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Farming & the land, 1897

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A Convenient Farm Bench

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 113

The illustrations herewith show a bench easily made in the home workshop and very convenient in many operations about the farm—when planting the garden, grafting in the orchard, assorting fruit,…

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Fly Wheel for Farm Use

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 113

A fly-wheel is often serviceable on the farm for helping keep the churn in regular motion, or the band separator, or the grindstone, where one must grind by using a treadle for…

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Underground Sydney. the Metropolitan Sewerage System. Through the Sewers. the Inlet House and the Sewage Farm. Ii

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

The next descent into the sewers was made at the Benevolent Asylum. Here, after putting on special thigh boots of india-rubber, it was necessary to descend 40ft. into the bowels of the earth…

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Poultry. Practical Advice on Poultry Keeping and Farming. Iv

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 13

I am continually asked whether this, that, or the other district or locality would be suitable for poultry farming, and as it would be a moral impossibility to give an opinion without having…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 16

At the Jersey butter factory, Windsor, last m[?] 22,871 gallons of milk were treated, yielding 33[?] of butter. Suppliers were paid 6¾ per lb for bu[?] fat…

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The Milk and Ice Industry. the Farmers' and Dairymen Milk Co-operative Co. (Ltd.) A Progressive Concern

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1897 · page 3

The Farmers' and Dairymen Milk Co-operative Company (Limited), who have their head offices in Harris-street, Ultimo, was originally formed for the mutual benefit of the producer…

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Grenfell Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 6

GRENFELL, Saturday.--The annual meeting of the Grenfell Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held this afternoon, the president, Mr. Ralph Halls, in the chair. The annual report…

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Summary. for European & American Mail. Sydney, Janunry 18th, 1897. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 5

Shipments for week—64,802 bales, A Record in Wool Exports was achieved, and reflects great credit upon the Outward Agents, who were instrumental in…

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Dairying News. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 7

Last month the Taralga butter factory treated 40,800 gallons of milk, yielding 12,7001b. of butter. Suppliers were paid an average of 2d per gallon. The factory also manufactured 5455lb. of butter for…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 7

BEGA, Saturday.--The output of the New South Wales Creamery Butter Company's factory here for December was 30 tons, and the price paid 2½ per gallon for milk testing 3.6. The factory belonging to the same company…

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Pastoral Mems

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 8

The Yass Pastures aud Stock Protection Board has paid during the past year for the destruction of 22 native dogs and no less than 35,517…

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Pinched Wheat Seed

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5

We had to rush to press with Mr. W. Farrer's article on pinched wheat for seed before we received the proof corrected by him. Seed wheat is such a…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 6

The grain markets are quiet. The demand for wheat is small, and quotations are somewhat wide, buyers talking of 5s 10d to 5s 11d per bushel as…

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Pitt Town Labor Farm

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5

A visit of inspection was yesterday paid to the Pitt Town Casual Labor Farm by Mr. Garrard, Minister for Labor and Industry. He was accompanied by Mr. Clegg, clerk in charge of the…

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The Dairying Industry. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 7

The supply of milk to the Coraki creamery for the week ended Saturday was 9879 gallons. The supply to the Tatham creamery for the same time was 8100 gallons…

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Farmers Wool. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 12

Sir, -- By your paper this morning I see the wool agents have decided to alter the rate for selling wool next year, but they don't say if this includes doing away with the ½d .charge per lb…

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Pastoral Intelligence. New Angledool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 7

Stock passings: 850 mixed cattle, Mantuan Downs to Muswellbrook, W. C. Hill owner…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, January 19.—The first series of wool sales opened to-day. Business was flat, at about 5 per cent, decline upon the closing rates of the last series of 1896…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 18

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 6

The total quantity of wool which has arrived for the next London wool sales is 338,695 bales. The amount brought forward from last sales is 95,500…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 7

The arrivals of colonial wool to date have been 338,695 bales, of which 95,500 bales were forwarded direct to consumers. The quantity of wool available for the…

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