The Farmer
A Victorian Co operative Dairying Company at Euroa has for some time has been canning butter and exporting it to West Australia, with great advantage…
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Farming & the land, 1898
65 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 4
The Price of Farm Produce
To the Editor. Sir,—In a country paper I recently came across the following paragraph:—"Last week wheat was being sold in Sydney at 45, and dull at that, while the market report for…
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Mr. Watkins, of Sackville, this year realised £1 per tree for the fruit of a large area of three-year old nectarines. Splendid rain fell on Saturday last and…
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In 1894, wheat in Victoria was down to 2/1 per bushel, despite the high tariff. Last week Warrnambool potatoes brought £6 to £6 10/-in Sydney, and £4…
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Orange trees have been known to bear fruit when 500 years old. There are only about 3000 acres on Lord Howe Island, but the land in parts…
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THE semi-annual meeting of shareholder was held on Monday evening, when there was a large attendance at the factory, Mr. W. Maxwell presiding. The object of the…
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A MEETING of the above Association was held at the Maid of Australia Hotel, Pitt Town, on Saturday, 6th inst, at 3 p.m. The President (Mr A H Hipwell) occupied the chair. The minutes of…
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The present season in Victoria is most disastrous experienced for 35 years. Robertson Dairy Company last week paid a dividend of 10 per cent. 39,281lbs…
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The Mudgee Butter Factory paid cheques for January totalling £610. 10 tons of blackberries have been sent to Sydney from Bulli since january 1…
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THE adjourned meeting of shareholders was held on Thursday evening, when there was a small attendance. Mr W Maxwell occupied the chair, and explained that the coming of the flood had…
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There are about 30,000 bags of wheat stored at Berrigan Railway Station. A Poland China boar was recently sold at Illinois. U.S.A., for £1020. The…
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The GAZETTE is the Local Newspaper, 2/6 per quarter in Advance. Mudgee District Agricultural Show has been postponed until 10th and 11th May…
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Maize was last week selling at Charters Towers (North Queensland) at 8s per bushel. The supply of milk to the Mudgee…
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AT a meeting of shareholders, held on Thursday night, Mr. W. Maxwell presiding, it was decided that the factory should be sold. There was a large…
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The Salvation Amy, Wimbledon, have been sending hay into the Sydney market during the week. The supply of milk to the Mudgee…
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TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The farmers of this and other electorates have a foolish supposition that no policy but protection can do them any good while the farmers of protected Victoria are…
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A SPECIAL meeting of shareholders in the above was held on Thursday evening last week, when there was a good attendance. Mr W Maxwell presided, and said that the object of the meeting…
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The average yield of wheat in Murrurundi district is said to be 30 bushels the acre this season. 600 out of 1000 cases of fruit from…
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At Dubbo last week, draught horses realised from £7 to £20. N.S.W. exported 24,485 bags of wheat during the ninth week in 1898…
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The GAZETTE is 2/6 Quarterly in advance. The Tenterfield Society made a profit of about £300 in connection with their…
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