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Farming & the land, 1905

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 1

REPORT for week ending January 21:— Wool.—The deadlock caused by the shipping agents endeavouring to…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 3

At London wool sales on Monday there was spirited business at the highest rates of the series for all good wools, with occasional…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 3

The following prices were realised yesterday for the clips mentioned:—Koon 8½d, Morttock, 8¼d, Canowie 10¾d, Tauroa 12d,Cy 12¼d, Taylorn 12½d, Joonoo 13½,…

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The Wool Sales. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 3

At tha wool sales last evening the business, was brisk and prices were well maintained…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

At the London-Colonial wool sales yesterday, the market was brisk, and merinos were firm…

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Wool Receipts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

The wool receipts by rail from July 1. to date amount to 501 A57, an increase of 114,053 bales, compared with the corresponding period of 1903-4…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd., Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

On Wednesday we submitted at auction a catalogue of 3736 bales, comprising a varied selection of greasy wools, many of the lots being well…

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Butter for London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

The mail steamer Oroya, which sailed to-day en route to London, took away 9000 boxes of butter…

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The Farm and Garden. Seed Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

Dr. Cobb wrote a series of valuable articles some time ago in the "Agricultural Gazette" regarding the relative value of large and small grains when used as seed. The trials…

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Wool Stealers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

A vamman named Charles Henry Clayton, aged 28, was charged at the police court to-day with being concerned with others in stealing three bales and one bag of wool,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The Associated Wool-brokers report under date 21st instant:—The deadlock caused by the shipping agents endeavoring to enforce a primage value charge on…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date 21st instant:—Wool.—At our sales on Tuesday last we submitted 3646 bales. The greasy section…

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This Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday, the following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Wonnaminta 8½d, Malvern Hills 10½d, Bundaleer 10[?]d, Riverland 11[?]d, Eeildoune…

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Judging Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

The only really reliable way to judge the value of a cow for dairy purposes, says a writer in the "Australasian" is by means of the scales and the churn. But even when…

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Bees on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

In proportion to the population the number of people who keep bees is very small, yet there is no branch of farming—for it should be connected with farming—more profitable…

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Farmer and Company

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

As will be perecived by advertisement in this issue. Mr E. G. Fletcher, the representative of the above firm, will be at the Perey Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday…

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Late News by Cable. London. Jan. 20. the Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

At the wool sales merinos were irregular, and faulties were in buyers' favour, Crossbreds were unchanged. There was keen competition for fine wools. The following prices…

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Our Export of Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

Our bluff State Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, speaking at the opening of the Kiama show last week indulged in some straight talk, which should have…

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Butter and Cheese Markets. The London Trade

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has received a cable from Mr. Lance, New South Wales Commercial Agent in London, stating that there is a good…

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Gardening Notes for February. Seed Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 6

Dr. Cobb wrote a series of valuable articles some time ago in the " Agricultural Gazette" regarding the relative value of large and small grains when used as seed. The trials…

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