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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

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Conference of Farmers and Graziers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 4

ON Wednesday that a conference of delegates representing the farmers and graz iers of New England, or more properly speaking the Northern Tablelands, was…

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The Half-share System in Farming

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 2

FARMING on half shares, which is simply [?]n co-operative principles, would appear to [?]e making very satisfactory headway in Sou[?]hern Riverina, where some enormous crops…

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Farm and Garden Fowl Cholera

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 4

L. A. C. says many fowls in his neighborhood dumpish and weak, the comb turns pale, and they die in 12 to 18 hours. These symptoms indicate cholera. Clean up the…

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Winter Dairying

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 4

As to the question of making a profit from the cows in winter when feed is high, one might reason that if all the necessary conveniences are supplied for dairying in winter,…

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High Price for Wheat

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 3

Five shillings has been refused for wheat in Melbourne ; 5s 1d is asked. The loaf is up to 7d, and is expected to advance, to 8.1. Flour has gone up…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Monday, January 13

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 5

At the Sydney Wool Sales on Monday 2638 bales were cleared. Competition was very keen througout; all sections of the trade being equally determined in their…

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London Wool Sales. Market Rising. (By Telegraph)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 5

At the London wool sales competition is animated and the market is rising…

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Cocoanut Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 4

AN American dairy paper reports the establishment of an extensive factory for the manufacture of cocoanut butter, which is already being made at the rate of 10,000lb. a day. The…

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Wool Sales. Sydney, January 15th, 1896

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

THE Sydney wool selling Brokers' Association report that the improvement in the tone of tie market continued last Thursday and on Monday with a full attendance…

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London Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

At the London Wool Sales yesterday competition was spirited and prices are hardening…

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The Conference of Farmers and Graziers. Criticism of the Herald

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 4

The Herald of last Friday says; The hot weather, so far from exhausting the energies of the New England folk, seems to be stimulating them to…

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Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 4

It appears to me at the present time that there is a greater want of knowledge on the question of salting butter than on any other question pertaining thereto. The prevailing…

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Why Children Dislike Farm Life

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 2

IN the first place, they are not brought up to lore the country; they are early accustomed to hear both father and mother grumble about the hardships of farm life…

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Farm and Garden Choice Mutton

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 4

The special points in which the Southdown breed surpasses every other are as follows : A good and quick return for food consumed with the convertion of the same into the…

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Stock and Farming

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 2

[?]E take it that good advice to those who [?]re to do well upon the soil is always in [?] on. This being so, we will here refer to suicidal policy pursued by some of our…

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Cold Storage of Butter

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 4

After the revelations mad[?] concerning the alleged adulteration of Victorian batter in London, a series of experiments were initiated by…

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Australian Sheep in London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

It is believed the prices realized on the shipment of live sheep made by the steamer Yarrawonga to London will prove satisfactory to the shippers…

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London Wool Sales

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 3

Best greasy merinos are in good demand for America, prices being ½d above the December, rates, Medium sorts show an advance of from ½d to…

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Conference of Graziers and Farmers

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 4

The Farmers' and Graziers' Conference was held in Armidale Town Hall on Wednesday, last week, and proved very successful. There were…

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The Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales on Thursday afternoon there was keen competition, and a tendency to an advance in price. The series closes on the 30th instant…

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