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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

2,366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 119

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 12

The stock passing through by train were:—seven trucks of sheep, Cowra to Homebush, Leeds and Co.; six trucks of [?], Jerilderlato Bourke, Raleigh Aitkens: six trucks cattle, Bourke [?] Melbourne, Machattle and Sons: 14 trucks…

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Sale of Pastoral Leases in South. Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 1383

This morning the sale of the pastoral leases expiring in December began under favourable conditions. For several months past the keenest interest has been shown in the disposal of the leases. The total area of land to…

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Wheat and Flour Afloat. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 6

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,540,000 quarters and for the Continent 600,000 quarters, as against 2,460,000 and 670,000…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Murrurundi P. and A. Association. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 6

MURRURUNDI, Friday.--At a committee meeting of the Murrurundi Pastoral and Agricultural Association last night it was decided to have the railway gates, and platform on to…

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Latest Pastoral News. a Queensland Champion. Mr. G. Clark's Ram "Level Top." (See portrait on page 1331.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 31

In this issue we give a portrait of Mr. G. Clark's East Talgal ram "Level Top," than whom, perhaps, no ram ever bred in Queensland has had a more distinguished career. "Level Top" was lambed in November, 1883, and…

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Farmer's Debts

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 2

The aggregate indebtedness of the farmers of America is put at two billions of dollars—more than the national debt. Yet there is to need to fear that the farmers trill be…

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Farmer. To Tell the Age of a Horse

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 2

To tell the age of any horse, Inspect the lower jaw, of course; The six front teeth the tale will tell, And every doubt and fear dispel…

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A Farmer's Wife Gets Three Weeks' Hard Labour. New Ross, May 14

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 6

A special court under the Coercion Act has just been held at Graignamanugh, county Kilkenny. about ten miles from here, before Messrs. Considine and Lynch, R.M's. Patrick Wall…

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Farm Notes for the Season

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 1375

The present season is more unfavourable to the farm than any winter of the last 10 years. The dryness of April and May rendered ploughing a work of more than ordinary difficulty, and materially restricted the…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 1376

Mr. Wilson, had an interview with the machinery committee at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition on June 19, and obtained from them an allotment of space, comprising about 3,000 square feet, for a…

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Victorian Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 1379

Prosperous as Victoria is generally, it is not without a complaining class, and that class unfortunately consists of people settled on the soil. The small freeholders, and the selectors who are struggling to…

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Manufacturers Versus Farmers in Victoria

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 8

Protection does not appear to have done much for the farmers of Victoria, whatever it may have done for the manufacturers. The former having to pay the high prices to…

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Richmond Sugar Crop. the Cheeks Difficult of Navigation. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 5

BALLINA, Friday.--The weather lately has been fine but some heavy frosts hare been experienced, doing the sugar cane a little injury in the exposed situations. Generally the cane…

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The Old Farm House on the Hill

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 2

BOAST not of Queen Anne cottages, Nor of [?] gay, Nor yet of stately palaces Where marble fountains play:…

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Fruit grower and Farmer. The Victorian Royal Commission on Vegetable Production. Entomology As Applied to [?]

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 6

THE full owing Evidence, given [?] the Commission Coy[?]. Chas. French, F. D. S., on Both November 1887, will be read with in-[?] CHARLES FRENCH, F. L. S., [?]…

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A Farmhouse "Dumb-waiter."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 21

The device shown in our illustration is one which will he readily appreciated by every housewife who has a cellar. A never-ending and wearisome part of household work consists or frequent visits to the…

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Efficiency of Farm Help

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 22

Every farmer understands that the effectiveness of form laborers is not always proportioned to their size or physical strength. Given a fairly robust frame, a great deal always depends upon the shill and energy…

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Notes for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 23

"THE BUST BEE."—It is estimated that to collect 1lb of honey from clover 62,000 heads of clover must be deprived of nectar, and 3,750,000 visits from bees must be made…

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Mort's Stud Sheep Fair

Evening News · Monday 2 July 1888 · page 3

The annual Sydney stud sheep carnival is close at hand once more; the sales being advertised to "begin on Wednesday, July 11. This annual ram fair has now become suck a…

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Wool. Tin. and Horse Hides

The Australian Star · Monday 2 July 1888 · page 4

Messrs. Mort and Co., Limited, report:— Wool: The continued, fevourable news from London has given a very firm tone to prices in this market, and good shipping lines of…

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