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Farming & the land, 1901

5,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

The Farmer's Co-operative Company

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 4

On the first of this month Mr. J. J. Miller started with the Farmers' Co-operative Company, Sussex-street, of which Sir William McMillan is the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 45

MOREE, March 1.— The result of the polling for members of the district stock and pastures board was: For large stock, Messrs, George Jurd, J. F. Boydell, and C.B. Keene; for small stock, Messrs…

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Dairy. Royal Butter and Milk Tests

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 575

A little confusion occurred in connection with the conditions set out in the schedule for the milk and butter tests at the coming Easter Show. Some members of the council vere in favour of making the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 9

Stock movements are as follows:—40 rams, victoria to Yass; 1671 ewes, 34 rams and 369 wethers, Clear Springs to High Camp Plains; 14 rams and 1105 ewes, saleyards Albury to The Rock; 709 ewes…

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Exporting Wheat

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 9

A German vessel is about to leave the port of Sydney with 5,500 tons of wheat, a record cargo of that product to date. Australia is now…

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WOOL

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 18

The first day's sale of the fortnightly auctions was held yesterday, when the following brokers (John Bridge and Company, Limited, Hill, Clark, and Company, and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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The Wheat Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 8

The wheat markets are generally steady, though in Paris and Berlin weakness is reported. Cargoes are neglected, at unchanged quotations. For Victorian wheat, off coast, 30s 9d per quarter…

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Australasian Wool Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 13

The accompanying list, compiled by Dalgety and Co., gives the wool shipments, from July 1 last to February 28, from all the States and New Zealand, with the exception of Tasmania and Western…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 5

The offerings and sales on Thursday (the closing day of the week) were as follow: 'Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, sub-mitted a catalogue covering 1072 bales, and sold…

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Wheat for the West Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 4

Messrs.Denny s. Lascelles, Austin and Co., despatched the ship Glenesslin from Geelong yesterday for Coronel for orders, with 23,250 bags wheat…

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Utilising Wheat for Pig Fattening

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 28

It is contended by Mr. R. Campbell, a South Australian farmer, that, given a fair price for pork or bacon, the most profitable way of disposing of cheap wheat is to turn it into pork,…

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The Sheep of the Orient. Part Ii

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 575

While studying the fruits and agricultural products of B kuars, I could not help noticing the very important part played by the Karakul black fat-tailed sheep in the agricultural economy. The old city of…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 10

At the sales which have been held during the week, the first of the fortnightly series, buyers were present in undiminished numbers, and competition, on the part of Continental operators…

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Committee and Office-bearers Coraki Agricultural and Pastoral Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 594

W. Gollan —Kehu. C.J. M'Rae. R.P. Napier, President, D. Quain. P.F. Campbell. T. Dixon. J.W. Macnherson. J. M'Innes. O.H. Gollan L. Macpherson. —Moffatt. J.M'Mullen. Theo. Pursey…

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London Market Reports. Antwerp Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.-- At the Antwerp wool sales prices for merinos were generally on a par with the January rates; while crossbreds declined from 5 to 10 centimes per kilo. Of the Australian…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales. London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 9

At the Antwerp wool sales, which opened to-day, prices of merinos were on a par with January rates. Crossbreds showed a decline of from 5 to 10 centimes. 1087 bales of…

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Boer Losses. Guns and Cattle Captured. Treasure Discovered. London, March 8

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 5

Major official French reports the capture of a 14lb. Creuzot gun, and also of a Hotchkiss gun, making seven guns in all. Nine hundred and seventy-nine Boers are…

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

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 4

Lecointre and Ronayne were shown into the vast and handsome gallery where the Emperor was dining. On seeing them he rose and went to the wide window opening on the balcony…

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Farm and Garden Seasonable Reminders for March

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 7

Vegetable Garden.—Sow largely cabbage (imported seed only), radish, spinach, lettuce, onions, broad[?]beans, parsley, watercress,. and smaller sowings of turnips, beet, carrot, parsnip, peas, and…

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The Farmer. Scientific Plant Feeding

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 574

Some very instructive matter has recently been continued to the subject of plant feeding by Profession Phelps. Experiments have been aside with a view to showing that protein, most valuable of food…

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