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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

The Colonial wool sales were continued to-day. Competition was good, and opening prices were fully maintained…

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Wool and Grain Traffic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 28

It is gathered from the Railway Commissioners that the general traffic on the railways during the past month has been fairly satisfactory, though not quite so good…

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The Wheat Market. Values Lower

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

Since our last issue the price of wheat has dropped a penny, but buyers do not seem anxious to operate even at the low price on offer, 2s 7[?]d…

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Kiewa Butter Factory. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 35

SIR,—Kindly allow me space for a few comments in your paper on the doings of the directors of the above factory at the last general meeting of shareholders. The…

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London Wool Sales. Second Series Opened. London, March 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 4

The second series of London wool sales for the year opened yesterday, when Messrs Buxton, Ronald, and Co, and Messrs Jacomb, Son, and Co. offered 10,660 bales. There was a full…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Henty and District Branch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 34

A meeting of the above branch was held in the School of Arts, Henty, on March 5th, the attendance being very small, a bare quorum being present. The president, Dr. Cameron…

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Rape As a Fertilising Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 12

This crop is chiefly grown for the feeding of sheep, and it is a plant which is commonly taken as a second crop, so that there are many farmers who are so well acquainted…

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Crops for Winter Green Stuff

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 13

Mr. J. R. Clarke, of Coopernook, on the Manning River, informs the New South Wales Agricultural Gazette that last March he had communicated with the department…

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Share Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Killen notifies that he was 8000 acres of land available for cultivation on the share system on Bull Plain Estate. Mr. J. G. Gray of Kentucky…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

The Council of the above [?] Thursday afternoon at the Royal [?] were present Mr. A. J. McLurin chair, and Messrs R. W. [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rape for Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

RAPE is a succulents plant belonging to the cabbage family. It grows rapidly, making large amount of green food upon which pigs…

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Wheat for Shipment

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 3

It is estimated that there are close on 200,000 bags of wheat awaiting shipment at the Williamstown pier railway station. The grain is…

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Wool Sales. Crossbred Advance

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 3

The Colonial wool sales were continued to-day. Course crossbred were dearer owing to American purenases, and there were…

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Keeping Poultry on the Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

Only a very small proportion of farmers give the care and attention to the poultry necessary to place them on the paying basis. The farmer who -is caring and…

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Alleged Arson. Farmer Committed Fob Trial

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4

At the Moama Police Court, before Messrs T. W. Garstang P.M., and J. Skelly, J.P., Rohers Barr, farmer, was charged with maliciously setting [?] to certain premises and property with intent to defraud…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 3

At the Colonial Wool sales to-day merinoes were unchanged, while the prices for good crossbreds showed a hardening tendency…

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Butter Industry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 3

The Premier explained to-day that a misapprche[?]sion has arisen with regard to the action of the Cablnet in copnection with the appola[?]ment of a…

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London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

At the second series of Colonial wool sales to-day bidding was brisk. Crossbreed were very firm, but merln[?]es were weak and largely…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

The wool sales were resumed to-day when 3070 bales were offered, and 1847 sold by auction and privately. During the month there has been strong…

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Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. London Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 3

The prices at the wool sales to-day ruled steady and uncharged. There were, however, some with drawals of [?]…

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