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Farming & the land, 1889

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 321

February is one of the months to which Australian agriculturists look hopefully for rains. In the cose of this year there is no disappointment. This colony has received a large share of moisture, and is now in what may…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 330

Stock Movements: 301 fat sheep, from Howlong to Sydney—G. and R. Doubleday, owners: 3000 mixed merino sheep, from Victoria to Albury market—L. Gabon; 212 mixed sheep, from Victoria to Albury…

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Seed Wheat

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 6

ADELAIDE, This Day. -- Mr. Horn, the member for Flinders in the Legislative Assembly, will supply his constituents at Franklin Harbor with seed wheat during…

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Importation of Wheat

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 8

A WRITER in a recent issue of the EUROPEAN MAIL directs attention to the fact that steamers are being chartered for the purpose of transport-ing wheat from California to Australia. It need…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 13

The Australasian and Mortgage agency Company, Limited, report from Melbourne:—We offered to-day 918 bales wool, and sold 893, including some Exhibition wool. These sold up to 15d for J. L. Curr[?]s greasy, and up to 3s per lb. for Sir…

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Hand-made and Factory Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 42

At the Kiama Agricultural Association's show last week, Mr. H. Frodricks, of Saddleback, mode a clean sweep of the leading prizes for butter. Mr. Fredrick's butter is handmade, and has always borne a high reputation…

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Wheat Harvest in South. Australia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 320

The Register publishes the annual cereal statistics collected by its correspondents throughout the colony. The area sown is close upon 2,000,000 acres. More than a fifth of this, or something over 400,000 acres, is not…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 12

The following are the stock movements:—[?] merinos from Victoria, for Kenilworth, Dawis, Oliver, and Co.: 920 merino ewes, from Albury, for Corowa, Harrison and Sons…

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How I Sent Sheep to the Hills. IV

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 319

I went to the hill country to try and hire a place for summer grass. I found that most of the country had been taken by other unfortunates from the plains; also that it had been an…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. FEBRUARY 13

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 327

In the local market no auctions have been held during the week, with the exception of a small sale by Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. on the 8th instant, at which competition was very…

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London Wool Sales. London, February 14

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day 1490 bales were disposed of…

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The South Coast Dairy Farmers. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 5

Sir, -- The dairy farmers are either a very selfish lot of men or their political education is very low when they give their Protectionist friends such poor…

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Farmer. "The Kidney Vetch."

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

Kidney Vetch, sometimes called sand clover, is a plant which, within the last few years, has found its way into seedmen's warehouses and its name into seedsmen's…

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New South Wales Farmers in Difficulties

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 8

A WELL attended meeting of farmers and others was held on Saturday afternoon at Melong, the Mayor in the chair, the object being to consider what steps should be taken to relieve the farmers…

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Farm Calendar. February

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

THIS month generally affords the farmer time, after the rash of harvest, to attend to miscellaneous work, which is as important in its place as any other. In dry…

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The Aylesbury Dairy

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 320

The Aylesbury Dairy Company was started on the 17th January, 1866, with a share capital of £10,000, not long after increased to £20,000, then to £30,000, and by successive steps, as the business grew, to…

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The Victorian Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 323

The country party in Victoria has now formulated its demand. This is somewhat similar in principle to what was indicated during the financial debate of last session, but it is…

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Distressed Farmers

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 6

ADELAIDE,This Day. -- Several members of Parliament are getting up a memorial to the Government to convene a special session of Parliament to deal with the…

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Distress Among Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 18

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. —Influential meetings of farmers are being held in the northern agricultural districts for the purpose of urging the Government to grant seed wheat to distressed…

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Farm and General Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 43

At the Darling Harbor bay sales during the week there was an increased supply of forage at market. Buyers operated freely upon primest hay at improved prices. On the wharves there was a good supply o…

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