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Farming & the land, 1898

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Lond[?] Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London office:--"The first series of sales for this year, fixed to commence on Tuesday next,…

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The Wool Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 14

The only departure with wool since last report was the R.M.S. Orizaba, of the Orient line. She sailed on the 10th inst., carrying 129 bales, for London. The ship Elmhurst has cleared at the…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 17

After an interval of nineteen days auction sales were resumed in our local market yesterday. Catalogues of 9500 bales were submitted, and the reported sales (Including private contract ones made during the…

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Australasian Produce in Europe. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 14

LONDON, December 10.--No appreciable change in prices. Californian, prompt, is obtainable at 37s 6d, and India at 36s. Hard Manitoba, December-January, is offered at 38s, and 37s is…

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Not a[?] Great Wheat Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 22

From time to time, since beginning the construction of the great Siberian railway, reports have gone abroad all over the world that this highway would revolutionise the conditions of the…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 11

As might be expected after an interval of nearly three weeks, and with, all the selling brokers bringing forward catalogues this week, the quantity submitted was heavy, 36,339 bales…

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The Condemned Cattle Question. Opinions of the Stock Boards. a Seller Boycotted

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 111

The first active protest against the payment of 1s per bead by the stockowners selling at Homebush to the fund for compensating buyers of diseased stock, was made by an owner on the 6th. instant. The…

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WOOL. Gross total output from New South Wales for the six months ended December 31st. 1897, 593,707 bales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 3

The 31st ult. saw the close of the first half, or correctly speaking the major portion of our wool season /97 and /98, with a gross output of 593,707 hales, from which if deducted the…

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Some Facts for Farmers. (To the Editor, Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 22

SIR,—Mr. P. Heffernan's statement a few years ago—that he purchased a lot of reapers and binders at New York for £16 each, met with stout denial from the selling agents here. They branded the…

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Dairying News. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 11

The Grafton Dairy Factory treated 33,355 gallons milk last month, suppliers receiving 2[?] per gallon on 3.6 test. The Southampton Factory treated 27,000 gallons, suppliers receiving 06[?]d per 1b. of butter fat…

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Crop Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 111

Recent rains have played havoc with the wheat crop in the Tenterfield district, thousands of bushels being spoiled. Not more than half the crop was harvested when rain set in last…

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The Spasmodic Farmer

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 111

This is a most familiar individual in every agricultural country in the world. All connected with agriculture know him well. In bis method of living and the carrying on of his fanning operations he is…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 111

New facts about cow feeding have been learned by a remarkable experiment conducted by Director Jordan at the New York station (says the "American Agriculturist"). Selecting a good Jersey cow…

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Clean Dairy Vessels

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 128

In the selection of dairy appliances care should be taken that the article is, in the first place, easily cleaned, and that all parts in contact with the milk or butter are of easy access. The material from…

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A Poultry Farm That Pays

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 14

Those who are sceptical about the practicability of making poultry-farming pay should visit Messrs. Ellis and Dobeson's poultry farm at Bay-street, Botany. Such a visit removes all…

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Dairying on the Richmond

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 14

Our Casino correspondent writes:--"To anyone acquainted with the country about Casino the importance of the starting of the Central Butter Factory is evident, as it will help to develop…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 11

MILTON, Friday.--The output of butter at the Central Factory for the past week was 1282lb…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. No. 16.—BEET (continued)—VARIETIES of Field Beet—the History of Beet Sugar Manufacture — Difficulties Connected with Its Successful Manufacture

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 10

There are several varieties of the field beet, some with the stem branches and veins of the leaves red, others with leaves wholly red, and some again with the epidermis of…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 40

During the four weeks ended December 6 the Moruya Factory treated 32.4147 gallons, producing 32,0171b of marketable cheese. Suppliers will be paid 4d per gallon for milk at 3.6 The tests…

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Pastoral Leaseholds

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 2

In a few days the Minister for [?]nds will notify the proposed wathdrawad under section 3 of the act of 1895 of pastora leaseholds, principally for the purpose of settlement. The…

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