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Farming & the land, 1899

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The Butter Market

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 8

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's cable:—Butter: Stocks light. Weather seasonable. The market is likely to improve. Fine qualities of Australian range in…

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Ophthalmia in Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 13

A peculiar eye affection has attacked a number of cattle on Cheviot Hills Station, in the Tenterfleld district. The progress of the attack ia a bursting of the pupil of the eye,…

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Serious Loss of Cattle

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 4

TILBA TILBA, Friday.—Mr. John Bates's milking core broke into a paddock containing young "Planter's Friend" last night, and when discovered this morning seventeen of them out of…

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London Wheat Market

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 6

Nine thousand quarters of wheat, February shipment, and 8000 quarters to be shipped in three weeks have been sold at 28s 1½d per quarter. Nine…

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Iransit of Cattle by Rail

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 5

In conncetion with the delay which takes plac ein the tra[?] of cattle between the trucking station and the Homebush yards, it has been found that, under present condicitions,…

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Homebush Fat Stock Markets. Thursday. Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 7

There were 46,232 sheep yarded. The quanty was medium, with a large number in rattan poor condition. Primes very scarce. The drawslip represented close on 190 consignors, being about the target number that…

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A Gup of Wool. From Shearing Shed to Ship. Xi

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 12

The fourth soiling regulation is us follows:— "Greaey, scourod, and wished wool, also rams', lambs", and crossbred wool, and broken,…

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A Multi-Millionaire, to the Editor of the Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 14

Sir,—In your issue 21st inst., you give a paragraph saying Li Hung Chang is the richest man in the world—that he has practically £100,000,000…

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Appeal Against a Conviction. Theft of a Dale of Wool. Regina v. William Martin

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 5

The Full Court had before it today an appeal on behalf of the defendant in the case Regina v. William Martin. The court consisted of the Chief Justice (Sir F. M. Darley),…

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Thriftless Farmers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 5

The travelling correspondent who, during the past few weeks, has contributed numerous articles to these columns, relative to the progress of…

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Co-operative Dairying

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 3

BATHURST, Thursday.--At a special meeting of the Agricultural Association to-day a long discussion, took place on "mixed farming." The advantages were shown of co-operative dairying as…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 428

The tension throughout the enormous extent of county afflicted with drought is growing more intense every week. Pastoralists and farmers are auxiously looking for the break-up as March…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 14

Such precautionary measures are to be taken as may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease phylloxera vastatrix in the vineyard of Mr. Johnston, situated near Glenfield; the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 9

Stock movements: 2100 mixed sheep, from Gum Holes to Buchmba station, Wellington, D. Campbell owner; 4000 mixed sheep, from Woodside to Mudgeo, M. Gilligan and son owners; 1000 mixed…

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The Butter Market

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 8

During the last few days there has been a good deal of discussion and comment in Sussex-street re the price of butter, most of the commission agency firms selling at 8½d,…

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Preservatives in Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 29

The London "Grocer" gives full report of an address on "Food Preservatives" by Dr. Alfred Hill, medical officer of health for Birmingham, England, before a congress of the Sanitary…

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The Grazier. Herdwick Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 426

A correspondent wrote me a few days ago asking whether this breed is worth introducing for the purpose of crossing. I presume that, as he intends to breed for the frozen meat trade, it is for the…

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Riverina Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 13

ALBURY, Friday. -- Another large transaction in wheat is reported, a line of 5000 bags being purchased at 23, at Culcairn. This, with 5000 bags sold a fortnight ago at the same figure, representes the product of Kirndeen…

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The Wool Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 9

The quantity of wool received at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the week ended to-day was 479 bales, making a total of 55,732 bales received since the commencement of the season, as…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 6

LONDON, February 24.—At the Antwerp wool [?] yesterday there was more animation, and prices ruled firmer; 5659 bales were offered, including 672 bales of Australian, of which 2055…

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