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Farming & the land, 1901

5,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Congestion of the Wheat Traffic. New Railway Rolling Stock Authorised

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1901 · page 7

A vast amount of inconvenience and considerable loss has arisen owing to the congested state of the wheat traffic on the railway line. The accumulations have now…

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Industrial Farms

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1901 · page 6

Though not a new idea, the establishment of industrial farms, as proposed by the Minister for Public Works, is undoubtedly one of the most promising means for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 3

PARKES, Monday.-At the annual meeting of the Parkes P., A., and H. Association, held on Friday, a satisfactory report and balance-sheet were presented. During the year the number of…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 9

Stock movements are:—One ram, Jindera to Wagra station, Victoria, R. Brown; [?] horse, Albury to Wodongi, C. O'Brien; 24 horses, Orange to Wodonga, Evans; 200 ewes, Wagra to Colinroobie,…

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Export of Butter

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 6

The R.M.S. Himalaya, which sailed for London on Saturday, took away for the English market 6766 boxes of butter, the shippers of which were…

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Cause of "Fishy" Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 4

Mr. O'Callaghan, dairy expert to the Agricultural Department, reports having made a discovery which is of great importance to butter-makers, not only here, but throughout the world. He…

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The Wheat Production

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 4

This season's wheat production in tills State is so large that the available railway stock has been found inadequate to provide for the increased traffic. A contingency of this sort, which arises…

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Wheat Traffic Blocked

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 7

The wheat traffic on the railways just now is abnormal. So heavy, indeed, are the demands made upon the department that it has been found absolutely impossible to…

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The Defence of the Farmhouse. Superb British Doggedness. How De Wet Met His Greatest Defeat

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 7

The following story, taken from the London "Daily Mail" of December 13 last, will be read with interest, even at a time when stories of the war have long ceased to be invested with any…

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Dairy Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

The fact has been well-established that the foods consumed by dairy cows exercise a very important influence on the texture or firmness of the butter produced by them. In this…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 8

On Thursday l,530 cattle were yarded, comprising 40 from New South Wales Wales, 450 form the north-eastern district 830 from Gippsland 150 from westward and the remainder from…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 8

640 forward, bulk of good quality and moderate weights 20 from Wilcannia district, 80 from Victoria, 90 from north of this colony, 160 from south-east, remainder local…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 7

WINDSOR, Monday.-Work on the farms proceeds apace, and there is hardly an idle hand in the district This, of course, may be attributed to the large numbers of farmers digging and…

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Butter Export

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 7

The R.M.S. Himalaya, which left for London on Saturday, took 6,706 boxes of butter, the shippers being as follow :—J. Ireland, 828; Denham Brothers, 200; T…

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Cattle Fodder

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 1

A correspondent strongly recommends sorghum hay as stock fodder. He states that on a small plot near his place as much as nearly eight tons of sorghum hay has been made per…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 7

[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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Armidale Cattle Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

Centralisation has been the curse of New South Vales. Everything has been sent to Sydney. But there's a new force in the country, and new…

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Sheep Dog Trials

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 4

The sheep dog trials, held in connection with the Rankin's Springs annual races, which proved very interesting, were competed for with the…

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A Sheep-dressing Record

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 5

A sheep-dressing exhibition was held at Indianopolis (U.S.). in September, when Charles J. Gardner, of that city, broke the world's record by killing and dressing 10 sheep in 30…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 5

The week's business at the Sydney wool sales was commenced yesterday (Monday), when there was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was general and widespread, In…

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