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Farming & the land, 1894

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Greese on the Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 22

The Embden, a white goose (both male and female), is, with the Toulouse, the largest of all breeds. The best cross for the market is the Toulouse gander and Embden goose. The…

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The Season's Wool Fleet. Changes in the Aberdeen White Star Line. Business in the Colonies. Local Sales--Sydney's Shipping Firms --Changes in the Aberdeen White Star Line

The Australian Star · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 3

Matters in the Sydney wool world were somewhat quiet during the week, but next week there should be a change in connection with the resumption of the fortnightly series…

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Shearers' Conference the Resolutions. Reduction of Shearing Rates. Absconding Representatives--Agreements for Cooks -- Working on Saturday Afternoons-Wet Sheep Reduction of Branches-- Members' Fees--Political Campaign--Removal of Head Office. New President and Secretary Elected

The Australian Star · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 5

At the eighth annual conference of delegates of the Shearers' Union, which concluded its sittings at Sydney this week, the following propositions were…

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Race Meetings. at Warwick Farm. Vene and Violet Win the Double—Southern Sportsmen to the Fore—The Hurdle race Won by an Outsider—Kelse's Adherents Receive a Shock

Truth · Sunday 18 February 1894 · page 6

A LARGE gathering of sporting folk assembled at Warwick Farm yesterday afternoon to witness the February race meeting of the local club. The course and its…

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Butter Market

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 17.—The Butter Committee made no change in the official price of Australian butter at its meeting on Saturday…

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Australian Butter

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 17.—The Australian factory butter by the Ormuz sold at 110s per cwt. A consignment of New Zealand dairy…

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Colonial Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--Australian factory butter by the R. M.S. Ormuz is being sold at 110s per cwt…

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London Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 7

Messrs. Oetzes and Gerritsen report under date 12th January:—The Continental supply of butter this week has been very limited, and in consequence the demand for colonial has been very brisk. A good advance has been…

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Victorian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--Victorian wheat by the barque Concordia is quoted at 26s 6d per quarter…

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Wheat Growing Areas

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday.—Next winter a much larger area of land will be put under wheat than last season, and this notwithstanding the low price of the product at present. The increased areas will…

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Meeting of Farmers. a Co-operative Butter Factory. Glen Innes

The Australian Star · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 6

A large and influential meeting of farmers was held at Stonehenge last evening at which it was decided to start a butter factory on the co-operative system, and also to…

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Indian Butter. To the Editor

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 7

Sir,—The cablegram from London in Thursday's journals containing the announcement that an "English dairy company in Bombay" were about to place Indian butter on the London…

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Export of Butter. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 6

Ninety-two tons of butter have been shinned by the R.M.S. Austral…

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Victoria. the Export of Butter and Cheese

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The season for the export of butter is drawing to a close. The R..M.S. Austral on Saturday left with 92 tons of butter for London, and on Saturday…

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Wheat-growing in the Albury District

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Saturday.--Notwithstanding the low price of wheat this year, there is a probability of a greater area being put under crop in portions of this district next…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. Saturday, February 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 3

Stewards, Messrs. W. L. Davis, S. Ackman, J. A. Scarr, P. Moore, T. M. Alcock. E. E. A. Oatley: judge, Mr. J. B. Olliffe; handicapper, Mr. J. A. Scarr; surgeon, Dr. O. Birch; timekeeper, Mr…

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Condition of the Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 7

MACLEAN, Saturday.--The crops look exceptionally well. It is expected that the yield of maize per aero for the whole season will be equal to anything on record. That now being harvested averages…

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The Dairying Export Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Saturday.--In accordance with the decision of the Government to strictly enforce the provisions of the Dairy Act, Mr, Sawers, the dairy expert, examined the…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday:--By rail, 158 bales; coastwise, 184; received at Newcastle on Saturday, 47,…

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The Exportation of Butter. Meeting of Dairy Farmers. the Grader's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 6

A meeting of the executive committee of the Dairy Farmers' Export Association, in conjunction with delegates from the chief dairying centres of the colony, was held…

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