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Farming & the land, 1888

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Preparing Wheat for Sowing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 21

An English authority has this to say in regard to proparing seed wheat to resist the attacks of' smut, &c. We fool bound to give warning; that the inatrutions here given must be carefully followed, else…

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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 8

At the close of last week values became somewhat easier than were current on the earlier days, and competition was less brisk than it has been for some time past. With the commencement of the present week, however,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 7

PIOTON, Friday.--The weather daring the past week has been very hot, with occasional thunderstorms. BOWRAL, Thursday.--The weather during…

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The Country Wheat Yield. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 7

YOUNG, Friday.--The present season s wheat has commenced to arrive in town, and several consignments have been purchased for local and other markets. The samples at the mills are…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 13

The following stock have passed Thargomindah:— 12,000 two-tooth, Jandra station to Avon Downs, Northern Territory, T. Guthrie owner; 600 rams, ditto; 750 mixed store cattle, Savannah Downs to Dubbo, via Gum Holes,…

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Decline of Wool Production in America

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 65

Looking to the protection which the farmers in the United States receive in respect of wool, without explanation, it would seem strange that the clip should have declined from 308 million pounds in 1884 to about 265 millions in 1887,…

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The Wheat and Flour Market. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 5

The wheat market is generally firm. Adelaide off coast cargoes 33s 10½d, on the spot 35s per quarter. Flour, 21s 6d per 1121b…

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Latest Patoral News. (Continued from page 75.) Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 41

The weather has been bright and fine generally, with thunder storms in places. On January 4 it was very warm in Sydney, But as evening approached it because cool and pleasant. In the country districts genrally it was…

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Second Edition. Star Office, 4 p.m. Latest Cables. Quantity of Wheat Afloat. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 5

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,170,000 quarters and for the Continent, 180,000 quarters…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 63

A working dairy in a London thoroughfare appears to be a profitable novelty. Messrs. Gibson Brothers, of the City-road, fetch the milk from the railway, and on arrival at the factory it is heated to the most…

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The Orchard Industry. the Utilisation of Surplus Crops and the Exportation of Fruit in a Fresh Condition. I.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 9

For some months past the subject of exporting fresh fruit to European markets has engaged the attention of some of our growers and dealers, and experiments have been made in…

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The Howe Broiler Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 21

The broiler: farm has not yet been introduced into Australia one large seale. But it is common enough in the densely populated portions of the United Staton. The largest is that of Mr. E. C. Howe, in…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 22

WALNUTS AS FOOD FOR TURKEYS.— A London paper remarked: We said last week that in former days tame turkeys were fod with walnuts to give them the taste of wild turkeys. In Italy turkeys are…

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Farm and General Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 43

At the Darling Harbor hay sales during the week supplies were moderate. Prime hay sold well; inferior at latest sale was hard to quit at low rates. On the wharves Hunter River lucerno was in quiet…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Wilcannia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 8

Stock Movements: 5661 ewes, from Albemarle sta[?] for Blackhall, Bourke, property of Messrs. Christian and Harrington; 500 head fat bullocks are at Pulloca, from Mount Margaret station, Queensland, for Wilcannia…

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Cable News. the American Wool Tariff

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The American woolgrowers have petitioned in favor of an increased wool tariff…

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The Wheat and Flour Market. London

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 6

The wheat market is generally firm, Adelaide off coast cargoes 33s 10½d, on the spot 35s per quarter. Floor, 21s 6d per 112lb…

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Latest Cables. Quantity of Wheat Afloat. London

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 6

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,470,000 quarters and for the Continent, 180,000 quarters…

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The American Rates on Wool. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 7

The wool trade in the United States has petitioned Congress to increase the rates on wool and woollen goods…

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How Protection Affects the Farmer. to the Editor of "The Australian Star."

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 2

Sir,--As many of the farmers of this colony question the benefit of home markets under Protection, I give the following extract from an address given…

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