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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Melburne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

Younghusband and Co. Proprietary Ltd. continued their wool sales on Wednesday last, when they submitted a catalogue of 1620 bales to a numerous attendance of…

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Hay Board of Sheep Directors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

The Hay Board of Sheep Directors met yesterday, at Messrs Wilkinson and Lavender's office. There were present: - Messrs D. Grant (chairman). J. Dill, C. G. Stewart,…

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Intercolonial Items. Wheat in Bulk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 28

In July last a shipment of about 1200 tons of wheat in bulk was sent to England per the steamer Persic—the first balk shipment of grain that has ever left Australian shores. At…

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Sydney Wool Sales. December 17

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

HARRISON, JONES & DEVLIN LTD. report:—For our sale to-day we submitted a catalogue of 4,611 bales. The display of greasy wools, of which the offerings chiefly…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Thursday, December 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. LTD. report:—We held our usual weekly sale this afternoon, when we submitted a catalogue of 7000 bales. Our sales included—…

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New South Wales Harvest. Wheat Average, 12.8 BUSHELS

The Independent · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

Mr Coghlan, Government Statistician, estimates that the wheat harvset of New South Wales will be 13,763,690 bushels from 1.470,400 actes, or an average yield of 12.8…

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Farmers' and Citizens' Exchange

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 4

MUDGE BROS. report having held their usual weekly sale of farm and dairy produce on Saturday last, the following prices being realised:—Mutton 2d to 3d, lamb 2 1/2d to 3d, butter 10d to…

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A Farmer's Grievance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 29

The Quirindi Gazette says:—"The effect of the Government 7s. a day minimum wage schem is being felt by many farmers, and presses most heavily on the holders of small…

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Farm and General. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Strong growing and well established pear trees usually call for thinning and stopping at this season, in order to promote a light side spur growth. Pear wood…

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Estimate of the Wheat Crop. a Substantial Ingrease in Yield

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 4

The Government Statistician has completed official estimate of the yield of wheat now been harvested and from the re[?] from or correspondents since the 2nd instant the total…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, December 20, 1901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 2

WARM and occasionally dusty and disagreeable weather has prevailed this week. The approach of the Xmas holidays has caused a falling off in the lots of stock moving in the district, and no…

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Open Column. Tuppal Cutting. (To The Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 2

SIR—However correct your correspondent, Mr. Peter Dunn, may be as to who should have credit for the carrying out of the above scheme, I desire to have the opportunity of removing the false…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Best Method of Growing Large Strawberries

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 2

DURING the autumn fresh stable manure should be spread evenly over the land intended to be planted with strawberries, and the manure…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, Melbourne, report under Thursday's date:—We hell our closing sale of the old year this afternoon,…

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Latest by Telegraph Wheat Market. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 2

Wheat, 210 to 211; prime chick-wheat, 210½…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Independent · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court today a Chinaman named Charlie An Gooey alias Crankey Tommy, was charged with stealing a ewe lamb, the property of…

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FARM & Garden. the Ox Warble Fly. Best, and Most Efficient Way to Get Rid of the Post Is to Destroy; the Maggot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 35

The warble or swelling on the back of cattle is caused by the larva of a by which attaches its eggs to the hair on the legs, flanks and neck of the animal…

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Live Stock Building a Piggery. Two Plans' Which, May Be Extended to Meet the Requirements of Any Ordinary Farm Herd

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 35

Plan No. 1 provides a central feeding alley 6 feet wide, with pens 8 by 12 fee on either side, and requiring a building 30 feet wide. Beneath the alley is a…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office, Denilicpiin, Saturday Evening, December 28,1901

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 2

IN the early part of the week the weather was remarkably cool for Xmas time, but after Tuesday, when a delightfully cool breeze was blow owing all day, Wednesday warmed up considerably and sent the…

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Farm and Garden Original Abttcles Pasturing Orchards

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 2

SHEEP and hogs are the only domestic animals that should be pastured in an orchard of young fruit trees of any kind and they need to…

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