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Farming & the land, 1892

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Australian Butter. a Fall in Price. Dairy and Factory Sorts Nearly Cleared. LONDON, January 1

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 6

The price for Australian batter has fallen 4s. per cwt. Factory butter per the R.M.S. Orizaba is selling at 118s. to 124s. per cwt. Dairy sorts realise 100s. to 104s. per cwt…

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The London Wool Market. Hints for the Wool Exhibits at Chicago

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 43

Our junior morning contemporary publishes the following: LONDON, November 20, 1891— The usual quiet time which invariably precedes the opening of a…

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Our Queensland Letter. Latest News In Town and Country. Pastoral and Agricultural. Commercial Intelligence. BRISBANE, December 28. Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 14

In the coastal districts of Queensland considerable interest is being manifested in the cultivation of coffee, rice, and cotton, three of the great staples in universal demand, and which in future…

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What Shall We Do with Our Sheep ? the Squatters' Misfortunes. I.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 9

What shall be done with our surplus stock? is a question which is being asked daily in the newspapers and is constantly reiterated in the clubs and circles where…

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United States. Proposed Free Wool. the Chilian Difficulties. Arbitration Probable

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 12

LONDON, December 24— Nine of the members of the Coinage Committee of the American House of Representatives are in favor of the free coinage of silver, and…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 8

According to a recent consular report, Norway's exports of butter in 1890 amounted to 1,540,000 tons, as against 1,610,000 tons in 1889. It is stated that the proportion of genuine butter in those years was about…

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Queens of the Dairy

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 26

In our issue of November 28 last year there appeared full particulars of the extraordinary yields of milk and butter obtained from the two cows, of which we now give faithful portraits…

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Protection to Farmers. (To the Editor of the " Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 3

Sir,--Will you allow me, as a constant reader of your paper, to congratulate yon upon the unswerving fidelity and perseverance with which you have carried out the purpose…

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Fires in the Country. Thousands of Acres Swept. Crops and Stock Destroyed. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 5

The present joyous season is proving a sad time for many poor settlers,who have been burnt out by bush fires. Reports coming to hand state that though the fire is…

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In Central Cumberland. the Seasons and Crops

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

So far as the country districts of Central Cumberland are concerned, it cannot be said that the year just past has been a very eventful one. The seasons experienced by…

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The Grazier, New Commercial Crops for New South Wales. Lxi— the Cultivation of the Avocado, or Alligator Pear (Persea Gratissima, Gertn.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 23

Several inquiries having been made about the "Avocado" or "Alligator" pear since the department included it in the list of economic plants suitable for cultivation in the north-eastern portion of the…

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Crop Reports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 22

The wheat crops, are now ready for harvesting throughout the Bathurst, Blayney, Millthorpe, and Orange districts, and in some forward patches harvesting has commenced. The yields will be…

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Colonial Butter

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 6

LONDON, January 1.—Two-thirds of the consignments of colonial factory butter brought by the Orizaba and Doric averaged 124s per cwt. The dairy-made by the…

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The Butter Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--Australian and New Zealand butter has dropped 4s per cwt in the London market. New South Wales factory butter by the…

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The American Wool Duties

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, January 2.—The bill introduced in the American House of Representatives by Mr. W. M. Springer, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, repeals…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 6

Stock movements: Wednesday, 2000 sheep, Coolac to Reedy Flat, Mr. Glasscock owner, T. Rodgers in charge; to-day, 4400 sheep from Canoon, destination the mountains, Messrs. Austin and Miller owners,…

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The American Wool Duties. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

The bill introduced in the American House of Representatives by Mr. Springer, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, repeals all duties on imported…

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Free-trade in England. Thistles for Wheat. Lord Salisbury's Anxiety

The Australian Star · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 3

At the annual conference of the National Union of the Conservative Association, opened at Birmingham on Tuesday, November 24, the Premier, the Marquis of…

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What Shall We Do with Our Sheep? the Proposed Export Scheme. Ii

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

When the matter had come prominently before the public the first man energetically to take the question up with a view to a practical remedy was Mr. Alexander Wilson. A…

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Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce. in the London Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 6

Mr. John Roberts, a prominent Dunedin (N.Z.) merchant, recently returned to New Zealand from a business trip to England, and the opportunity was taken by a…

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