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Farming & the land, 1897

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A Proposal on an Egg. How a Farmer Won a Wife

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 May 1897 · page 11

From Halstead-street to the river and from Twelfth-street to the unavoidable river again the Seventh ward of Chicago was bursting with happiness recently over the favorable…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 5

The following are the latest stock passings:—267[?] wethers, Pilliga to Guyra, D. Turner owner: 1280 ewes and 120 lambs, Collymongle to Narrabri, and thence by rail to Sydney; 300 ewes, Yarrawa to…

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London Wool Sales Prices Hardening. LONDON, May 14

The Australian Star · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day prices continued to show a further tendency to harden. The Yorkshire manufacturers are taking the bulk of the wool…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Hardening. London, May 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 5

At the wool sales prices are hardening. The bulk of the wool offering is being taken by Yorkshire houses. The series will close on 24th May…

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Newcastle News. the Export of Butter. Interview with Mr. D. I. M'lean

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 5

The controversy which has arisen over the recently penned comments by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture upon the reports from certain London agents as to the inferiority of…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYNDEY, May mil, 1897. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 5

The quantity of Wool manifested outwards during the week to oversen. ports, amounted to 3,272 bales, making a total experted from Now South Wales since July 1st…

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Sheep From Bathurst Experimental Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 6

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received from Mr. Bruce, Chief Inspecter of Stock, and Mr. Holt further reports with respect to the sheep from the Bothurst Experimental Farm exhibited at…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Tibooburra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 5

The following are the latest stock crossings:— 300 mixed fat cattle, from Nappa Merrie station, Queensland, for Adelaide, Conrick and Ware owners; 700 mixed store cattle, from Nappa Merrie…

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The Export of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 6

Mr. Frank M'Caffrey, who states that he has been conversant with every development of the dairying industry for many years, speaking to a "Daily Telegraph" reporter, took exception to…

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A Wool Exhibit

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 7

An exhibit of an interesting nature to Sydney ladies may be Been ia the window of Hordern Brothers, of Pitt-street, where it ia proved by the scales, do that all who ran may read, that the wools…

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London Wool Sales Prices Well Maintained. LONDON, May 17

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 5

The third series of the London wool sales is being continued. The tone of the market is strong, and all sections are being well supported…

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Export of Butter. Government Grading. Resented by Shippers. Mr. Pateson Interviewed -- Progress of the Industry -- Comparisons With Victoria

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 6

The reports recently circulated regarding the alleged Inferior condition of New South Wales butter placed on the London market has given rise to a…

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Intercolonial Agricultural Conference. Grading and Branding Exports. Meat and Butter Export Industry. Tick Disease and Scientific Investigation. Australian Stock Institute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 3

The member of the Intercolonial Agricultural Conference, namely the Hon. Sydney Smith (New South Wales), the Hon. J. W. Taverner (Victoria), the Hon. Dr. Cockburn (South Australia), and the…

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Wool Exports From New South Wales. for ten months July 1st, 1896, to April 30th, 1897

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 7

BALES Dalgety and Co Ltd 57409 Hick, Martin, and Drysdale 48441 Henry Caulliez 43112…

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Frosts in the North. Crops Destroyed

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 6

CASINO, Tuesday.—Fortunate as the Richmond River district has been in respect of the past season, the winter has set in very early. The clear, cold atmosphere of Friday evening betokened a frost on…

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Dairy News. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 7

Owing to the scarcity of feed the supply of milk to the various creameries shows a marked decrease. The supply to the Coraki Creamery for the week ended Saturday was 5065 gallons; to the Tatham…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 7

The output for the month of April of the factories at" Bega, Mogilla, and Cobargo belonging to the New South Wales Creamery Butter Company was 69 tons butter. The price paid was 3%d per gallon for milk on a 3-6…

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Butter Factories

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 7

The annual conference of managers of butter factories commenced to-day, and was largely attended. The president (Mr. J. S. Weatherhead), speaking with reference to the export…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 7

Forty-two trucks of stock left to-day for Homebush and other places. The stock passings on 17th May were:—180 head of horses[?] from Welbon by rail to Campbelltown, Moxham Brothers owners;…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 4

To the record of achievements in practical Australian Federation we have now to add the far-reaching one represented in the conference of Ministers of Agriculture which…

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