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Farming & the land, 1891

3,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 163

Australian Butter

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 6

LONDON, March 5.—A portion of the consignment of butter from Melbourne by the P. and O. steamer Massilia sold at from 100s to 110s per cwt…

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Latest Pastoral News. (Continued From Page 23.) Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. Weather

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 42

Welcome rain fell throughout New South Wales, except in the extreme south, on March 1, and light to heavy rains were recorded in the central and southwest parts of Queensland. The weather reports…

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Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 42
Also in The Australian Star

There has been no local sales of wool at auction during the past week, and in all private sales full rates have been maintained, consequent upon the favorable cablegrams received of the closing prices of…

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Escorting Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 11

Up to latest advices matters are all quiet at the various camps, and non-union teams of wool, escorted by police, are engaged in delivering wool at the railway station nearest the sheds. Over…

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Wheat in England

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 511

On the 28th. ultimo two cargoes of wheat sold at from 396 6d to 39s 9d per quarter. It is reported that the French crops were seriously damaged by frosts…

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South Australia. the Pastoral Lands Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Pastoral Lands Commission, headed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr. W. Copley, will start for the M'Donnell Ranges on Monday week. They…

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The Wool Stealers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 7

The steamer Durham arrived at Antwerp and the Abergeldie and Port Darwin reached Dunkirk on March 5. All three vessels loaded wool in the colonies…

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Melbourne Butter. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 9

A portion of the shipment of Melbourne butter in the R.M.S. Massilia has been sold at from 100s to 110s…

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Wool Shipments From Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 7

The total shipments of wool from Newcastle to London to date (March 1) this season, report Messrs. Dalgety and Co., are 45,880 bales. The firm dispatched the Damascus on the 20th…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 512

There is at present in full operations, at 561½ George-street, in this city, a butter-making machine named, after its inventor and operator, Evenden's Butter Extractor. A circular tin vessel, about 2ft. in diameter…

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National Frizes—Orchards and Farms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 511

The judges appointed to adjudicate as to the orchardists throughout the colony who are entitled to receive National prizes, have sent in their recommendations regarding the awards to the…

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Judges' Report on Bee Farms. Entered for National Prizes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 511
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The subjoined report has been courteously handed to us for publication by the Department of Agriculture:— The judges appointed to examine and report upon the bee farms entered for the prices offered by the…

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A Sectional Farm Roller

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 533

One of the most useful implements, next to those of absolute necessity, upon a well-conducted farm is a roller. When the soil is heavy and tenacious the roller helps to crush, the clods and level the rough…

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"Quiz's" Tips for To-day's Races. Warwick Farm Meeting

The Australian Workman · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 3

WARWICK FARM will be the venue for sporting folks this afternoon, when the promoters of the Warwick Farm Club will take the field with a programme, which gives promise of furnishing…

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The Home ,the Farm, and The Orchard. Osier Cultivation

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 6

The following article is taken from a series on “ New Commercial Crops for New South Wales,” lately appearing in the Agricultural Gazette of New South…

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Regularity on the Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 21

Systematic feeding and care of every kind is the part of a farmer's capital that makes the best investment. The cows should be fed, milked, and cared for morning, noon, and night, with exactitude and on…

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Water-power on Farms. (Writyen for the "Town and Country Joubnal.") (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 21

In a previons number of this journal the writer described the method of bringing irrigation water on to farms by gravitation, and the present article purposes to deal with the simpler hydraulic machinery…

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National Frizes for Farms. the South Coast Division

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 28

The following reports on farms in the competition for prizes in the South Coast Division have been courteously handed to ua for publication by the Department of Agriculture:…

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