Volume 01: Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854 [ca. 1850-1857] - Page 83
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DISTRICT OF NEW ENGLAND.
SHEEP FARMING AND AGRICULTURE IN NEW ENGLAND
Sheep farming and all the opirations of the Agriculturalost have Succeeded in the district. Crops of wheat, Barley, and other grain have never Known to fail, a plentiful Supply of rain falls during every Season & ensures a regularity of Crops. Popatoes from the Derwent Seed equal to any in the English Markets. Sheep farmers have been more fortunate in this district than any other beyond the boundaries in New South wales, during the early occupation Catarrh was in Some instances Severe, owing to the removal of Sheep from Warm Climates to this elevated land, but it has lately been found that by removing the Sheep to the Sea Coast in Clarence district, where the Climate is warmer, & where there is a fresh Spring of grass, a Cure of this disease has been effected in a Short time.
In New England, the runs of the Sheep farmers are large, affording every facility to Cure diseased Sheep which have been removed from the Confined estates in the low Country, & this without mixing with other flocks, or injuring the run.
LIVE STOCK
Returns from the Comissioners 1st January 1847 for the following districts
Number of Number of horned Number of
Horses Cattle Sheep
District of New England 1635 57,000 570.000
District of Clarence 1340 34.942 179.561
District of Liverpool plains 3300 205:287 350.000
Dustrict of Moreton Bay 685 17.157 218.622
District of Darling Downs 577 20.055 317.958
Macleay River 775 17.996 1.980
Welllington 1184 55.980 220.423