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

Farming & the land, 1899

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Satisfactory to Farmers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 8

Field trials of the Spalding-Robbins rotary disc plough were given in this district on Saturday and Monday last at Clifton estate and Condobolin station respectively, by Mr…

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Wheat Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 8

Several gentlemen from Hillston and Lake Cudgellico districts have been speculating locally in seed wheat during the week and have eased the district of a good few tons…

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The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 9

Mr H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date January 31st:—Wheat has not changed so far as…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing

Western Champion · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 11

The adjourned case of George Wilson, charged with stealing eight bags of wheat, the property of R. and J. Thornbury, came on for hearing at the…

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Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows:-- WHEAT has not changed so far as Sydney…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

878 cattle yarded on Thursday, 2nd February, principally from the south and west, while the"northern districts were also represented. There was a…

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The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 10

Mr H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows, under date February 8th:—Wheat is firm at 2s 8d ex Darling…

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Wool, Produce, Etc

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports as follows Wool.--No auction sales have been held in Sydney this week, but about 8000 bales…

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Sheep’s Head

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

Required: A sheep’s head, three carrots, three turnips, three pa[?] five onions, parsley, pepper and salt. Method.—Soak the head in warm water to…

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A Kangaroo Farm

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

THERE is a great and growing demand for Kangaroos on England . The time has gone by according to Answers, when the wealthy nobleman or the millionaire was content to stock…

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Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 7

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports as follows:-- WOOL.--Supplies showed a considerable falling off at the fortnightly sales held this…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 5

1,073 cattle yarded on Thursday, 9th instant, being rather a heavy supply for a Thursday, and consisting mainly of small lots. Prices were weaker and…

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Homebush Sheep Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 5

45,066 sheep penned on Thursday, 9th instant, representing about 160 different consignments, which again proved the necessity for additional…

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Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 10

Mr. H. R. Carter, Wheat broker, Sydney and Melboune, reports as follows under date February 14th:—Wheat has not perceptibly changed in…

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Mowabla and Kiacatoo Farmers' Association

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 8

A meeting of the Mowabla and Kiacatoo Farmers' Association was held at the Mowabla, Hall on Saturday, 4th instant, but as members did not roll up sufficiently strong…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 2

TOMPSON, MANNING & JEREMY, Wagga Wagga. Sydney and Narandera, report as under :— [?] MARKET Beef,— There is a good demand for prime beef, and…

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The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 10

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows, under date February 21st:—Wheat is steady, at 2s 6d ex trucks…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2

TOMPSON, MANNING & JEREMY, Wagga Wagga, Sydney and Narandera, report as under:— MEAT [?] [?].—The market [?] to held the improved rates a…

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Economy in Farming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 5

If our farmers and graziers are not quite impervious to the teachings of nature then these last few years of drought and hardships should have learned them lessons never to be forgotten,…

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Wool

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 7

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokens Association report as follows:—At the usual fortnightly sales held this week, 6985 bales were brought forward, of which 4867 bales…

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