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Farming & the land, 1899

5,080 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 669

Since Tuesday last, our latest report, the aspect of the pastoral and agricultural outlook has not changed much for the better. The excessive temperatures have certainly abated a good deal, but the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 49

WEST MAITLAND, March 16— Mr. Thomas Cook, of Turanyille, has shown our correspondent a letter received by him from his brother, Mr. John Cook, of Balnagown…

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Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 8

The Bradford market is firm. Prices for "tops" are: -- Common 60's, 20½d per lb.; super. 60's, 21½d. prices for common are ¼d higher, but super. shows no further change on the…

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Butter and Cheese

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 8

Cold weather, combined with small supplies, have had the effect of hardening the butter market. Australian is now quoted at from 96s to 100s per cwt., a recovery of 2s on the week;…

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Export of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 9

The Aberdeen White Star liner Thermopylae, which sailed yesterday for Capetown and London via ports, took away 545 bores of butter for Capetown. The shippers wore: -- R. M'Vey Baird, 180…

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A Sheep's Weight

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 5

BOMBALA, Saturday.—A guessing competition on the dressed weight of Mr. Charles Dorl's prize fat crossbred sheep exhibited at Bombala Show, resulted in 190 guesses at 1s each, £9 10s being…

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Commercial. WOOL

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 26

Auctions were held in Sydney on 14th and 15th instant, an interval of three weeks having taken place since business was done publicly. The quantity catalogued was 6144 bales, and at auction…

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The Wheat Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 8

The English wheat markets now show signs of recovery. There is, however, only a small inquiry for Australian cargoes. Victorian parcels by sailing ship, January-February shipment,…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 8
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LONDON, Friday. -- The second series of London colonial wool sales for 1899 closed last evening at the best prices of the series. As compared with the opening rates of the series,…

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High-Priced Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 17

Erin Vale wool (says a Junee wire) has again brought good prices In London. At the January sales 62 bales greasy combings realised 11d per lb; 21 bales greasy combings 10d, and 49 bales of first pieces 10d. The…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday. -- The second series of the London colonial wool sales closed to-day. The biding was brisk, and the best prices of the series were realised…

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The Wool Industry

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

The quantity of wool received at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the week ended this afternoon was 615 bales, making a total of 57,981 bales received since the commencement of the…

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Horses Blown with Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 28

A correspondent to the Melbourne "Leader" writes as follows: "As a great number of horses get to raw wheat, causing death, or what is as bad, I believe lt my duty/to give publicity to a…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 16

After an interval between auctions of three weeks, public sales were held on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Considering the advanced state of the season, there was a strong force of buyers in…

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The Wheat Harvest. the Official Estimate

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 25

The Government Statistician's returns of the 1898 wheat harvest, published below, show that the yield has exceeded his estimate of December by 160,000 bushels. At that time Mr. Coghland's…

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The Outcast The [?] Sheep of the [?] By [?] of UNDINE.”

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 4

The Tale abounds with Startling Situations, and is Pathetic and Sensational in the highest degree. It shows the Good and Bad Side of…

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Picking Seed Wheat. Affected with Smut and Bunt

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 26

In answer to a number of inquiries as to the best way to pickle seed wheat affected with smut and bunt, the following simple and effective remedy is given, Some agriculturists make it a…

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Farm, Station, and Dairy. Drought Lessons

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 14

To the devout farmer, happily blessed with the faculty of finding good in everything, this four years' drought must present some knotty problems for consideration. He may be able to…

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Malting Barley. a Crop That Should Receive More Attention Prom Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 27

Farmers long ago proved that there are large stretches of country in New South Wales that are in every way suitable for the cultivation of this cereal. There are numerous varieties of…

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