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Farming & the land, 1900

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 13

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report having received the following cable under date or 1st inst.: -- "The market for merino and fine crossbred sheepskins has declined from ½d to ¾d per lb., while for coarse…

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Butter for the English Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 9

Included in the cargo of the mall steamer Orizaba, which leaves Sydney to-day on her return to London, are 7257 boxes of butter. Of that quantity, 4697 boxes are from this colony, whilst…

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WOOL. Weekly. Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 18

The local wool trade experienced a feeling of relief when the weekly selling season came to an end a week age, for the state of affairs was one very nearly approachins what might to be tetmed paralysis…

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Australian Produce in Europe. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

LONDON, 29th December. -- The trade does not show much activity, but quotations compare favorably with last week. English wheat ranges, white up to 236 and red to 28 per quarter. Estimated shipments. United…

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The Prevention of Parasitic Diseases in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 30

Of all pastoral animals sheep are far away the most frequently and severely affected with parasitic ailments, both external and internal, and in regard to the latter no animal offers less prospect…

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Butter and Cheese. London, February 2, 2.15 a.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 11

The butter market shows a tendency to harden in consequence of the smaller supplies on hand, but the demand is less than at last report. Colonial butter remains firm…

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A Rise in Australian Wheat. the Markets Excited

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 6

In consequence of the publicity given from time to time in the Australian press o[?] the prices realised in London for New Zealand wheat, it is necessary to remind the N.S.W…

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Wheat Markets. London, February 2, 2.15 a.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 11

The wheat markets are quiet, and prices ruling are a shade lower than a week ago. The demand for cargoes remains firm, and Victorian and South Australian shipments…

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The Rebel Dutch. Cattle Captured by the Cape Mounted Police. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 9

The Cape Mounted Police have captured 1000 head of cattle belonging to the rebel Dutch, in the Dordrecht district, northern Cape Colony…

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The Wool Market. London, February 2, 2.15 a.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 11

The wool market is exceptionally quiet, and no business is reported in Bradfords. Sellers are freely offering sixties at 30½d, while the market for crossbred kinds exhibits…

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Rebels' Cattle. Captured by the Cape Police. LONDON, February 2, 6.20 a.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 5

A detachment of the Cape police have captured 1000 cattle belonging to rebel farmers in Cape Colony. The seizure was made in the Dorchrecht district…

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At the Sheaf of Wheat. a Tale of the Rising of 1803. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xix. (Continued.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

To a young fellow who had expected nothing less than a sentence in which the lash should cut the akin and flesh from his back, and not only leave it festering and full of frightful pain for weeks, but…

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Farm and Garden Seasonable REMINDERS for February

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 7

Field.—It should be decided at once whether land that was under grain is to go to grass or be prepared for other crops. If the latter, or it is new land for cropping, then the sooner it is broken up…

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Our Note-book. Turf Talk and Tips. Selections for Warwick Farm Notes at Randwick—The Troubles of Backers—Following Form—Win-ners and Losors—Horses for Melbourne—Odd Items

The Arrow · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 7

To-DAY race-goers will be invited to gather at Warwick Farm. The lists are fairly well filled, and though there are favorites already, Mr. Daly's handicaps may…

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An Indifference to Farming

The Catholic Press · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 26

The indifference of the inhabitants of the larger Irish towns to farming is a thing not easily explainable. When an Englishman makes a fortune by manufactures trade or…

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Farm Items

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 30

Forced by the drought in Riverina, 17,749 sheep, 340 cattle, and 150 head of horses crossed the border into Victoria from New South Wales via Echuca during the month of December…

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At Dirksen's Farm

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 3

IT was a delicate situation, as you may well believe, for between myself and…

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The Farmer. Assistance to the Export Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 246

The producers of New South Wales are beginning to realise that it is one thing to obtain assurances from Governmsnts to the effect that their interest will be a first consideration and another to obtain…

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Dairy. Kiama Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 247

At the Kiama show luncheon last week Mr. John James, in the course of a speech, alluded to the important part the Kiama district had played in the progress of the dairying industry. Kiama was…

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Crop Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 249

Harvesting is in full smog at Walcha. The bay and oat crops are particularly heavy. The maize crops are looking splendid at Tenter-field…

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