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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

316 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 16

Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 2

H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as under :— Wheat still remains stationary in value, 2s 11d ex Darling Harbour being top price for really prime groin, 2s 10d to 2s…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the Latest. [Reuter’s Agency. Sydney, Friday. Wool Sales

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 7

At this weeks sales 10,300 bales were offered and 13,700 bales were sold at auction and privately. There was a great attendance of buyers, keen and excited…

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Rural Topics. Fattening Sheep on Cultivated Crops

Western Champion · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 18

From January 1, 1895 to 1899, I have grown feed crops which gave excellent results. These four years are not what would be called good…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 11

The Sydney wool-brookers report as follows for week ending 22nd September, 1899:- At the sales held this week 10,326…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Thursday, 21St September. Cattle

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 15

873 yarded; a real good lot, though Some Queenslanders forwarded were rather rough and in low condition. Sales went briskly at late high rates…

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(Before R. Officer and R. Whitehead, Esqs., Js.P.) Sheep Stealing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 15

Police v. Joseph Barnes.--Stealing sheep, the property of Wm. J. Burcher. Mr. Driffield appeared for defendant. J. CAHALAN deposed: I am Senior…

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Lecture on Agriculture. the Cultivation of FiRM CROPS. (Continued from last week.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 9

Last year--1897--of maize we had 209 882 acres under crop, yielding 628 977 bushels, or an average of only 2.96 bushels per acre--a miserable…

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Wool

Western Champion · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 10

Since our last, Wright Heaton & Co. consigned the following at the local Railway Station:—6 bales, Nos. 1 and 6; 60 bales, HA Curra; 1 bale,…

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Epitome of News. Alderman J. S. McComisky. Sheep and wool stealing rife

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 3

Part of the Condobolin line is being ballasted. Council in a flourishing financial condition…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Thursday, 5Th October. Sheep

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 15

THERE were 34,260 sheep penned, consisting mostly of woolled sorts, with a fair number of shorns. The market opened very firm at last day's…

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Rural Topics. Manures and Manuring. [From "Farm and Dairy."]

Western Champion · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 18

Will the agriculturist of New South Wales ever wake up to the fact that other colonies and countries in more distant parts of the world covet their…

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Weekly Short Story. the Farmer's Dream

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 14

At a little village about fifty miles from London lived on honest but very poor farmer. He with much ado kept his wife and three children from…

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Agricultural Notes. Manipulation of the Growing Crop

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 10

Numerous experiments have been carried out in America and elsewhere for determining the effect of removing the tassel or upper part of the femaleflower…

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Wool Market

Forbes Times · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage & Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge & Co., Ltd., Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort 7 Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlio, Ltd.; Hill, Clark and Co.; New…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as under ;— Wheat.—The local market has changed hut very little in the direction of improvement the reason being that the…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 1

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dalgety and Co., Ltd.; Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd.; Hill, Clark, and…

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Farm & Garden

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 10

No. 103. The Pink—The Polyanthus — Description—Varieties—Primroses—Tests of fine varieties — Propagation — Soil— Pests—The Cowslip—Comparison with…

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Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 10

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows:-- Wheat is more or less nominal in the…

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Sheep Board

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 15

A MEETING of directors under the Diseases in Sheep Act was held in Mr Stanley's office on the 11th instant. Present--Messrs R. Hope (chair), D…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 11

Thee was considerable excitement at the opening of the wool sales at Melbourne yesterday. Prices showed an advance of about 40% compared…

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