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Farming & the land, 1894

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Artesian Water in Wool Scouring

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 112

Mr. James W. Ward, wool classer and wool scourer, Charleville, writes as follows to the local paper:— I had an opportunity of testing No. 1 bore on Dillalah station for wool-scouring purposes…

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London Wool Sales. Competition Keen

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 19.—At the wool Bales to-day prices were unchanged, but there was keen competition, more particularly for crossbreds. For the Olrig (New Zealand)…

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The Rust in Wheat Conference. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 9

The Minister of Education and Agriructure has received a communication from the Queensland Department of Agriculture, asking his opinion as to the best time to hold the rust in wheat…

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News by Cable. The Butter Market. a New Combination

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 19.—With, the object of securing better prices for colonial butter, Mr. Reynolds, of New Zealand, the former secretary of the butter committee,…

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The Butter Market. a New Combination. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 9

With the object of securing better prices for colonial butter, Mr. H. Reynolds of Now Zealand, the lormer secretary of the Butter Committee, assisted by Victorian…

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The Victorian Butter Export. No. Iii. the Warrnambool District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

As a centre for the butter trade of the Western district of Victoria, the little scaport of Warrnambool enjoys many advantages. First and foremost comes the water communication with Melbourne,…

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Tar Marking of Australian Sheep. Yet Another Warning Note

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 22

Mr H. Mitchell, Secretary of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, had received the following letter form Mr. J. Fluss, a member of the Chamber od Commerce, Olmeitz, Austria, and of the…

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Dairy Farmers' Export Association, Grader's Report

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 42

Mr. J. Russell, the New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association's grader, has forwarded hisreport, which reads as follows: " Butter packed and graded for the week ended January 13 shows a…

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The Season's Wool Fleet. £15,000,000 Worth of Wool Shipped. £6,640,000 Worth from New South Wales. London and Local Sales--Sydney's Shipping Firms

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 3

The London sales were opened on Tuesday, and the outcome of the various cables is to the effect that the series opened with a fair selection of wools, average attendance…

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The Melbourne Baby-Farming Case. Execution of Mrs. Knorr

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 2

Frances Knorr, who was sentenced to death for child murder in connection with Brunswick baby-farming cases, was executed in the Melbourne Gaol on Monday morning…

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American Crop Reports

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

The October returns issued by the United States Department of Agriculture make the general condition of maize 75.1, against 76.7 for last month, and 79.8 for October, 1892. This…

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The Banks and the Farmers. Putting on the Screw

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 16

WALCHA, Wednesday.—The farmers of this district have attended a meeting convened by the Mayor, and passed a resolution praying that two years grace in the payment of instalments may…

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The Melbourne Baby—farming Case I Execution of Mrs. Knorr

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 18

FRANCES Knorr, who was sentenced to death for child murder in connection with the Brunswick baby—fanning ernes, was executed in the Melbourne Gaol on Monday morning. The Melbourne…

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A Splendid Crop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 22

THE crop of corn on Mr. George Rush's land at Two Mile Flat is (says the Mudgee INDEPENDENT) described as a perfect picture. The field must contain over 20 acres and the corn standing very…

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Farm Notes. General Ideas About Farming

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 21

It is a general impression among parents that the very last calling in the world to train or apprentice their sons to is that of farming. In the paternal idea, it is so low; to ba only r, farmer, as…

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The Farmers of Mr. Reld

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 14

IN our last issue we gave our idea, of the probable effect on the formers on Riverina of Mr. George Reid's late philauthropic mission. for their fiscal conversion. It seems that ne did not underrate…

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Farming at Berrigan

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 112

There are some interesting particulars in the Berrigan journal's notes of Mr. West's trip through the farms entered in competition for the local agricultural prizes. We arrive at "The Model," the…

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Practical Dairying for Australia. A New Book

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 110

About 12 months ago the Department of Agriculture commissioned Mr. J. P. Dowling to prepare a book descriptive of dairying in the colony, and also offered the assistance of its scientific staff,…

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Crop Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 113

Harvesting operations in Narrandera have been almost completed. The wheat yield this year is not quite up to the average of last season, but a much larger area has been cultivated. Teams are passing…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 112

The official opening of the Braidwood Butter Factory took place on Monday. The weather was beautifully fine, and about 1500 persona were present. The building and plant cost £700. A successful…

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