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Farming & the land, 1905

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 2

To-day's wool sales showed a strong market, best merino and all crossbred sorts pulling quite five percent, above opening prices…

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Wheat Market Brisk

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 3

A sport occurred in the wheat market to-day. The price rose to 3/6 per bushel, and several large-buying orders were uncompleted at this figure…

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales merino wools were very firm in nrice. Coarse crossbred clips were slightly easier, medium and fine crossbreds…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Independent · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 2

The final meeting before the Show of the Council of the above was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon. Mr. P. Landale (President) occupied the chair, and there…

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Wool Reports

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 2

Messrs John Bridge and Company, report as follows:—No sales have been held this week, all interest being centred in the stud sheep sales which have been in…

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Markets. Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

The Sydney wool-selling brokers report:— The market is quiet and available supplies are still very scarce. A strong enquiry is, however, in evidence and values appear to be…

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Optimism in the Pastoral Industry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 28

Members of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales who gathered at the Sydney Wool Exchange last week to participate in the annual business meeting of…

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 2

There was a brisk sale at to-day's Colonial Wool Auctions, but American buyers were, if anything, less active. Merino wools continue very firm…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Recent Sheep Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

The total receipts from the recent sheep sales amounted to £39,846 as against £49,250 realised last year…

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Victorian Farmers' Convention

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 29

At the Farmers' Convention at Horsham Mr. Kennedy, M.L.A., said the great trouble was that at present legislation was driving people from the country instead of…

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Rotation of Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 13

Why do potatoes follow corn in a rotation of crops is a question answered in the "Rural New Yorker." There are several good reasons for this arrangement of the…

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Farm and Field. Show [?]ailures

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

The question is being discussed in some of the British agricultural journals that now as to whether the agricultural show system is a success or not…

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The Case for the Australian Stripper Harvester. to the Farmers of Australia

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

From reports appearing in the daily papers it is evident that there are some of our farming public who consider that the action of the implement manufacturers in pressing a…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

The Council of the above Society met on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Messrs P. Landale (President), Irving, Graham, Holmes, Parker, Donelan, Ingram, Carew and Sale were present…

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Optimism in the Pastoral Industry

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 4

Members of the Pastoralists’ Union of New South Wales, who gathered at the Wool Exchange in Sydney last week to participate in the annual business meeting of the union were in optimistic…

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The Wheat Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 3

There is reported to be a great scarcity of wheat on the market, and that country millers are reported to be buying at high rates…

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Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

The following are the stock movements :—444 young cattle from Victoria to Tupra, Lachlan river, Chas. Crisp in charge ; 709 cattle, J. A. Triggs’, from Barmah, Moama; to Wagga ; 1,283 ewes from…

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Hospital Life-governorships. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

SIR.—As a guinea subscriber to the hospital I do not agree with the indiscriminate power of presidents and committees in granting life-governorships to persons who do not comply with clause 9 set forth…

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

The wool sales were continued at the Wool Exchange to-day. There was a good attendance, and the bidding was brisk…

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The Dairy Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 1

In the accompanying sketch is shown one of the most useful little dairying implements on the market, and one which all dairy farmers ought to [?] It is a…

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