The Farmer
Growing potatoes in Tasmania is not a grofitable industry at present, to jndge by the following instance given by the "Tasmanian Mail":—"A recent…
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Farming & the land, 1895
62 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 4
The Farmer
The Dowling Progress Association, Milton, offers Id per flying-fox scalp. At Dubbo last week, four inches of rain fell in an hour and a-half…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →James Ruse, the Pioneer Hawkesbury Farmer
The grave of James Ruse, the pioneer Australian farmer, to whom reference was made in the GAZETTE last week, and who occupied the farm now in possession of the…
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A consignment of Sydney flannel flowers frozen in ice has arrivedjin excellent condition. One Steamer will leave Sydney for…
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From the ist to the 17th instant 10,080 bags of wheat left the Cowra district. There are 160,000 apricot trees on Mildura settlement, which this year returned…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pitt Town Dairy and Butter Go., Ltd
THE half-yearly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday last week, when the following report and balance-sheet were read:-…
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The butter market has moved downwards during last week, best factory being quoted at as Iowas 6½d. no delegates presentat the Fruitgrow…
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A plantation of mulberry trees is to be made on the Hawkesbury College ground and land has been fenced in for the purpose. It will, however, be some year…
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Lowest price on record for Victorian oats—8½d per bushel last week. The Wellington (N S W) maize crop is expected to yield 100 bushels to the acre…
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IT would be interesting to know for certain who were the first settlers on the Hawkesbury River. According to Lieutenant Governor Grose's depatch of 29th April, 1794, there would appear to be little…
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THE annual meeting of shareholders was held on Monday afternoon last, when there was a good attendance at the factory. Mr W I Baldwin, in the absence of the chairman of directors (Mr J T…
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The Cuzco takes 11,000 cases of fruit to London from Tasmania. From 11 acres an Ulmarra farmer has dug 204 bags potatoes…
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IN the Assembly on Thursday last, Mr W J Lyne said that the Reid Government would lose their land tax, and then would say, "we must have revenue, and we will let the grain duties remain in…
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Candelo farmers have started a cooperative butter-factory. Mudgee factory in January put through 80,600 gallons of milk, Cooyal factory…
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IT is pleasing to be able to record the fact that the supply of milk at this factory is increasing, and daring the past week there has beta an addition of over 100 gallons a day. Several new…
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Tamatoes is per cwt. in Melbourne. Scattered all over N Z there are farms eptirely managed by women. There are, 140,000 rabbits and 50 tons…
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IN the Assembly last week, Mr. W. H. B. Piddington, until recently manager,of the Commercial Bank at Windsor, but now M.P. for UrallaWalcha, moved,—" That; in the opinion ot this…
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THE destruction caueed through diseases of quite a new kind is how causing grave anxiety to squatter and sheep-owners; and also to those immediately connected with them; as the mortality to sheep is…
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It's nice to be a farmer And live upon the soil As blithe and free as a bumble bee In a cask of castor oil!…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belief for Distressed Farmers
ON Saturday last, Principal Thompson had an interview with the Mayor of Windsor (Mr J J Paine) respecting the farmers in this part of the district who have been distressed by the recent…
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