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Farming & the land, 1894

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 328

The fortnightly auctions in this market were continued and concluded on 7th instant, when further quantities, amounting to rather over 8000 bales, were disposed of. The selection of wools offered on the…

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The Late Wheat Harvest in South Australia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 319

The returns collated by the Register give the result of the late harvest as 1,725,423 acres reaped, yielding 14,042,125 bushels, or an average return per acre of 8 bushels 8lb. Allowing for the food…

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Storage of Wool at the London Docks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- The committee of London wool importers expect to be able to induce the dock companies to slightly reduce the charges for the storage of…

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Barley. a Crop That Should Receive More Attention From the Farmers. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 23

Barley is a crop that might be profitably cultivated in Australia for export. Vast stretches of country on the tablelands and on the western plains are in every way suitable for the…

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The N.s.w. Butter Export. (By Our Special Commissioner.) Iii. Direct Shipments to London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 5

The announcement, recently made, that a factory at Robertson Park had prepared and packed a small quantity of butter for direct shipment to England is a hopeful indication. It shows that the…

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Shearers' Conference. Combination of All the Unions. Labor Questions. Wet Sheep Testing Machine. Letter to the Pastoralists

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 40

During the past few days the delegates constituting the eighth annual intercolonial conference of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia have been sitting in the…

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News by Cable. Mr. Robert Reid in England. His Paper on Victoria. Inspecting Australian Meat. the Butter Export Trade

Evening News · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 16.—The paper on "Victoria" read by Mr. Robert Reid, the Victorian Minister for Defence, before the London Chamber of Commerce last night,…

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Farmers and the Fiscal Question. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 17

SIR.-It would be very desirable and would, I am sure, be in accordance with the wish of threefourths of the farmers of New South Wales, that the " Farmers' council" about to assemble at…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Important Council Meeting at Young

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 17

THE executive council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association met at Young on Friday afternoon, those present being; :-Mr. G. F. Plunkeet, president; Mr. J. J. Miller, vice-president; Mr…

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Farm Notes. the Cultivation of Roses

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 21

MANY imagine that the rose would be suitable for various industries, but in the raising of them they fail, owing to not knowing the natural characteristics of the plant they are growing. To…

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The Farmers and the Fiscal Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 13

THE Executive Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association met at Young on Friday last, when after a long sitting a platform was finally adopted for the general…

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The Sugar-cane Crops. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 9

The Mackay Sugar Journal reports that excellent weather prevails for the cane crops, and while it is yet too early to give definite figures, an increase of 25 per cent. on last year's yield is well…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Meeting of the Executive Council at Young

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 320

The executive council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association met at Young on the 9th instant, those present being Mr. G. F. Plunkett, president; Mr. J. J. Miller, vice-president; Mr. F. Pinkstone, treasurer…

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Finance for Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 319

It is one of the fortunate featurers of agriculture that the small farmer possessing a team of horses can till with his own labour quite as economically as an estate owner can with hired labour. This is…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 321

Six tons of Rosebud creamery butter were sent to Sydney last week from the firm of T. Ireland, of Newcastle, for transhipment per s.s. Austral for London. One ton of the same brand of butter is…

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The Warwick Farm Meeting

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 348

Fine weather will be all that will be necessary to make the Warwick Farm reunion attractive to-day (Saturday). The bill of fare is full of interest, and the flag for the opening event, the Hurdle Race, will…

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The Old 'Un's Note-book the Big Double. Messrs. Clark and Dakin. Canterbury Park Races. Warwick Farm. To-day's Selections

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 6

A fortnight today the Newmarket Handicap will be run, and the market upon this event indicates the slackness of betting. Although several heavy double wagers…

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Diseased Dairy Cows

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

The Waterloo council lately received a communication from the Board of Health, informing them that an officer of the board, when paying a visit of inspection under the…

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The Sewage Farm

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 10

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Granville Council, the retiring Mayor (Ald. J. K. Palmer) called attention to the fact that matters were being moved again in connection with the…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 42

A very satisfactory report was submitted at the half-yearly meeting of the Warragul Butter Factory. During the six months ended December 31 no less than 166,250gal of milk were purchased…

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