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Farming & the land, 1898

4,300 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 215

Boracic Acid in Butter

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 951

The persistent attacks upon Australian butter instituted by the Glamorgan County Council in Wales promise to bring about a definite understanding as to the use and abuse of boracic acid…

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Cattle Tick in Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 955

The progress of the tick in Southern Queensland is now even a much more serious matter than what it was when discussed last week in this column. A mob of cattle…

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Australasian Wool Outlook

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

The Australasian oversea wool exports from July 1 to dates mentioned are as follow:--New South Wales: May 2, 611.663 bales, decrease, 50,463. Victoria: May 3, 379,942…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 5

As is usual at this period of the year, when supplies are at all times short—and this year they are particularly go—there is very little doing, the only transactions that are taking place being…

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London Wool Sales. London, May 6

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 9

At the wool sales to-day the demand for scoured wools was weak, and there were large withdrawals in this class. A stronger competition was manifested for best greasy…

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The Wool Sales. London, May 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 9

At the wool sales to-day the market was firm and there was improved competition for merinos. May 6…

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Mr. A. Wedlock's Prize Cattle. (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 22

In this issue appears illustrations of Mr. A. Wedlock's first prize dalry cow Nugget and his prize dairy bull King Billy, exhibited at the recent Royal Agricultural Show, winner of first and…

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A Model Dairy Farm What Pluck and Hard Work Have Done. Advantages of the Silo

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 3

"A little farm well tilled " seems to have been the motto appropriated by Messrs. Lowe and Sutton, when, some two years ago they took up some land on…

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WOOL Manifested at Darling Harbour, Friday May 6, 1898

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 7

Dangar, Gedye and Co— Emu Plains 24— WB in diamond N Z L and M A Co, Ltd— Binalong 2—GB…

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London Wool Sales. The Market Firm. LONDON, May 5

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 10

At the London-Colonial wool sales to-day the market was firm, and there was an improved competition, for merino wools. LONDON, May 6…

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Notes for Farmers and Graziers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 21

Messrs. Horrigan Bros., near Tenandra, 18 miles from Warren, have got their artesian bore down 1000 feet. There is a total yield of 2,000,000 gallons a day now…

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New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association. the Manifesto. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 10

The following is the text of the manifesto issued by the executive to the members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association and other producers of New South Wales:—"The president having…

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Dairying News. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 11

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Albion Park Butter Factory was attended by about half the total number of shareholders. The report showed that during the six months the total…

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Dairy. Milking Shorthorns

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 952

Mr. W. Ashburner, of Conishead Grange, Uiverston, England, the well-known, breeder, from whose herd one of the young bulls recently imported by Dr. Hay was selected, has been called upon to…

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The Farmer. the Inspection of Fruit

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 952

Mr. W. S. Campbell and his subordinates are still busily engaged in inspecting fruit at the wharfs, and rejecting all that carries pests of any kind. Apparently the exporters in Tasmania are still unable to…

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The Coolabah Experimental Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 957

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. S. Smith, left on Tuesday on a visit to the Coolabah Experimental Farm in the Western district. Operations have only recently been commenced…

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Profitable Poultry-farming in Riverina

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 13

It is interesting to bear of a large and profitable poultry farm, run on commercial lines, at a distance of over 300 miles from Sydney. It shows that although being within on easy…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 10

Saintfoin is a deep rooting perennial, with branching spreading stems, compound leaves and showy red flowers. It is indigenous to many parts of Europe and found…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Sunday 8 May 1898 · page 4

At the sales yesterday low crossbreds were in slow demand. The following prices were realised:—Toolong, 73/sd; Kallara, 73/4d; Toulby, 77/sd Nekarbor,…

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Godly Granville. Feed My Sheep! Religious Relaxations and Recreations. Parsons and Pastime. Devil-dodgers' Delightful Doings. The Collapse of Christianity

Truth · Sunday 8 May 1898 · page 5

WHAT the 'Telegraph' is pleased to term an interesting ceremony took place on Saturday week, when, a highly orns[?]mental tennis lawn was opened in the grounds…

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