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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Dairy News. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 7

At a meeting of the Clarence River Dairymen's Association to-day Mr. G. H. Varley was appointed milk-suppliers' arbitrator, to act with one from the Fresh Food and Ice Company, for the adjustment of…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 424

Reports from the country show that the beneficial effect of the splendid rains reported last week is already apparent. At Bourke the grass is springing nicely, and from Wilcannia news cornea that there…

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The Wheat Crop. III

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 421

The soaking rains of last week will speed the plough in many important districts. In the west and parts of Riverina the conditions will undergo one of those marvellous changes which sometimes…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 10

The following are the latest stock movements:— [?]6 fat bullocks, Mayfield to Melbourne, W. M'Intosh owner; 1100 mixed owes, Mundawadarra to Humula, P. Nugent and Co.; 4130 mixed sheep and…

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Butter and Cheese

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 25.-The short supplies are hardening the butter market. Colonial butter is in brisk demand at from 102s to 106s, and Danish at from 110s to 114s per…

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Not Cattle Tick

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 8

On February 9 the following telegraphic message was published in "The Daily Telegraph" from our Maclean correspondent: "A few weeks ago a species of tick was found in large numbers…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 24.-The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Brad-streets," is 48,248.000 bushels, as against 49,237,000 bushels last week…

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Export of Wheat. Farmers Sending Direct

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 43

Prime wheat continues scarce in New South Wales, and many growers are holding both in the northern districts, and in Riverina." Numbers of the Victorian farmers have embarked in…

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The Wool Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 12

The wool exports since last report have been heavy, comprising the following:--Gulf of Venice (Gulf line), for London and Manchester, with 2212 bales, besides 707 bales from Brisbane; the…

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Victorian Butter. London, February 25

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

The Glamorgan County Council is prosecuting sellers of Millewa and Corangamite butters on the ground that boracic acid had be en used by them. Mr. Sinclair, the…

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Boracic Acid in Butter. Further Prosecutions

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 25, 4 p.m.-The Glamorganshire. (Wales) County Council is prosecuting, under the Adulteration of Pood Act, sellers of Millewa and Corangamite butters, on the ground…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 17

At the Sydney auction sales last week moderatesized catalogues were brought forward the total amounting to 8556 baies, nearly all of which sold under the hammer, making, with private transactions…

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Shipment of Wheat to London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 9

At a meeting of the Horsham and Wimmera District Agricultural and Pastoral Society this afternoon it was resolved to co-operate heartily in the movement to send a shipment of wheat to…

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The New South Wales Sheep-breeders' Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 422

The new secretary, Mr. Alfred H, Prince, has for some time been actively engaged in seeking the support for the coining show, not only of commercial men, but of those whose [?]tereste are…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

So far as actual business is concerned a quiet week has been passed in the local market. Beyond the placing of a few lots passed in at the last sales, at prices in accord with rates publicly ruling,…

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The Wheat Supply. London, February 25

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

According to "Bradstreet" the visible supply of wheat in the United States is 48,248,000 bushels…

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Wheat and Flour. London, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 9

According to "Bradstreet," the American visible supply of wheat and flour east of the Rockies is 48,248,000 bushels, as against 49,237,000 bushels last week…

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General Cable News. the Supply of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.--The visible supply of wheat in the United States amounts to 48,248,000 bushels…

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Fat Sheep for Export. Result of the 1897 SHIPMENTS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 21

From the Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, Sydney, we have received a copy of the account sales of the sheep and lambs which competed for the prizes awarded for fat sheep for export by the…

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Dairy News. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 11

The supply of milk to the Coraki creamery for the week ending Saturday last was 3600 gallons, Tatham, 6988 gallons; Swan Bay, 5897 gallons; and Bungawalbin, 3451 gallons…

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