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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

4,205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 211

The Farm in May

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 974

If New South Wales is to make some advances in agriculture, let the progress be on sound lines. All writings on what should be done are ineffectual unless accompanied by proofs that what is…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 975

Our Lismore correspondent writes:—The milk supply to the Springhill butter factory for the month ending March 19 was 9445 gallons, and the butter manufactured was 3819lb., being an average of…

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The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. DRAINAGE. (Continued.) (From a pamphlet by P. L. C. SHEPHERD.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 7

THE rubble drain is opened in precisely the same way, and of the same dimensions as the pipe drain, only it should never be less than four inches…

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The Grazier. New Commercial Crops for N.S.W. Pigeon Pea Oe Catjang Cultivation. Cajanus Indicus, Spbrng

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 23

Cajanus indicus, Spreng., is commonly known as the pigeon pea, Congo pea, catjang, and no-eye pea in the countries where it is cultivated. The plant is a native of tropical Africa; but it is now…

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Pastoral Rentals

Evening News · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 6

WALGETT, Saturday.-An influential meeting of Crown tenants was held at Walgett to-day, Mr. J. A. Campbell, of Dungalear, in the chair, to protest against the excessive rentals placed on all…

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The Weather.—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 4

April closed with a fair record of rainfall for the eastern half of the colony, but bestowed few favours in the western pastoral districts. Thus one half of the colony is furnished with an…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, April 30.-The English wheat market is strong in tone, but prices are unchanged. The continental markets are dull. The American market is…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

MESSRS. HARRISON, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., the following cablegram:--"The…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, April 29.-The wool market is weak, owing to the rather large withdrawals of foreign buyers…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 8

The stock trucked from Rylstone during the past week was as follows:—23rd instant, 1545 sheep, Rigney Bros., to J. Bridge, Homebush; 430 sheep, Cox Bros., to Dalgety, Homebush; 25th, 29 calves,…

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South Australia Wool Export, 1891-1892. Adelaide

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 2

July 2...Polynesien ... 18 3 ... Port Darwin... 77 6 ... Shannon ... 202 15 ... Echuca ... 819…

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Wool. New South Wales. Outward Agents Season 1891-1892

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 5

This list will be altered each day. BALES. Gilchrist, Watt and Co. 103,257 Dalgety and Co Ltd 62,701…

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New Zealand Farmers' Co-op Association Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 7

The Australian representative of the Farmers Association in New Zealand is in receipt of the following report from the Christchurch Association…

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Lecture. the Parasites of Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 5

A lecture on the internal and external parasites of sheep was delivered in the Technical College, Ultimo, last evening, by Mr. S. Bradbury, M.R.G.S. (E.), M.R.S.I. The lecture was the first of a series…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 8

Stock movements: 5800 owes, from Nebea station to Waleba, W. M. Ronald and Co. owners, J. Field in charge; 12,000 wethers, from Warraweena station, near Bourke, to Werris Creek, L. P. Doyle owner,…

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Wool Classing. Deputation to the Minister for Education

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 6

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs. H. Austin (chairman of the Wool Buyers' Association), F. Stollenhoff, T. H. Geddes, C. Swinbourh, H. Close, P. Smith and J…

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Our Show Wool Experts. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 4

Sir,—The choice of wool experts seems to me a very wide question. Clssifiers of shed wool and classifiers for manufacturing purposes are, as a rule, not identical with one another. Classifying wool on…

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Albion Park Dairy Co. Six Months' Operations. WOLLONGONG

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 5

The Albion Park Dairy Co. has just held its usual half-yearly meeting. The past six months were the best and most satisfactory yet experienced. The total quantity of milk…

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Co-operation at Bega. a Farmers' Association

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 8

THE farmers in the Bega district, which is a very rich one in point of production, have formed a dairy farmers' co-operative company. It is expected that besides the…

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