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Farming & the land, 1902

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A Sheep-dog Trial

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 5

An interesting article in this month's "Windsor Magazine" deals with the training of sheep-dogs for competition in the celebrated trials…

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The Use of Cattle Dogs. a Legal Decision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 4

AT the Grafton District Court sittings on Thursday, Jadge Docker gave a rather important decision affecting the liability of persons driving…

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Effects of Thr Drought. Sheep 11d a Head

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 4

DURING the present week upwards of 10,000 sheep have crossed the border into Victoria, to be grazed on leased land. Sheep for boiling down…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co's. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 6

Wool is now commencing to arrive more freely, and sales will be resumed on Monday, the 27th instant. Our catalogue of Wednesday, the 29th, will…

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Losses in Pastures and Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

The rabbit, though small, eats a great deal of food, as many of my readers who may have kept tame ones know. Besides, a great deal of damage to pasture is done by scratchings…

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The Farm and Garden. Pig Breeding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 6

A great deal has been said at one time and another about the best breed of bogs for the bacon trade, some claiming one breed, some another. At a mooting bold recently,…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

Fairly large supplies of produce were forward at the Farmers Union sales in West Maitland on Wednesday, to a good attendance of buyers. Hay was not so plentiful as formerly the private operations of…

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The Farm & Garden. Pig Breeding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 11

A great deal bas been said at one time and another about the best breed of hogs for the bacon trade, some claiming one breed, some another. At a meeting held recently, an…

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Wool Teams

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

Yesterday, some heavily laden wool teams passed through Singleton, on route from Ravensworth and S[?]ne to M[?]rpeth. The horses looked in good condition, and…

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Wool, Hides, &c

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

THE Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd., Hill, Clark, and Co., Pastoral Finance…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 4

REPORT for week ending October 25: —Wool —In the absence of local auctions the market has been particularly…

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Farming on the Halves. Dungog Appeal Containing Interesting Points

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 2

A case in which some interesting points are involved came before the the Court (the ActingChief Justice, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr, Justice Pring) yesterday. It seams that Stephen Duggan,…

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Victorian Distress. Help for the Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 2

THERE was a large attendance of representative public men at the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday night in response to a requisition by the Mayor,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report under date 28th instant as follows:—We continued auction sales to-day, offering 2200 bales, composing a representative selection. Most of…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

We are indebted to Messrs. Brunker and Son for the following report by Williams and Overbury, of the London wool market, dated September 29:—…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co's. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 6

We offered at Wednesday's sale 2394 bales wool and sold 2333 bales at auction and privately. The market was very keen for all good conditioned…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

Despite the taut that heavy rain was experienced on Wednesday morning, fairly large supplies of produce came forward at the Farmers' Union sales. Buyers were in large attendance, and prices…

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Farming on the Halves. Dungog Appeal Containing Interesting Points

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 6

A case in which some interesting points are involved came before the Full Court (the ActingChief Justice, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr. Justice Pring) this week. It seems that Stephen Duggan,…

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The Russian Pastoral Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 3

By the order of the Czar, M. Kuyoff, who is attached to the Department of Agriculture, and who leads the Russian farmers' deputation now in England, will spend a year in Australia on a similar…

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Terific Hailstorm at Daysdale Horses, Sheep, and Dogs Killed. Several Men Injured. Great Destruction of Crops and Fences. COROWA

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 2

FURTHER reports to hand show that the recent storm in the Daysdale district was more serious than at first imagined. Although only lasting a…

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