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Farming & the land, 1897

3,680 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 184

Hunter River Farmers' Produce Sales. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 11

The Hunter River farmers' produce sales, held on Wednesday, were characterised by light consignments. Buyers were in good attendance and sates were brisk. In the dairy section prices were about the same as last week, but…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 862

The Grafton Dairy Factory paid suppliers 2¾d per gallon for last month, and the Southampton Dairy Company paid 7d per lb. of butter fat. Last month 58,860 gallons of milk were treated at…

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The Pera Bore Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 9

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a report from the Superintendent of Public Watering Places upon his recent visit to the Pera Bore. The Government farm is reported as…

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Dairying in Argentine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 23

Twenty years ago the 22,000,000 cattle in the Argentine Republic were raised entirely for their flesh, horns, tallow, and hides, and it was nearly Impossible to find a milk cow. The milk used…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 17

The Manchester Square Butter Company, Moss Vale, dealt with 75,313lb of milk last month, from which 3130lb butter were made. Suppliers were paid at the rate of 2½d per gallon…

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Dairy Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 15

Owing to the extreme dryness of the weather and the bad state of the pastures in many districis, the butter is said to be of only medium quality, but the bacon shown is very good. The awards were:—…

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Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 15

Taking into consideration the very dry season that has been experienced, the show of farm produce, on the whole, is a very good one. The trophies of agricultural produce as previously…

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Farm Produce Section

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 8

Central Cumberland dues not pretend to go in for farm produce, though in yours gone by some very fine eaten hay used to be grown in the district, and it was no novel sight to see…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 6

LONDON, April 24.—The next Antwerp Wool sales will be held on the 29th and 30th instant. The catalogue will comprise 5210 bales, of which 250 bales are Australian…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, April 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 5

The next Antwerp wool sales will be held on the 29th and 30th instant. The catalogue will comprise 5210 bales, of which 250 bales are Australian wool…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYNDEY, April 26th, 1897. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 5

The quantity of Wool manifested outwards since report to oversea ports, amounted to 5,534 bales, making a total exported from New South Wales since July 1st…

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Country News. the Farming Industry. Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 6

The farmers are all mining the newly-organised union, the object of which is generally to protect their interests. The manager of the New South Wales Fresh Food and Ice Company is at present in…

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The Poultry Farm. An Export's Views on Poultry Breeding and Rearing

The Australian Star · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 3

Next Saturday's, issue of the Australian Star will contain some useful information on poultry rearing. Those who are interested in the subject…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 7

Stock passings:—2500 ewes, from Warren to Mungundi, via Walgett, Futter owner; 600 mixed cattle, from Thargomindah station, Queensland, to Homebush, Armitage and Co. owners, destinuation changed…

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The Wheat-growing Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

It is a matter for congratulation that both the area, under crop and the yield of wheat during the last harvest have considerably exceeded the most sanguine anticipations…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 6

The following is the list of entries for the events to be run at the May meeting of the Warwick Farm Racing Club:— The Flying Handicap, about [?] furlongs.—Talavers. Red…

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Dairying News. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 9

Mr. H. Pateson, of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, has submitted an export scheme to the representatives of the local dairy companies. He wishes it to be referred to the shareholders for their…

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The Wheat Returns

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 4

As a set-off against the dry weather the otherwise dry subject of the wheat returns becomes quite interesting reading. It must be gratifying to all classes of the community to know that the…

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Queensland Selections. Farmers Wanted

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 4

KIAMA, Wednesday.—Mr. Samuel Grimes, of the Queensland Parliament, delivered a lecture ia the Agricultural Hall last night, on "A Farmer's Trip Through the Australian Colonies."…

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The Dairy Industry. In the Colonies. The Factory System. A Visitor's Impressions-- Experimental Dairy Stations-- The Berry Estate

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 7

The "Dairy Industry in the Colonies" was the subject of a paper read by Mr. S. Lowe before the Royal Colonial Institute on March 9. In the course of his…

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