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Farming & the land, 1890

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Monetary and Commercial Intelligence. the Wool Sales. London, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 19

The colonial wool sales are proceeding with general recovery on opening rates. The advance is chiefly in merinoes. Biddings show increasing eagerness…

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Farming for Olive Oil

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 1

Olive culture has attained enormous proportions in Italy. It is computed that the amount of oil produced annually in the entire kingdom is 33,000,000 gallons…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Work Foe the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 12

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Beck’s Dwarf Gem and Early Longpod beans are preferred for the earliest crops, and the beans, being smaller than the Windsors, are by…

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Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 3

The judging in connection with the Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Sheep Show at Jerilderie took place on Tuesday last. The squatter’s class was well represented, and there was been [?] throughout, the…

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The Sheep Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 2

The following sheep sales were effected on the 18th at the Show grounds at auction by Messrs [?], Davidson and Stevenson. Mr Elkin wielding the hammer on behalf of the firm :—…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening April 25, 1890

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 2

After having enjoyed unexpectedly glorious weather during the Show [?] races last week, the rain Ream set in on Friday night and has continued in more or less quantities daily [?]. On Monday a remarkably heavy storm of…

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London Wool Sales. [?] the Australian Mortgage Land and [?] Company, Melbourne)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 2

We have received the following telegram from Messrs Helmuth, Schwartze and Co.. dated London, 241b inst.:—“Wool sales —The sales [?] with lees spirit and the lately reported rates are hardly maintained…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, July 29

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 2

WOOL—Communication having been restored on the 20th, we ate in receipt of cable messages up to the 19th instant, which indicate that prices are now on a par with those ruling daring the May-June series, and, in some instances,…

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Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 July 1890 · page 4

The judging in connection with the Riverina Pastoral and Aricultural Sheep Show at Jerilderis took place on Tuesday last. The squatter's class was…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 2

The rains of last week were followed by some nice, weather, and hopes were high that it might continue until after the show on Wednesday and Thursday next. No…

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Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 3

A general committee meeting of the above was held in the Royal Hotel on Wednesday last to make final arrangements with reference to Show matters,…

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The Wool Sales. London, July 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 19

The quantity of wool offered during the series just closed was 312,000 bales, and the quantity held over is 110,000 bales. The closing prices are not equal to the highest…

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Monetary and Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, July 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 19

The market for Australian wheat is quiet. South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 38s. 6d. per 4961b. Victorian wheat, ex warehouse, is quoted at 38½. per 4961b…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 11

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Unusually severe frosts occurred on three nights last week, when the thermometer fell to 5 deg. below freezing point in the midland and…

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The Hume Farmers’ Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 24

A very large and enthusiastic meeting of members of the above anion was held at Burrumbuttock on the 28th ult. There were between 60 and 70 present…

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Disaster to the French Crops. £20,000,000 Worth of Damage. London, July 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 19

The recent storms which have been experienced have proved most disastrous to the French crops, especially the wheat. It is estimated that damage has been done to the…

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Open Column. the Late Show. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1890 · page 3

In Thursday’s issue of the Chronicle a letter [?]“ Albert Hart ” passing his opinion on [?] of game at the late show, and as I was, [?] prize-taker in black red game (of which I feel…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, July [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1890 · page 2

WOOL—The London sales closed a shade weaker on the 24th Inst. Out of the quantity available for sale, about 140,000 bales were sold for home conniption, 140,000 went to the Continent, and 10,000 to America, leaving £12,000 to be…

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Cattle Branding

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 6

A MATTER of considerable importance to cattle owners came up for discussion at the last meeting of the Stock and Pastures Board, Corowa. It…

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Rust in Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 12

The following paper was read the other day by Mr. Denis Ryan before the Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, and Pentland Hills Agricultural and Pastoral Society :—…

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