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Farming & the land, 1902

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Dairy. Recognition of the Shorthorn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 965

It is surely time that the dairy Shorthorn should be officially recognised as a distinctive pure dairy breed. The attitude of the coast societies on this point has always been, paradoxical. The coast…

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The Farmer. Farming in South Africa

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 965

Of late the inquires received as to the prospects of a farmer in South Africa have been very numerous. The "Canterbury Times" (New Zealand) publishes an extract from an officer's letter sent…

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Weather. Pastures, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 969

The rainfall returns for the week ended Tuesday in this week are extremely discouraging. Rain is still badly needed in all save a few districts which were served by the Easter falls. The conditions have…

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The Fruit Industry. an Improved Outlook. Spraying Versus Fumigation. the Passionfruit Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 7

The prospects of orchardists for the remainder of the year have greatly improved. In the newer orchards in the outlying districts of Glenorie, etc., the season has right through been far more…

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After the War. Restoring Wrecked Farms. an Australian Expert Consulted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- The South African High Commissioner, Lord Milner, has summoned an Australian expert from Johannesburg to report upon the cost of re-building…

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Good Dairy Stock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 26

The owner of a dairy herd that will not produce yearly over 2001b of butter per cow ought not to rest satisfied with its performance, writes Professor Arnold. He must carry too many…

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Warwick Farm Entries, Saturday, April 26

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 50

Plying Stakes, 6 furlongs.—Whirlpool, Bob, Rose Petal, Cinderman, Beaucleri[?], Hazel Girl, Geneva, Eulas, Plain Tom [?], Prince Butler, Rejoice, Victory, Dunure, Alannah, High Jinks,…

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The Grazier. Raising Prize Goats. the American Governmennt's Angora Farms. Goats As Brush Destroyers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 31

The United States Government has ibecome very much interested in the raising of choice (Angora goats (says the Washington "Times"). Sixteen miles below Washington, in (Maryland, the…

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A Great Pigeon Farm. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 35

Travellers from Los Angeles to Pasadena, California, U.S.A., as the train winds up the Los Angeles River to enter the picturesque Arroyo Seco, at the head of the San Gabriel Valley, are…

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The Re-stocking of Boer Farms. Are Poor British Farmers to Pay Foe It

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1902 · page 7

It is not only the Campbell-Bannerman section of the Liberal Party which demands that Britain Should re-stock the Boer farms, swept clean during the war. Even…

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Government Experimental Farms. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1902 · page 3

Sir,—As a constant reader and admirer of your esteemed paper, I feel sure that you will grant me space for a few lines traversing the statements published in the article on the Government State…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 7

MACLEAN, Friday.—During last month Mr. Kempnick's butter factory at Maclean treated 50,9841b cream, producing about 8 tons of butter. Cream suppliers were paid up to 1s l½d per 1b…

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The Price of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 5

It is not anticipated that the increased freights on butter from New Zealand to Melbourne and Sydney will make much difference to South Australian imports. At present the Victorian rates…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, April 19.—The competition of the opening day was maintained to the end of the Antwerp wool sales, and pieces, lambs, and merinos advanced 5 to 10 centimes. Of 8105 bales…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, April 19

The Australian Star · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The animated competition that prevailed at the opening day of the Antwerp wool sales, which commenced on the 15th inst., was maintained until the end (the 18th Inst.)…

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Dairy News. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 9

For the month of March the Emu Dairy Company, Wilde's Meadow, manufactured 8050lb. butter. After deducting expenses suppliers were paid 12½d per lb. for commercial butter, equal to 5[?]d per gallon…

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Manning River Dairy Co-operative Company. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 8

The referendum vote taken to-day in regard to the directors of the Lower Manning Dairy Co-operative Company resulted as follows:—In favour of the directors, 320; against, 217. Informal, 9…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 3

1,424 yarded, the bulk of which were from the New England and other northern districts, and included one lot of Queenslanders railed from Bourke; about…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 1

April 18.—Diminishing supplies are hardening the wheat markets, but the rise is chiefly attributable to the duty. Cargoes are firm, Victorian for January being offered at 29s 6d,…

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