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Farming & the land, 1898

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Dairy Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture, in replying to a deputation from the Dairymen's Association to-day, which expressed approval of the Government proposal to erect two colleges, announced that it…

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Dairying News. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 11

The indefinite reply of the various milk companies with regard to an immediate increase in price is causing [?] in the minds of the dairy farmers. The supply has diminished abnormally in the last…

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Dairy. the Home Separator

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 901

The great object of the factory system of manufacturing butter is to attain evenness of quality, and thus secure and maintain a good position on the markets abroad. This necessitates carting the milk…

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The Farmer. Ninety-day Maize

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 901

Some very fine results have been attained by Messrs. Robert Page and Sons, of Oaklands. Rossmore, from land manured to grow 90-day maize. Messrs. Page and Sons have forwarded us two average…

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The Sewage Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 14

At Thursday evening's meeting of the Rockdale Council a communication from the secretary of the Water and Sewerage Board to Mr. Carruthers was read, reference being made therein to…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 10

No. 31.—BEANS—DESCRIPTION — PROPAGATION—METHODS OF CULTIVATION—BEANS AS FOOD—VETCHES OR TARES—WINTER AND SUMMER TARES—THE KIDNEY…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 17

For the month ended March 19 the New Sonta Wales Creamery Butter Company, Lismore, manufactured 72 tons of butter, and paid suppliers 6¾d being equal to 2¾d on a 3.6 test. The North…

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The Drought and Butter

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 May 1898 · page 6

The recent protracted drought and fires in the various colonies have had an unusual effect upon the local produce market, which is still very active. Demand from Adelaide,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 5

The following are the stock passings:—Four trucke of sheep, Lyndhurst to Flemington, John Fagan; 4 trucks sheep, Errowanbang, Carcoar to flemington, Wilson and Hopkins; 20 head of mixed cattle,…

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Pastoral Products. Homebush Eat Stork Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 7

At the Homebush fat stock sales to-day, 31,938 sheep and 1238 head of cattle will be submitted at auction…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 6

LONDON, April 30.—The Antwerp wool sales have closed, with prices unchanged. There were 8824 bales catalogued, of which 937 were Australian. Of the 2952 bales sold…

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General News. Cattle Tick Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 4

The Agricultural Department has received no additional information with respect to the recent outbreak of ticks in Queensland. The Ministers of the different colonics have in…

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Further Rise in Wheat

Evening News · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 6

LONDON, April 30, 3.30 p.m.—The wheat market is very firm, though less excited, at a further advance of about 1s per quarter (8 bushels)…

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The Wheat Market. London, April 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 5

Wheat is vey firm and the market is [?] excited. There is an advance of about [?] per quartger…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, April 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

The Autwerp second series of wool sales has closed. Prices were unchanged. There were 8824 bales catalogued, of which 937 were Australian. Of the 2952…

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The Wheat Market. Firm, But Less Excited. LONDON, April 30

The Australian Star · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 3

The wheat market is less excited, but prices remain very firm. The prices quoted show a general advance of about is…

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The War and Prices. The Rise in Wheat. Depression in Securities

The Australian Star · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 2

In spite of the diverse opinions expressed on the subject a few days ago, people are now settling down to the conviction that the war between the United States and Spain is…

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The Tick Quarantine Area. Description of the New Boundary. Effect on the Cattle Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 6

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The members of the Stock Board concluded their deliberations yesterday. They discussed at considerable length the question of clean cattle within the quarantine…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1898 · page 7

ALBION PARK, Saturday.--The twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the Albion Park Dairying Company was held this afternoon, when the report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. Several of the shareholders complained…

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