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Farming & the land, 1892

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Australian Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night. -- Factory butter from Sydney by the R.M.S. Orizaba (of the Orient line), has realised from 122s to 128s per cwt., while that by the…

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Tuberculosis Amongst Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- A number of cattle are suffering from tuberculosis in the south cast. An outbreak of pleuro has also taken place at Boobooroa, where 350 beasts are…

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The Wheat Supply

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 4

LONDON, December 30.—The American visible supply of wheat according to BRADSTEERT's [?] 66,600,000 bushels…

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Australian Butter. London, December 31

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 4

There is a slight decline in the inquiries for Australian dairy butter. The demand for factory-made butter, however, is brisk…

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The Wool Trade. In Darling Harbor

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

THE erection of a capacious woolshed in the centre of the Darling Harbor yard has added greatly to the despatch of business in that busy centre. The shed, nearly a quarter…

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The Surplus Sheep Difficulty. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

Sir, -- In your issue of the 26th inst. it is stated that it has been decided in the country districts to request the Government to bring in a short amending bill enforcing a…

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The London Wool Market. "The November Sales. Late Arrivals

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 6

LONDON, November 27. -- The gross fresh arrivals for the fifth, series of colonial wool sales, which opened here on the 24th inst., reached,some 168,000 bales, deducting 1000…

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London Wool Market. (From Our Correspondent.) London, Nov. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 7

The fifth and last series of the London colonial wool auctions were commenced on Tuesday, the 24th November, and as at present arranged will close on the 18th December. At the opening the attendance…

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The Butter Factories in the South Coast District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

The Jambaroo portion of this district, in which originated the first movement in the direction of the establishment of the butter factories on the South Coast, maintains the lead in this department of…

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Crop Reports

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 2

The wheat crops are now ready for harve throughout the Bathurst, Bl[?]yney, Millthorpe, Orange districts, and in some forward patches vesting has commenced. The yields will…

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Farming in England

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

LORD CARRINGTON, in opening a new board school at Castlethorpe, North Bucks, on October 16, spoke of working men by thrifty habits becoming their own landlords, and…

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Clarence River Farmers Association

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

GRAFTON, Thursday. -- A meeting of the shareholders of the Clarence River and North Coast Farmers' Association was held this morning. About 150 shareholders were…

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Clarence and North Coast Farmers Co-operative Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of shareholders of the Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Co-operative Association was held to-day, about 150 being present. Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.L.A., who is retiring from the…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 9

Dry, warm weather ruled during the past week. In some localities the nights were cool, and, in one instance, at Braidwood, there was on Boxing morning a severe frost. Bush fires of an extensive…

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The Farm in January. Estimate of the Wheat Crop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 6

New South Wales is such a very large tract of country that we are at all times prepared to hear conflicting accounts regarding crops. When favourable seasons are ruling in the north it often…

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Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 42

The local auction sales during the holidays have been limited to small parcels of oddments, comprising in all spine 1800 bales, for which, however, there was keen competition, and full rates were reached. The…

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Latest" Pastoral News. Weather

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 42

The weather during the week on the coast line has been oppressively warm and sultry, with occasional showers in scattered places. A fall of 0.1 point of dew was registered in Sydney on Monday…

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Re-appraisement of Pastoral Leases

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 7

IN the Land Act of 1884 it was provided that every five years there should be a re-appraisement of the value of lands held by pastoral lessees. The first quinquennium expired during July and…

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ILLUSTRATIONS. Hampshire Down Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 24

Taken in connection with the requirements of London buyers of frozen mutton as expressed in recent issues of the Mail, the delineation of a Hampshire Down sheep may be regarded as educational…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 11

With the exception of some small offerings of "star" lots, and such parcels as are more suitable for scouring than shipment, no sales of wool have been held in this market since 17th instant, on which date…

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