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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

2,366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 119

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 12

The following stock are approaching:—540 fat cattle, Morney Downs to Melbourne, Ware and Seott owners; 390 fat cattle, Nokagunga to Bourke, H. B. Hughes owner; 1000 stores, Brighton Downs to Goulburn, Walter Douglas…

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Wheat and Flour Afloat. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 8

The total quantity of wheat and [?] for the United kingdom is 2,4[?]0,000 quarters and for the Conti nous 600,000 quarters Last week's returns gave 2,540,000 and 600,000 respectively…

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Duty on Wool in the United States

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 1215

Whatever may be the fate of the Tariff Bill in the United States Congress the duty on wool will remain. Our American correspondent in a letter of recent date refers to the fact, and suggests that the question…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. the "Yellows" in Peach-trees. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 7

Sir, -- With respect to the above and Mr. Angus M'Kay's report on it, I would ask your permission to state that I have had the disease under observation during the whole of the past…

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The Farmer's Lad

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 2

I'm certain that I do not know A better little lad than Joe, More kind and open-hearted; It seems as if the sunny skies…

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Farm and Garden. The Cream Separator

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 2

Mr. R. H. McGlincey sums up the advantiges of the separator system as follows: 1. It saves time. Ten thousand pounds of milk will yield its cream in four or five…

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A Lesson to Farmers. To the Editor of the Nepean Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 5

SIR,—I think the farmers in the Penrith and St. Mary's districts should be made aware of the actual state of affairs as regards farmers in "Protectionist Victoria." Our…

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Farmers and Protection. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 6

Sir, -- The statements made from time to tim by protectionist agitators in favor of import duties of farm produce must be very amusing to the agriculturists of this colony ; the major…

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THE Fruitgrower and Farmer. Propagation of the Quince by Cuttings and Graftings

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 6

PROPAGATION by cuttings is probably the best method of multiplying quince trees. Cuttings of large branches are better than those of small shoots. The quantity of wood seems…

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Notes for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 22

BUTTER COLORING.—Carrot juice is an excellent batter color. It is still need on many old English farms. Clean carrots are reduced to a pulp with an ordinary grater. This pulp is heated in boiling water…

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The Californian Wheat Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--The Californian wheat crop is estimated to exceed 500,000 tons…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 7

YOUNG, Saturday.--The weather has broken, much to the joy of all classes of the community. Early this afternoon rain, which had been threatening all the morning, set in and…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 8

Barringun reports 400 mixed fat cattle, Coorabulka to Bourke, Woods, Ferguson, and. Co. owners; 950 store bullocks, Burrembilla to Albury, Cobb and Co. owners; 350 fat bullocks, Dalton to Sydney. Brogan and Hackett…

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The Wool Sales. Preparing for the June Series

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--The next series of wool sales opens on June 19 and the list has now closed. Altogether the arrivals have amounted to…

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European Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) the Wool Sales. London, June 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 7

The list for the next series of wool sales has closed with a total of 365,000 bales. Fifty-eight thousand bales have arrived. The wool cargoes of the Torridon,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 7

COOTAMUNDRA, Monday.--There was a nice fall of rain here yesterday and last night, with every indication of a heavy downpour. WELLINGTON, Monday.--The weather is dull…

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London Wool and Tallow Markets

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 8

Messrs. Goldal rough and Co., Limited, report receipt of a cablegram from London stating that the quantity of wool available for the last [?] of sales. Including that held over, will total…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

One thousand three hundred and fourteen mermo wethers from Homebush to Melbourne, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin; 500 fat merino wethers, from Bungowannah Park to Melbourne—John Grieve, owner…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1888 · page 7

The Maitland Agricultural Association decide at a meeting held on Monday to hold their next annual ploughing matched on Thursday, July 6…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1888 · page 10

The following is the western districts pastoral report:— Nyngan: A light shower fell during the week, giving eight points of rain. Seasonable weather prevails. Lambing is progressing. Very few stock are moving…

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