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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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The Travelling Dairy

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 2

The travelling dairy in connection with the Department of Agriculture is at present located at Hillston. According to information supplied by the Minister responsible fur that department,…

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Warwick Farm Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 6

An excellent programme of pony and galloway races was furnished yesterday by the Warwick Farm management, and those who journeyed to the wellappointed course near George's River were treated to…

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A Man Shot. Fired On By a Farmer. KEMPSEY

The Australian Star · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 6

The police have just received information stating that a man was shot seriously at Rolland's Plains last night. It appears the unfortunate man was on the premises of a…

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The Maize Crops. Kempsey

The Australian Star · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 6

The weather continues dry and hot, and there is no appearance of rain. Without a change in the next few days half the maize crops will be destroyed from blight and…

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The Home the Farm and The Orchard Fruit for Export

The Weekly Advance · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 6

In his valuable report on “The English Market for New South Wales Fruit,” Mr. F. W. Ward writes thus, under the heading “Only the best fruit…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 345

The weather has throughout the week been cloudy at places on the coast and highlands, with slight showers falling both to the north aud south of the coast line. With the following exceptions fine, open…

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Australian Butter

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—In the London market to-day Australian factory butter realised 112s per cwt. Dairy butler sold at from 90s to 102s per cwt…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Coonamble

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 379

Stock passings:—900 fat sheep, from selections near Coonamble to Homebush, via Dubbo, John Dwyer owner and in charge; 1700 fat sheep, from selections, Youie, to Homebush, via Rylstone, W…

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Russian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--In Russia it has been decided not to sow wheat to any great extent this year. This decision has been arrived at mainly owing to the great…

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Wool Classes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 17

The Department of Public Instruction advertise the beginning of the classes in sheep and woot on February 15 in Sydney. The made of training will be upon the same lines as adopted in large…

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Butter-making at Berrima

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 18

THE first half-yearly general meeting of share-holders of the Berrma District Cold Climate Farm and Dairy Company was held at Robertson on Saturday, when Mr. T. Seery, J.P, (chairman…

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Surplus Sheep. Albury

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 4

It is stated that a boiling-down establishment is to be started on the Murray near here as the means of disposing of surplus sheep, which it does not now pay to send to…

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The Season's Wheat Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--An estimate compiled by the Advertiser of the past season's wheat harvest mentions five bushels as the probable average yield, being, half a bushel…

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Danish Cattle. Importation Forbidden. London, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 9

The importation of Danish cattle into the United Kingdom has been prohibited, owing to the discovery of foot-and-mouth disease among some Danish cattle near…

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Wool. Review of the Markets

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 7
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

With reference to the marvellous increase in the sales of wool in the Sydney market daring the past few years, and while this portion of the trade is so satisfactory, it would be well to pause and ask…

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The Low Price of Wool

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Company have written us as follows: The wool market having Buffered an almost continuous decline for a period of two years, to the great loss and affliction of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 10

The following are the stock movements:—2260 merino wethers, from Albury to Cootamundra, W. Reardon owner; 620 merino owes, from Mugwee to Wangaratta, J. H. M'Mahon owner…

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Australia's Wheat Yield. Probable Consumption and Export

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 22

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The London Wool Market. Buyers v. SELLERS

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 11

LONDON, January 8.--The improvement in the tone of the markets noted last week has continued and grown stronger this past few days. There are quite a number of…

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