibits. The sheep shown were of the highest type, and…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 8

At a meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society to-day, it was decided to allot £60 for the purposes of a ploughing match. It was resolved that no prizes be awarded for agricultural implements until…

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The Gerringong Butter Factory. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 8

Mr. J. P. Taylor, contractor for the Gerringong Butter Factory, has a good part of the frame of the building now up, and has no doubt but that he will finish by the stipulated time in August. The company expects to have the…

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The Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1104

Warm days and nights which are moderately cool, both being without much moisture, are the prevailing features of the present season. Our reports from the South and West are much more cheerful in tone. The late rains did much…

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Seed Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1103

The dry weather having retarded ploughing this season, it is not too late to indite a few words about seed wheat, of which we are reminded by the receipt of a sample of clean plump grain from South…

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Salting Butter By Brine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 21

The salting of butter by brine has recently been somewhat extensively practised in the United States, and also in Normandy. The process is that as soon as the butter is fully granulatod, water is poured in…

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The Cumberland Disease Amongst Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1103

Mr. Arthur A. Devlin, of Uarah, well known as one of the most enterprising and energetic sheepbreeders in the colony, writes on the above subject as follows:—The representatives of the eminent French chemist, M. Pasteur,…

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Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1138

The show to-day was the most successful held in connection with the Agricultural Association for years past, both as regards the attendance and the quality and number of exhibits. The sheep shown were of the highest tupe, and…

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The Ayrshire as a Butter Cow

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 21

Although (said a London paper) the Ayrshire has never ranked very high as a butter-producing cow, she always has been considered, and in all probability is, the second best butter-producing cow in the…

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Butter-making. Sour Oe Sweet Cream

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 22

Among buttermakers and dealers in the United States the general opinion has been that batter churned from sweet cream is not as good, and will not keep as well, as that made from sour cream. In…

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