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Farming & the land, 1890

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Australian Butter. London, February 20

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 5

Butter shipped from Sydney commands from 90s. to 160s. per cwt. Inferior samples of Victorian butter realise 70s. per cwt…

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Australian Butter. the London Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 43

Writing on January 10 from London Mr. D. Tallerman supplied the following notes upon the shipment of butter ex Liguria, which veseel took home 1554 packages in her cool chambers; 753 being from…

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Cattle Disease at the Barrier

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 7

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday. -- There is considerable sickness among the cattle. here. The cause is at present unknown, but it is I thought to be due to bad water. The…

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New Zealand Butter. London. February 21

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 6

Best New Zealand butter is selling at 96s, to 102s. per cwt…

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The Butter Shipments. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 11

The Cuzco's shipment of butter, choice samples, realised 100s. to 105s. per cwt.; medium, 78s. The shipments of butter made by the Cobden, New Plymouth…

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Rust in Wheat. No. II

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 22

There appears to be two preventives of rust, which happily, if it be desirable, pan be used together. 1. Early Sowing.—Sowing early.—not later than the end of April and better still in March—has been…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 12

The following have been the only stock truckings from Rylstone during the past week:—19th instant, 12 trucks, 105 bullocks and 2 cows, from V. J. Dowling, Lue, to Hill, Clark, and Co., Homebush…

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The Wool Market. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 11

The wool market shows an upward tendency. Competition is keen…

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The Wool Market. London, February 21

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 6

At the wool auctions to-day there were no sales to report owing to the dense fog which prevailed, and which affected the attendance. A large number of bales were…

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Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.'s Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 42

MESSRS. WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, AND CO. offered this week a catalogue of 450 bales, the bulk being greasy fleece, with the usual proportion of country scoured wools. New England greasies predominated, and for lots free from seed…

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The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. Healthy Crops

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 6

ALL cultivated crops are especially liable to a variety of diseases, and it is particularly important in this colony to study these diseases with a view to…

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The Wool Industry in Montana. (See illustrations on page 31.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 27

According to the report of the Statistical Institute of Holland, quoted in Hayter's "Victorian Year Book," Australasia stands at the head of the list of wool-producing countries of the world…

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Dairy Supervision

Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 6

The Colonial Secretary received on Friday morning a deputation representing the City and Suburban Dairymen's Association, who desired to point out certain amendments which were in their…

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Deputations. Dairymen's Protective Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 7

A deputation from the Sydney and Suburban Dairy-men's Protective Society waited upon the Premier yesterday for the purpose of bringing under his notice a number of amendments which the society considers…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 401

Our Adelaide correspondent informs us that Mr. Henry Harding, from this colony, interviewed the Commissioner of Crown Lands on Saturday, and it is. probable that die Government will offer him a 12…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 7

At a meeting of tho Macleay Agricultural Society on Thursday it was decided to postpone the show till March 12, 13 and 14. Our Wellington correspondent wires:--…

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The English Butter Market

Evening News · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 4

LONDON, February 22.—Since the success of the Australian colonies in opening up a butter trade with England became apparent, considerable attention has been…

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Canadian Butter. London, February 22

The Australian Star · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 5

Canada is shipping large supplies of butter to the British markets…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 4

LONDON, February 21.—To-day's wool sale had to be postponed, owing to a dense fog. (FROM THE MELBOURNE PAPERS.)…

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New Zealand Butter. London, February 21

The Australian Star · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 4

Best New Zealand butter is soiling at 96s. to 102s. per cwt…

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