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Farming & the land, 1888

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Farmer. Selecting the Family Horse

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 2

The first and most important matter in keeping a family horse in to secure the right kind of a horse. The most elaborate and costly stable conveniences, and the best care…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 4

Messrs. CHAS. L. GRIFFITH and Co. report baying held a special sheep sale at t[?]eir Albury Yards (opposite Railway Station) on Friday, 23rd, when they sold 7600 wethers (in conjunction…

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Seed Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 19

The following particulars with regard to a new variety of wheat referred to in our last issue as having been successfully tried by Mr. B. Odewahn, of Burrumbuttock…

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Keep Sheep in Good Condition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 11

The secret of having a good class of wool for market lies in keeping the sheep in good condition every day in the year. When the sheep begins to lose flesh the…

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Seed Wheat Experiments in France

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 11

The following interesting details of a series of experiments made by Professor Albert Larbaletrier, of the Agricultural School and Station near Calais, will be…

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The Wheat Market. London, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 18

Forward business is weak at a decline. Arrivals of foreign wheat are large. There are several wheat cargoes off the coast. The cargo of 65,788 bushels New Zealand…

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The Wheat Market. London, November 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 21

The English wheat market is showing a general decline of 6d. per quarter. The Continental markets are inactive. The American market is declining continuously…

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The London Wool Sales. London, November 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 21

At a meeting held before the opening of the sales of colonial wool this afternoon, the home and foreign] wool buyers resolved to leave the saleroom if the selling brokers insisted upon…

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Suspension of the London Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 2

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Melbourne, are advised by cable from one of the London offices, under date of 27th inst., that it has been found necessary to suspend the London…

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Wool and Station Produce Reports. Sydney, November 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 4

Messrs. HARRISON, JONES, and DEVLIN report, among others, the following local sales:— Greasy, —N Bros, 24 bales at 7d; Sussex over square, 10 E at 6¾d; Mount Hope over…

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Farmer. Selecting the Family Horse

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 1

The first and most important matter in keeping a family horse is to secure the right kind of a horse. The most elaborate and costly stable conveniences, and the best care…

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Rural Notes. the Victorian Farmers' Demands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 11

The demands of the Victorian farmers for an increase in the duties on Brain and stock are thus referred to by a correspondent of The Argus:— “If the farmers are highly…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November 30, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 2

Extremely hot weather has again ruled during the week. [?] a violent duststorm, accompanied by vivid [?] and heavy peals of thunder passes over the town. A [?] of rain, four points, followed but only served to…

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Centennial International Exhibition. Awards of Juries. Wool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 3

The following awards hare been announced:— DIVISION A.—MERINO WOOL—WASHED. Section 1.—For the best bale of wool, weighing not less than 200lb., taken from not over 115…

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Sheep Breeding in Riverina. Moroco Station. (By Our Own Reported)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 2

One of the earliest stations formed [?] district was that of Moroco. In the [?] forties the four brothers Archibald, James [?] and Robert McLanrin came down the [?]…

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The London Wool Sales. Farthing Bids Objected To

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 3

At a meeting held before the opening of the sales of colonial wool on Tuesday afternoon, the home and foreign wool buyers resolved to leave the saleroom if the selling brokers insisted upon taking…

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Sydney Wool Sales. From Messrs, Goldsbrough, [?] and Co., Limited Friday, November 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 2

We offered 4100 bales at our wool sale to-day, and sold nearly 3300. The market was very firm. Nothing suitable for America was offered Other [?] sold up to [?] from Gunning ; 45 bales…

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Farthing Wool Bids

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 4

We glean the following from the Argus on the subject of the events which culminated in the postponement for a day of the London November…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDSDBROGH, MORT AND Co., Limited, Melbourne, report under data November 28:—Wool.—We catalogued 5188 bales for our sale…

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Original Correspondence. the Pastoral Outlook for 1888-9. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 3

SIR,—A look it the immediate condition and prospects of our colony is a matter of most intense importance. With a drought prolonged to an extent beyond the…

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