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Farming & the land, 1903

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London Wool Sales. Prices Firm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

LONDON, May 6.—At the wool sales this evening, prices wore firm at the full opening rates. Merinos were quite 5 per cent, above March rates…

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The Very Latest. London, Thursday afternoon. London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 3

In the wool market a further upward tendency is shown…

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A Farmer's Arrest. Appeal to the Full Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

THE circumstances connected with the arrest of a farmer earned James Clifford near Bombala were before the Fall Court on Tuesday, on his appeal…

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The Wool Market

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 3

The May series of the London wool sales opened on Tuesday last, with an advance in prices Merinos are reported 5 to 71/2 per cent, higher, and crossbreds 10 per cent…

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mercury junior. Gathering Wool

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 14

Polly and Billy and Margery dear, You're learning but little today, I fear. Your clothes are neat, and your hands are clear ; Sure, pleasanter little ones never were seen ;…

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May Wool Sales. London, May 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 2

The May series of wool sales opened yesterday. Biddings were brisk. Prices ranged from par to 10 percent. above the closing rates of the last series. Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Co., C. Balme…

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The Branding of Bales of Wool. Deputation to the Minister of Agriculture

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 16

Representatives of the Stockowners' Association, the Wool—selling Brokers, and the Wool Buyers' Association, waited upon the Minister of Agriculture on Friday, and urged the expediency of providing…

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The Farm and Garden. Sunflower Seeds for Poultry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 6

Sunflower seed for fowls is similar in its action to foil meal, which makes a fair substitute, although Hprefere sunflower seed, says a contributor to the American Agriculturist…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 3

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather moderately large supplies of produce were forward at the union sales in West Maitland on Wednesday morning, hay and green vegetable being well…

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The Farm & Garden, Sunflower Seeds for Poultry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 7

Sunflower seed for fowls is similar in its action to oil meal, which makes a fair substitute, although I prefere sunflower seed, says a contributor to the American Agriculturist…

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Pure Air for the Dairy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 4

Dairymen frequently find that in some way the milk has become tainted with odors which injure the butter or…

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The London Wool Sales. Prices Hardening (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 May 1903 · page 3

At the wool sales last evening, competition, was extremely brisk, and prices had a slightly hardening tendency…

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Singleton. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day John McTaggart and Alfred McTaggart, residents of Darkey Creek, near Rulga, appeared, charged with stealing two bullocks, the property of Richard Blake Connelly, on or about…

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Sydney Markets. the Farmers and Settler's Co-operative Society, Ltd, Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 4

Butter.—The market has shown a considerably better tone during the past week, and really choicest quality has found ready sale. The Victorian market is now higher than Sydney…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4

As will be perceived by our report of yesterday's Police Court proceedings, two arrests have been made in connection with alleged cattle stealing, and the accused…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 2

The Associated Wool Brokers report— A strong demand continues to exist in the local market for all descriptions. Available supplies are, however, of limited proportions,…

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The Farm & Garden. Rugging and Housing Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 7

An interesting experiment was carried out at the Berry stud farm last year whereby the effect of rugging and housing milch cows was compared with the common practise of…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool Market. Wincucombe, Carson, and CO.'s REPORT

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 5

The improvement in prices at the London wool sales has brought that market more into a line with values ruling in Sydney. It seems that Enropeaa users…

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Singleton Police Court. Friday May, 15Th (Before Mr D. M'Dougall, J.p.) Charge of Cattle Stealing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4

John M'TAGGART and Alfred M'Taggart (father and son) were charged with stealing two bullocks, the property of Richard Blake Conolly, at Dural, on…

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The Farm. the Tires Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 4

"As a visitor from America I have been struck with what you call your earth formation roads." "Yes, you mean the plough and scoop roads in those…

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