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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. April 29

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 2

WOOL—In the absence of auction Bales there is practically no business to report in our local market; for although a good private inquiry continues to exist, the [?]city of arrivals precludes operations. The second series of…

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Grass-fed Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 May 1891 · page 4

What is a grass-fed sheep? is a a question that has often been asked by intending competitors in the grass-fed classes at our leading shows (says…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 2

THE fine weather that has prevailed for the past two weeks has been largely availed of by the farmers, to got their ploughing d[?]ne, and the land ready for…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat. London, May 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 18

Owing to the advent of warmer weather wheat crop prospects have improved causing a decline in wheat. The English market is showing a general decline of Is per quarter…

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The Sydney Wool Sales. Wednesday, May 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT and COMPANY LIMITED report:—We offered yesterday 274 bales selling at auction and privately 286 bales. There was a good attendance of buyers and…

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Farming in Palestine

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 2

Everywhere in Palestine one sees evidence of scientific farming. The hills of old Judea were all terraced, and wall after wall of vines rose in steps from the valleys…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, May 8, 1891

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 2

THE weather HAS been fine during the week. A light Shower fell early on Thursday morning. (be load registration being ten points. To-day is bright, class and genial. The mornings are inclined to be frosty, [?]…

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Open Column. Deniliquin Gasworks. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of the 25th ult. you pointedly make reference to the terms of the contract between the Council and the Gasworks Proprietary. As such reference is manifestly incorrect and…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. May 6

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 2

Wool—In the absence of auction sales there Is no business to report. The exports of wool from the Australasi[?] colonies show a large increase to date. The following are the particulars:—…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 2

THERE has been no change in the weather during the past week except that it has not been quite so cold. The farmers are still busy ploughing and seed sowing, the…

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Correspondence. a Farmer’s Question. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 18

SIR,—There has been a number of letters appearing from time to under different names, the object which appears to be show the farmers how well they are off and that they…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday last. The, President (Mr J. W. McLaurin) occupied the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offices. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, May 15[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

THE weather his been fine and cool daring the past week. The nights are cold and mornigs froety, but [?] of the fronts have been been heavy. The feed on the plains is still thriving under the Influence of the gentle daytime bent, bat…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne. May 18

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

WOOL—In the absence of auction sales there is on [?] to report In our local [?] A good private inquiry continues to exist, but the arrivals for sale are accumulating until next action sales…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 2

ON Sunday there was a nice fall of rain, 50 points being registered. It was just what was wanted at the time, as the ground was becoming rather hard for ploughing…

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Wodonga Store Cattle Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 4

Messrs. EDWARD TRENCHARD and Co. report having held a sale of store cattle at t[?]eir Wodonga yards, on Friday, 15th inst., when they yarded [?]74 bullocks and cows. There was…

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Younghusband and Co., LTD., report: -- WOOL

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 2

The market locally is very quiet, and attention is being turned towards the prospects of next season, advices from all sides being of a satisfactory nature as regards…

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The Sydney Wool Sales. Wednesday, May 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MOST, and COMPANY LIMITED report:—We brought forward yesterday a small catalogue of wool, consisting principally of medium and inferior parcels and odd…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, May 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 18

South Australian wheat, ex-warehouse, is weaker at 44s. per 496lb. Business in Victorian is quiet at 43[?]. 6d. Business in New Zealand long-berried is restricted at 44s…

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Corowa Farmers' Union

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 3

A MEETING of the above union was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, the following being present: -- Messrs. W. T. Monahan (in the chair), A. Dixon,…

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