Volume 01: Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854 [ca. 1850-1857] - Page 84

The table land of New England, and the two tracks of Country Called Beardy plains & that Known as the lower part of New England, have been proved to be good breeding Country.

The Country to the westward, on Byron plains, the Bundurra country, and on the Sources of the Macintyre River, is well Known as fattening Country. That part of the Country under the range is not Considered So well adapted for breeding Cattle.

Every where in New England the blacks take too much liberty with the Cattle belonging to the Settlers, Sometimes killing eight Bullocks out of a herd at a time, which is too much, one or two might be put up with at a time, but it is galling for the StocKKeepers to find eight Speared & dead, without even answering the purposes of the blacks, & merely to Show what injury they can inflict ------ Thus the value of a cattle run in deteriorated, and one of the questions to be put regarding the Value of a cattle run in New England may be "are the Cattle on the run Molested by the blacks"

Every where in this district the blacks are well aware that the whites are not allowed to use fire arms in defence of their Cattle, & they make light of the Matter.

Those Settlers who hold Stations near the falls, & in Sequesterated Situations, Must be Content to lose their Cattle by the inroads of the blacks, & to part with their runs at an under Value, in Comparison with those who hold runs where the Blacks are afraid to use Such liberties.

THE COCKATOO

This is a very Wary and destructive bird, in Consequence of which, he is a great annoyance to the farmers Not only of this district, but of every district in New South Wales.

This bird lives on grain only. The quantity Consumed by these day light robbers and noisome disturbers will Scarcely be Credited. He is as Cunning as a Fox, and will not allow hinself to be destroyed by Arsenic ------ We find this, from Various experiments made in Steeps with Wheat, Water, & Arsenic, he may be deceived by this for a day or two, & during this time numbers are found dead in the bush, after this they refuse the bait, & allow other birds to pick it up ------ The Most effectual way to rid a Station of this notorious nuisance, is to find out his night roost in the trees of the bush which is generally at hand, Not More than half or three quarters of a Mile from the Head Station and to attend upon the flock about Midnight, with a Couple of double barrelled fowling pieces, this repeated for three or four nights, will effectually banish them from the Station, & they will Keep this service in mind for a very long time ------

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