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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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Cattle-straying Nuisance

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 3

Cattle-straying has become quite a nuisance in the Paddington district since the close of the Woollahra Pound. A few weeks ago a resolution was…

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The Pastoral Industry. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 9

A large meeting of pastoralists at Thargomindah complained that the industry was being strangled by excessive rents and taxes. It was decided to request the Minister for Lands not to levy more…

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New Zealand Stud Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 42

Mr. Edward Menlove, the well-known stud sheep breeder of Windsor Park Estate, Oamaru, New Zealand, has determined to place at an early date, for genuine sale, 2390…

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Fertiliser for Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 23

A thirty-bushel crop of wheat removes from the soil the following constituents of plant food: Nitrogen or ammonia...... 45.00lb…

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The Wheat Market

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 59

An important item of news is that which states that Argentina is likely to have a surplus of only 4½ million quarters of wheat available for exportation this year. In September last the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 10

The following are the latest stock passings:— 255 rams from Barooga station going to M'Farlane Brothers, Malonga, Whitton; 3418 ewes from Benerembah and 2180 owes…

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Shipping Items. Wool Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 5

We publish on page 8 of to-day's issue a complete return of the shipments of wool from New South Wales from the commencement of this season to the 3lst Dec.,…

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Latest Sydney Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 41

Among the more noticeable parcels which changed hands on January 8 may be mentioned the following: WJW over WV over Deepwater, New England, 11 at 5¼d; AMK over…

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Albury Wool and Produce Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 7

ALBURY, Friday.--The wool sales to-day were fairly attended, and prices generally showed a slight, improvement, on last sale. Upwards of 200 bales of wool were sold,…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 13

The regular weekly Bales were resumed in this market on the 7th instant, after on interval which lasted from the 20th December to the date mentioned, broken only by the holding of small-lot…

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WOOL. Notes on the Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 41

During the past week the business transacted, in the local wool market was confined to the sale of small or " star " lots, lots of three bales and under. The offerings totalled 4747…

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Australian Meat and Butter. Shipment by Ruafiine Excellent

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--The meat and butter by the steamer Ruahine has arrived in excellent condition…

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A Wheat Scourer. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 23

Our illustration of this page shows a simply constructed wheat scourer. The wheat is fed into an opening in the centre of the top of the first of the…

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Wool Manifested —To— Darling Harbour By Authority of Railway Department Jan llth

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

Bask of N.S.W. 61—BY Wagga 25—MD Yass Junction 6—JS/Rocky V Cooma…

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Farm Notes. Breeds of Pigs.— Red and Piebald Breeds

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 22

FOR many years the red breeds seemed to the the principal ones used by the farmers in all the coast districts. Large numbers can still be seen in their herds at the present time Partaking more or less…

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Warwick Farm Pony and Galloway Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 7

The following entries were received yesterday for the meeting which takes place next Wednesday:- FLYING HANDICAP (15.0). 5 furlongs.—Manill[?], May M'Key, Swagman, Mo[?]aro, Peri, Hib[?]cus, Clarine, Lady…

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Ministerial Party in the West. Proposed Irrigation Farms. Locking the Darling. Bourke

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 98

The Minister for Mines arrived at Bourke this evening for the purpose of seeing whether it is possible to utilise the surplus water obtained from artesian bores in connection with an irrigation…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 61

Mr. E. B. Young, special agent for the South Australian Government in London, writes to the Times with reference to the speeches of the Marquis of Londonderry and others at the Convention of…

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Sterllising Machinery. Dairy Machinery up to Date. the Sterilising Apparatus

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 76

In one of the Leading Swedish papers lately to hand I read the following significant paragraph:— "A new Article of Export—Several of our dairies have lately attempted to export street cream to…

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The Warwick Farm Meeting

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 87

The regular monthly meeting in connection with Warwick Farm will be held to-day (Saturday), when a neat bill of fare will be placed before the public. A close contest is promised for the Flying Handicap,…

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