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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

916 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 46

Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered 1,600 bales. There was a good attendance of buyers and fair competition but prices all round were distinctly easier than at the last public auctions. Average merino wools…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Friday, February 13

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

The following are the stock passings for the week :— 4,[?]00 mixed sheep from Tallangatta (Vic.), Stevenson and Ballierowners, to Woorooma station ; 19 cattle and 82 he [?] Cobram Estate, Exors…

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A Suggestion. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

Sir,—I would suggest that the business people and their employees (members of the Half-Holiday Cricket Association) get up a fancy costume cricket match before the season closes, in aid of the…

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Open Column. Alleged Misrepresentation. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 4

Si[?],—In your report of the last meeting of the Deniliquin Council reference is made to me as a transgressor of the laws relative to the waste of water. While the matter is one which naturally…

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Open Column. Out-patients at the Hospital. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

SIR,—May I direct the Attention of the committee and subscribers of the above institution to the way the out-patients are kept waiting for the doctors. In this broiling weather it is nothing short of cruelty…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Best Time to Cut Corn for Fodder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 1

EXTENSIVE experiments hare been carried out in some parts in order to determine the best time for cutting corn for fodder purposes,…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

There is hardly a blade of grass to be seen with a 50 miles of Wilcannia. The Department of Agriculture proposes to send the wheat intended…

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Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

There are no local stock movements to hand since our last issue…

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Government Seed Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. Kidd Minister of Agriculture referring to a complaint from Wagga, said that there was no ground whatever for dissatisfaction among…

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Latest by Telegraph. Wheat Market. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

Wheat, 6s. 21, to 6s. 3d…

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Fodder for Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

In the Cabinet on Friday a discussion took place with regard to the suggestion that the Government should provide some of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

These sales wera resumed on February 10th, when catalogues aggregating 5146 bales by three firms of selling brokers were submitted. The New Zealand Loan and…

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Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

A very quiet week has been experienced in this centre, owing to the temporary [?] of many buyers at the Melbourne and [?] The volume of [?]…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 35

A meeting of committee was held on Friday, the members present being Mr. G. A. Thompson (in the chair), and Messrs. J. R. Chapman, F. Shuter, J. D…

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Bone-eating Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 13

Mr. Brewster, farmer, of Quorn (Vic.), on noticing that his cows were in the habit of chewing bones, came to the conclusion that they required lime. To test this he put a…

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Hume Sheep Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 21

A meeting of the Hume Sheep Board was held ab the Stock Office, Germanton, on Wednesday, 18th February. Present—Mr. A. R. M'Laurin (chair), and Messrs. John…

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Albury Sheep Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 21

A meeting of the Sheep Board was held yesterday, Mr. W. C. Bowen in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. Balfour, F. Mitchell, and H. Bromfield…

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Mortality Amongst Sheep

The Independent · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 2

The circumstances attending the recent death of a largo number of sheep on Mr J. A. Buckland's Botheroo station, in the Coonabarabran district…

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Seed Wheat

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 2

Mr T. C. Worboys, a member of the board of experts, who has returned from a tour through the western districts, where be has been pursuing…

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Seed Wheat Requirements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 28

At a meeting of farmers at Parkes to make representations in regard to the distribution of send wheat (says aa exchange), it was shown that the area under cultivation…

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