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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 6 of 16

The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 11

Mr H. R. Carter, whea broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows under date May 3rd:—Wheat continues much as reported last week…

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Homebush Market. the following are the last quotations to hand from the above :-- SHEEP

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

Prime heavy xbred wethers 15s to 15s to 16s, few extra prime to 18s, good 12s to 13s, medium 8s to 9s, light and inferior xbred wethers 6s 6d to 7s 6J, prime merino…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

TOMPSON, MANNING & JEREMY, Wagga Wagga, Sydney and Narandera, report as under:— MEAT MARKET. Beef.—Prime beef if firm at 2[?] for bodies, hinds [?] fores…

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Increase in the Price of Wool

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 3

As appears in another column, [?] to-day received a cable from our London correspondent to the effect in that city big sales which commenced in that city…

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Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 9

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows, under date May 10th:—Wheat is unchanged in value since my last…

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The Dehorning of Cattle

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 1

The operation of dehorning cattle is simplicity itself. The calf is operated upon when about a week old, or just when the horn buds are beginning…

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The Rise in Wool

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

A well sustained advance in wool might prove even more advantageous to New South Wales than Federation. It would not, it is true, remove any of the constitutional…

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Pen-Notes. the Increased Price of Wool

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

The recent remarkable rise in the price of wool will make a material difference to the financial position of the pastoralists, of Australia. Men…

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Economy in Farming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 4

Of course I take it for granted that none of your readers will expect from me in the limited space at my command a detailed description of all the…

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Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 5

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows:-- Wheat is unchanged in value since my last…

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Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 9

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports, as follows:—Wheat is still unchanged, at 2s 8d to 2s 10d, as per quality and…

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Dairy Notes. Lactic Acid Ferment

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 5

Arrangements have been made for the preparation, under the supervision of the Dairy Expert, of pure cultures of lactic acid bacteria, to be used for the purpose…

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Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 5

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows:-- Wheat is still unchanged at 2s 6d to 2s 10d…

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The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 9

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows, under date May 23rd:—Wheat has not changed in value, but while…

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Wool, Produce, &c

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 5

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports as follows :-- Wool.--Although no auctions have been held during the past week there has been no…

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London Wool Market

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 9

The total quantity of wool catalogued during the series of sales was 185,186 bales, of which 95,000 bales were sold for the Continent, and 85,000 for home…

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Good Suggestions for Wheat-growers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 6

What, if anything, do N. S. Wales wheat-growers derive in the way of suggestions or information from our agricultural colleges ? Is it that the…

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The Selecting of Seed Wheat

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 16

A writer in the "Agricultural Gazette" gives some practical hints on the sowing of seed wheat. He says: —"The sowing of good plump grain…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as under :— Wheat has not charged in value, but while the position is a [?] stronger in Victoria owing to the pressure to load…

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Rural Life. Growing Wheat Near the North Pole

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 10

Some missionaries at Fort Providence, on the Mackenzie River, have recently succeeded in growing a very fine wheat crop. They are situated just above the…

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