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Farming & the land, 1903

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Sydney Wool Shies. Winchcombe, Carson & Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 2

ACTIVE business will not be resumed in Sydney until Monday, 5th January, when auction sales will be continued. Meantime a good inquiry exists for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co, report :- A holiday tone pervades the wool market. Many of the buyers are taking a few day's rest in the country; others have…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 10

Taken all round supplies of produce at the Farmers' Union Sales at West Maitland on Tuesday with the exception of fruit, were inclined to be rather light, this being especially noticeable with…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report that after an interval of three weeks their wool sales were resumed on Monday afternoon, under the most favorable…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 4

RETORT for week ending January 3:— Wool.—Although business has been considerably interfered with…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 3

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, reports:—The wool market prices ruled 5 per cent, higher. We Sold Queensland scoured at 22¼d, the record price; Bridge, Stoney…

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The Farm and Garden. Butter Making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 4

To make fine butter one must begin with the herd. Breed cows so that you have fresh ones coming every month. The fine nutty flavour comes from the milk of the fresh cows,…

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The Farm & Garden. Butter Making

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

To make fine butter one must begin with the herd Breed cows so that yon have fresh ones coming every mouth. The fine nutty Savour comes from the milk of the fresh cows,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report under date 6th instant, as follows:—After an interval of three weeks, wool sales were resumed on Monday under the most…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

A general meeting of the Muswell brook branch of above association was held in the School of Arts, on Wed nesday afternoon last, for the purpose…

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How to Make Poultry Farming Pay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The artificial hatching of eggs has been so long practised in Egypt that the hens have completely abandoned that part of their work to…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

Heavy supplies of produce were forward on Wednesday at the sales in Wwst Maitland. Potatoes were very plentiful, and for main lines prices were firm at 7s to 8s; in one instance, an…

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The Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Society Ltd., Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 13

Butter.—Supplies are still increasing, and, should the demand for export trade show any falling off, there will be a fair quantity of surplus to be dealt with. Prices to-day are as follows:—Pastourised…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. The advance of the first day was fully maintained. Two-thirds of the offerings were sold…

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Letter to the Editor. the Cross—breed Sheep and Goat As Animal Food

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 2

SIR,—Though we have had abundance of rain all over the State, through the disastrous effects of the drought beef and mutton have reached very scarce, and have reached abnormally high prices…

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Cattle Foe Argentina

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

A sanitary decree issued by the President of Argentina prohibits the importation of Australian cattle into the Republic. Many other countries are treated by Argentina in a similar mauner…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

Following are details of Saturday's races : — Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.-Crawfurd by Eiridsford (imp.)— [?]…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 3

The arrivals of wool in London number 215,000 bales. Of these 82,000 bales have been forwarded to the provinces and there are available for the forth coming sales 138,000 bales…

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