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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Warwick Farm Races. So Long Wins a Double

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The weather on Saturday morning was all against a large crowd of people entering an appearance at Warwick Farm races, occasional showers in the city causing many sporting men to stay behind who would under more…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 8

KIAMA, Tuesday.—Mr. T. A. Hindmarsh, of Gerringong, has grown, as an experiment, a crop of 1 1/2 acres of millet, to ascertain the suitableness of the district soil for this plant, and the result…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

[Secretaries of Agricultural Societies are requested to forward to the Editor particulars of all future shows, and to notify any alteration in the dates given below. Much…

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The Butter Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 4

We publish in this issue a second article dealing with the defects in the dairying industry in this colony, and causes of failure in handling our butter staple for export. The facts brought…

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Australian Sheep and Wool. Alfred Hawkesworth's New Book. (Date of Issue—june 25Th, 1900.)

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

Some time ago we announced the issue of a volume by Mr. Alfred Hawkesworth, of the Technical College. No man in Australia is better…

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Pasteurisation of Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 1

Most people have heard of the pasteurisation of butter, but the pasteurisation of wheat is something new. A French scientist, named Dr. Rebaul, has recently…

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Smaller Wheat Bags. New Zealand on the Job

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 5

The "Canterbury Times" gives a report of a meeting of corn-sack importers, which was he'd at Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, to…

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Still Hopes Hard Pressed by a Heavy Bombardment. Boer Cattle Captured

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

MAFEKING, March 14 (by runner to Crocodile Pools, March 19, via Lorenco Marquez, March 24).—The Boers have been extremely active during the last few days…

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The Butter Industry. Defects and Remedies. Some Important Facts About Cream. No. II

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 8

The condition of the butter industry in this colony during this season's campaign was dealt with at some length in our issue of the 11th ult. It is now proposed to show more clearly…

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Albury Horse Sales. to the Editor of the Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 2

Dear Sir,—I noticed an article in your issue of 1st instant referring to falling-off in local sales in Albury, and that the trade is going to Wodonga…

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Strange Sudden Death of a Farmer

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 6

BEGA, Monday.—News came to town on Saturday that William Evans, formerly a resident of Bega, and a well-known farmer, died suddenly at his new residence, Kanoona, near here. It…

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Our Exchanges. "The Farmer & GRAZIER."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 8

The most massive, enterprising, and businesslike paper that has come to hand for years past, is the new issue of the "Farmer and Grazier." It is…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

Since last report the general secretary has received the following branch affiliations:—Jindera (24 members), Suntop (20 members), Trange (48…

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Dairy News. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 9

The Bega Co-operative Company's factory will be completed by the middle of June. Out of 40 applicants for the position of manager Mr. M'Veigh, brother of the manager of the Berry factory, has…

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Wool Receipts

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 3

The following table indicates the total quantity of wool received each day at Sydney and Newcastle during the month of May:—Date. By Rail. Sea. Imported. Newcastle…

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Farm, Station and Dairy. Physical Analysis of Soils

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 5

It is an unfailing sign of the theoretical agriculturist to pay too much attention to the chemical analysis of a soil, and to depend unduly on the fertilising effects of manures and other…

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London Wool Sales. a Decline in Prices. LONDON, May 8, 5 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 5

The May series of the London-Colonial wool sales opened to-day with a brisk market. The prices realised however, show a decline of from 7½ to 12½ per cent, upon the closing…

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Wool Statistics. Season 1899-1900. Ten Months Ended April Co, 1900. Total Decrease in Output 106,228 Bales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 3

The Customs Authorities having kindly furnished us with the returns of wool transmitted borderwise, we are now enabled to publish the complete statistics of the colony's…

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Boer Preparations. Farm-house Arsenals. Bridges and Culverts Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, May 8.—An examination of the farmhouses in the Smaldeel district has shown that they were miniature arsenals. In their retreat towards Kroonstad, the enemy…

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