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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

916 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 46

Cablegrams. London, Sunday. the Fiscal Campaign. Decline in Wollen Manufactures. Due to Fall in Wool. Protection Would Aggravate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 2

Mr. H. H. Asquith, M.P., an opponent of Tariff Reform, speaking at Bradford on Thursday evening, said that the decline in the value of…

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Australian Butter Trade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 2

The Victorian Agricultural Department has received from the acting Agent-General advices as to recent statements Australian butter to…

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To the Farmers, Settlers, and Others in the Riverina Electorate

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—Our old friend and supporter, Mr. J. M. Chanter, is being opposed by Mr. Blackwood, a squatter, owning 118,00 acres of land on Harswood…

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The Wheat Season

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 2

The wheat season locally promises tom be a brisk one, and already large parcels are being received. The grain is exceptionally full and good, but we…

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Wheat Traffic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 28

The first week of the present month in the operation of the Railway Department presents a remarkable contrast with the…

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Australian Sheep for South Africa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 12

Expectations of Australian stud sheep to the Cape have been attended with very satisfactory results, and it is, anticipated that a very profitable market is opening up in this…

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Some Figures About Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 13

Our wool export from Australia in 1901 was 285,000,000lb. Great Britain was our customer to the extent of 114,000,000lb. and Belgium, France, and Germany between…

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The Sydney Wool Market

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

Messrs Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Ltd submitted at auction on Monday last, their last catalogue for the current year, comprising a large and attractive display of 4307 bales,…

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Markets. the Melbourne Wool Market

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd offered at their wool sales on Monday 4400 bales, comprising a very, good selection of wools special representative of South eastern districts of South…

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The Wheat Yield. a Preliminary Estimate

The Independent · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

In referring to the probable wheat yield of this State, the special commissioner of the S. M. Herald writes as follows:—"At this juncture it would be unwise to make…

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Good Stock on a Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 12

A correspondent of a Tasmanian paper writes as follows:—It is just as cheap to feed, and more satisfactory to breed, good stock on the farm than a moderate class of…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 12

ORCHARD—Fungoid pests have made considerable headway during the past week or two, since the weather conditions have been all in their favor. Black spot is now…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

Following are the stock movements reported :— 2,064 awes and lambs from Victorian to McGrae Bros., [?] ; 5,460 awes and weaners from Victoria to Corrie and Shaw, Pooka Widgee; 1,836 seep from…

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A Great Seed Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

The largest seed farm in the Western Hemisphere and the largest in the world with the possible exception of one in Germany, says the ‘Scientific’ American,’…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Cold Storage on the Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 1

THE problem of cold storage may be discussed from some few standpoints, but above all the most important seems to be the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 3

During six weeks of October and November the Forbes Dairy Company treated 2850 gallons of milk which produced 1138lb of commercial…

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Wagga Wheat Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 2

J. Jerenty and Co. report : The wheat market is still unsottled, owing to farmers being busy harvesting, and not being disposed to sell until the…

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The Cotton Crop. Visible Supply Doubled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 3

It is estimated that the visible supply of cotton in America has doubled within the last few days…

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The Victorian Wheat Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 4

The Chief Traffic Manager (Mr. Lochead) has furnished the Railway Commissioners with a return compiled from estimates furnished by the station…

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Early Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 2

Mr. O. I., Tralnor, of Mount. Pleasant, sold to Messers. Hayes Bros., flour millers of Albury, [?] bags of wheat on the 7th December. This is…

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