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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

5,951 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

On the Land. Farm and Station. Where Our Vegetables Come From. the Berrima Cabbage Farms. an Interesting Small Industry. (By Our Special Commissioner) I.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 5

When the fluent Chinaman deems it necessary to add 100 per cent. or so to ruling values for cabbage or caullflower, he always explains that it has been "too muchee dly…

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DAIRY. Milking Shorthorn Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 329

In the "Sydney Mail" of January 20 some particulars in connection with the Milking Shorthorn Herd Book were given. As the matter is of great importance to the…

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Agriculture in Victoria. Crops and Pastures

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 330

We have had more than a week of welcome fine weather, with some prospect of a continuance, and seldom has the country stood more in need of dry, warm conditions. The…

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A Ten Acre Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 25

Not quite three years ago C. F. Lee went from Nebraska to Southern California. After a thorough inspection of soil, lay of the land, and location, he bought 10 acres about half a mile…

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Constructing Wire Fences on the Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 29

I have been building wire fences for more than 30 years, says a writer in "Orango Judd Farmer," and have learned many good points from experience. I consider the end posts very…

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Cleanliness in Dairying

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 29

At a recent International Dairy Congress, it was urged that in all public elementary schools children should be taught, under the heading of agriculture, a knowledge of the value of milk as…

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A Farmer's Telephone

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 27

Farmers of Central Michigan have a telephone system which costs 3dol. a year (says the "Prairie Farmer"). It is not a barn to house makeshift, not even a barb wire fence telephone,…

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The Apiary. State Forest Bee Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 28

The particular State forest where this thriving industry has been established is situated about 10 or 12 miles from Cunningham Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes, on the eastern banks…

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Dairy Reports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 11

At the fortnightly meeting of the board of directors of the Bathurst Co-operative Dairying Company, the manager reported having received for the past month 29,680 standard pounds of…

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Wool

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, and Company, Limited, report:—The chief topic of interest just now in the local wool market is what effect the war will have on values. The wool trade is very…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Sheep Figures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 7

The Premier's excursion into the restocking question will recall to sheep men many old stories of city squatters and office experts. Perhaps the best of these was told of the…

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Fishy Flavour in Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 7

"Lux," writing from Picton on the fishy flavour of butter, says:—"I have observed many articles and letters appearing in the papers from time to time re fishy flavour in…

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QUEENSLAND. The Cattle Tick

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 13

The tick has not been eradicated from Queensland. On the contrary, the post is spreading, notwithstanding tick boundaries, tick inspectors, and all the rest…

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Record Prices for Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 6

Extraordinarily high prices wore realised tor mutton in the Adelaide market this week. Two hundred merino wethers from J.J. Duncan s Gum Creek Estate realised 25s per head; 300…

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Australian Wheat Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--A cargo of 15,090 quarters of New South Wales wheal, and 12,500 quarters of South Australian wheat, for February shipment, have been placed at 29s 9d per…

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The Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 6

The local wool sales, which have been suspended for three weeks, was resumed to-day, when three firms of selling brokers submitted a catalogue aggregating 4293 bales, and sold…

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Agricultural Society. Butter for Export

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 5

Intending exhibitors must have their entries and exhibits in the hands of the secretary not later than Tuesday, February 16. All exhibits must be shown in plain, white…

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The Wheat Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 6

There are eleven steamers loading wheat at the Williamstown piers, and more ships are shortly expected; but nevertheless the exporting firms are unable to dispose of the…

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Wheat Afloat. London

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 6

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 2,650,000 quarters for the United Kingdom and at 975,000 quarters for the Continent. The Atlantic shipments amount to 93,000…

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The Metropolitan Show. Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 7

We are requested to notify that entries and exhibits of butter for export at the Metropolitan Show should be in the hands of the secretary not later than Tuesday, the 16th Feb.,…

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