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Farming & the land, 1897

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American Wheat Supply

Evening News · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 5

LONDON, February 23.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is estimated at 63,500,000 bushels, against 65,000,000 bushels a week…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 9

The Melbnourne Woolbrokers' Association report by telegraph from Melbourne last night:—Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co [?]fered at their sale to-day 300[?] bale[?] a large proportion being western New South Wales wools. Biddings…

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Wheat and Flour. London, February 23

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 6

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,430,000 quarters, and the quantity to the Continent is computed…

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Wool Market. (Form Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 9

For the London colonial wool auctions, first series for the year, the total available is as follows:— New South Wales. 74[?]000 bales; Queensland, 45,000 bales; Victoria, 50,000 bales; South…

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The Dairymen and Tue Board of Health. Complaints From the Couintry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 4

In September, 186, the Dairies Supervision Act was assented to. By this measure every person throughout the colony who might be engaged in the sale or suply of milk was bound to…

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The Dairying Industry. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 9

The new creamery erected by the Fresh Food and Ice Company at Kenny's Creek, four miles above Copmanhurst, was opened to-day by the Hon. T. H. Smith in the presence of an assemblage…

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The Troubled Dairymen

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 4

The Public Health Act, as administered by the Board of Health, is troubling our country dairymen. The Act requires much of them, they say too…

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The Sheep Levy

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 12

In Tuesday's "Government Gazette" it is announced that the annual levy on sheep in the terms of the Diseases in Sheep Act is fixed at 7s…

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The Export of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 6

HOBART, Thursday. -- Sir George Turner has forwarded to Sir Edward Braddon the following copy of a telegram received from the Victorian Agent-General: -- "Arrangements are being made…

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Victoria. Pastoral Property Offered at Auction. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 5

There was a crowded attendance of pastoralists at Scott's Hotel this afternoon, when the Langi Kal Kal Estate was submitted to auction. The estate, which was offered on account of the…

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The Wheat Supply London, February 24

The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 6

According to "Bradstreet's" the total American visible supply of wheat is 63,500,000 bushels…

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English Commercial. London, Feb. 24. Wheat Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 7

Bradstreet's estimate of the American visible supply of wheat is 63,500,000 bushels, against 65,000,000 bushels last week, and 95,400,000 bushels last year…

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Australian Chilled Butter. the Merthyr Prosecutions. Is Preservitas Injurious? Colonial Governments Undertake the Defence

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 5

LONDON, February 25.—The Agents-General for New South Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand have, on behalf of their respective governments, instructed counsel…

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Hunter River Farmers' Produce Sales. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 7

Large supplies were forward at the Hunter River farmers' weekly produce sales held yesterday, and there was a fair attendance of buyers. In the dairy section the demand was active, and prices were fully equal to the…

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Dairying News. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 7

The Brooklet Dairy Company, for the month ended 30th January treated 46,216 gallons of milk for 17,425lb, butter. Suppliers were paid 2¼d per gallon for milk…

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The Tick Plague. Conference Between Mr. Tozer and Mr. Sydney Smith. Horses Disseminating the Disease. an Adverse Opinion From America Important Experiment in Queensland. the Question of Dips for Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 5

Mr. Tozer, the Queensland Home Secretary, arrived in Sydney from Brisbane yesterday morning, and during the day called on Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, when…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 433

The prevailing dry weather was slightly broken by light falls of rain in a number of districts in the west of the colony and on the coast. Bourke was the most favoured of the dry districts, 31 points…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 13

Last Saturday in London a few lots of Australian butter sold at 96s per cwt, and some fetched 98s. Danish is worth 93s in London…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 12

Stock passings: 6000 weaners, from Cootamundra to Milby, Reardon owner; 5000 mixed sheep, from Bolygamy to North Euabalong, J. Campbell owner; 120 store cattle, from M[?]rose to Proclass, Thomas…

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Pastoral by Dr. Randles

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 10

Rev. Dr. Bandies, President of the Conference, following the example of several of his predecessors in office, has issued a new year's pastoral, in which…

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