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THE JOUENAL OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE — Advertisements. 



HY. RICHARDSON & COMPY., 



Agricultural Merchants 



and manufacturers of 



Chemical Manures, 



BASIC SLAG.— For Autumn and Winter application, specially recommended for Poor Grass Land, 

 Seeds, Beans, Peas, Autumn Wheat, Turnips, etc. Highest qualities supplied on specially favourable 

 terms. Quotations on application. 



ARTIFICIAL FERTILISERS.— H. R. & Co. will be glad to forward to intending purchasers their 

 pamphlet (over 100 pages) on Artificial Fertilisers, their uses, and the best sources of 

 supply, with price lists, etc., on application. 



LINSEED CAKES— finest quality, own brand. Made entirely from well-screened seed ; guarantees, 

 95 per cent purity of seed, 12-13 per cent oil, 29-31 per cent albuminoids, and not exceeding 1 per cent 

 sand, on Dr. Voelcker's test. Also foreign Linseed Cakes of selected brands, — Russian, Polish, American, etc. 

 COTTON CAKE, own brand [HRCo., PURE], entirely from finest new Egyptian seed, with guaranteed 

 analysis; also other approved brands. OTHER FOODS.— Decorticated Cotton Cakes and Meals; the 

 Bibby Cakes and Meals ; Waterloo Round, and other Corn Cakes, Rape, Cocoa-Nut Cakes, etc., Rice 

 Meal ; Palm-Nut, Maize, and Locust Meal. 



ECONOMY IN CARRIAGE. — H. R. & Co. make a specialty of forwarding articles of English 

 make— both Cakes and Manures,— to their clients' stations, direct from the nearest point of manufacture; 

 and goods of foreign import direct from the nearest port of arrival ; thus minimising carriage. 



OfB@&S and Works: SKELDERGATE BRIDGE, YORK. 



YORK. 



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The attention of Fafmes'S and persons with small capital who are desirious of 

 Os.ijr^ln^- or growing Sugar, Cerea!s ? Fruits, etc., is directed to the 

 facilities granted by the Queensland Government for acquiring land for such purposes. 



BY CONDITIONAL, SELECTION. 



Homestead Farms S— Up to 160 acres, if occupied by Selector personally for five 

 years, freehold at 2/6 an acre, in five annual instalments. Suitable for Sugar, Fruit, or 

 Cereal fanning. 



Ajgrricui'&biB'-aJ Farms S — Up to 1,280 acres, if occupied by one lessee personally 

 for live years, or successive lessees for ten years, freehold at from from 15/- per acre ; if 

 occupied by Registered Agent, fifty years' lease at from 3d. per acre per annum. 



Graziirag Homesteads :— Up to 2,560 acres, thirty years' lease at from half- 

 penny to three farthings annual rent per acre. Occupation by Selector personally for ten 

 years ; thereafter by Selector or Registered Agent. Suitable for Dairy Farming. 



Grazisig FasfBiris 5 — Up to 20,000 acres, thirty years' lease at from halfpenny per acre 

 per annum. Occupation by Selector or Registered Agent. 



BY UNCONDITIONAL SELECTION. 



Up to 1,280 acres, at from 20/- per acre, payable in 20 annual instalments. 



RATES OF PASSAGE BY QUEENSLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. 



AGENTS- SVSessrs. GRAY, DAWES & Co., 23, Great Winchester St., E.C. 



Open Steerage berths can be obtained by application to the Agent-General for Queensland, l, Victoria Street,London, S.W., 

 and such passengers would have equal Food, Liberty, and Privileges with other steerage passengers on board, each, £12. 

 Other Rates are j— Open Berths, each, £16 16s. j Closed Cabins, 4 berths, each, £18 j Closed Cabins, 2 berths, each, £20. 



STEAMERS LEAVE LONDON MONTHLY FOR QUEENSLAND. 

 For all Information apply to— 



THE AGENT-GENERAL FOR QUEENSLAND, 



1, VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, S.W. 



