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Farming & the land, 1891

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Our Queensland Letter. the Christmas Holidays. Politics and Society. Pastoral and Agricultural. Trades and Labor. the Week's Doings. Brisbane, December 27. POLITICS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 40

The Premier's trip to the northern portions of Queensland has been of a very pleasant nature, and Sir Samuel was everywhere greeted with a hearty welcome. A good deal of speech making…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 6

A new milking machine, invented by Mr. William Murchland, sanitary engineer, of Kilmarnock, has been in operation, the tenant of the farm, Mr. David Shaw, having afforded every facility. There is nothing…

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Farm Notes for Janu ry

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 6

According to recent reports the wheat crops are proving to be better than was expected at the period of mid growth. Several districts are obtaining large yields, which leads us to infer the…

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The Farm Labourer

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 6

Hodge, as he is known at home, does not exist in the Australasian colonies. The docile, subservient, plodding farm labourer is not known amongst us. One, at first, is disposed to wonder…

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Prizes for Farm Produce in the Metropolis. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 9

Sir,—As considerable controversy has been, and is still, going an in the metropolitan press with reference to the application made to the Government by the Agricultural Society of New South Wales for a special grant of £500 to…

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Distress Amongst Farmers in America. London, Dec 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 16

A large amount of distress exists amongst the farmers and settlers who took up land at Oklahoma, in the western part of the United States…

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The European Beet Crop. London, Dec. 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 16

Mr. F. O. Lieut, the Magdeburg authority on beet sugar, states that the beet production for the past three months shows a decrease of 34,000 tons. He estimates that…

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Farmer Trott

The Dead Bird · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 6

A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare, Hompety, hompety, hump I With his daughter behind him so rosy and fair,…

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The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. Compulsory Destruction of Neglected Vineyards

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 3

In his valuable report on the “Murray River Vineyards ” Mr. J. A. Despessis, M.R.A.S, says :— “I have noticed, especially in the…

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Experimental Farming

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 39

WAGGA, Saturday.—The samples of soil, which were sent to the Department of Agriculture by the Wagga Agricultural and Horticultural Society in connection with the proposal to have…

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Frog Farming

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 34

A frog farming industry, promising profitable results, has sprung up at Menasha, Wis., (U.S.,) and is referred to in both English and American contemporaries. The owner of the farm gives…

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FARM & GARDEN Cultural Guide

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 5

ORCHARD.-Thin fruit. Make new strawberry beds. Stake young trees. Stop grape vino laterals. Keep down raspberry suckers. Destroy…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather, Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1891 · page 7

YASS, Saturday.--To-day 900 bullocks passed from Queensland for Braidwood, Maddrell, owner. CROOKWELL, Saturday.--The weather to-day…

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Frog Farming

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1891 · page 2

A frog farming industry, promising profitable results, has sprung up at Menasha, Wis., (U.S.,) and is referred to in both English and American contemporaries. The owner of the farm gives…

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Drowned in the Murrumbidgee. a Farm Laborer's Fate. Wagga Wagga

The Australian Star · Monday 5 January 1891 · page 5

A farm laborer named Davidson went to bathe last evening in the river behind tho church, and got beyond his depth, and was carried away in the current and drowned in…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 8

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, reported: -- For our sale yesterday we submitted a very attractive catalogue of 6543 bales, being the largest yet offered this season…

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The Wool Traffic

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

The block which has existed at Darling Harbor for some time, past, in regard to the wool traffic, his at length been removed, only 770 bales being on hand this morning, and these arrived by the…

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The Wheat Crops at Young. [By Telegraph] (From Our Correspondent.) Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 5

Should the rain continue the farmers are apprehensive that the wheat in stack will start a second growth. The yield of wheat is very uneven. In some small patches returns give from 20 to 30 bushels, but the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 5

Stock movements to-day: 33 calves by rail to Sydney, John Jenkins owner. MENINDIE, MONDAY. Stock passings 400 fat cattle from Marian Downs,…

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