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Farming & the land, 1913

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Cattle Muster

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

A muster of all stock on the Corowa Common will be held to-morrow (Wednesday). Stock found on the common upon which fees have not been paid will…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

On Thursday next Messrs. R. M. Hardie and Co. and Walter L. Taylor and Co. (in conjuction) will conduct a special sheep sale at Oaklands in Mr…

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Heavy Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

A feature of the wheat crop in various districts this season is the weight of the grain. A consignment of 50 bags sold at Yarrawonga a few days ago…

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English Wheat Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market:—London, 2nd inst.: wheat market steady, but quiet…

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Harvesting a Window's Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

An interesting spectacle was witnessed on Friday at Nype (a new settlement), neat Rainbow, when the neighbouring farmers assembled at the…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The London wheat market is cabled quiet but steady, with options for both positions unchanged. Locally buyers are offering [?] for prompt wheat, and…

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AGRICULTURAL, & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Story of a King and Queen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Under the above title a balletin of the Agricultural Station tells a little story for lllinois children, which is not without a wider application…

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Latest by Wire. SYDNEY, Monday. Wheat, 30 to 37. Collendina Timber

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The tender of Messrs. H. Hay and Son, Collendina, has been accepted for the supply and delivery of 10,000 approved hardwood sleepers for the…

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Farm Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

Thus Mr H. V. Sprigs, in a paper before the Morphett Vale Branch of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau :—…

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Travelling Sheep

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

Regulations Concerning Them. There appears to be some misconception amongst sheepowners as to the law relating to travelling sheep, which…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

The quantity of what coming to hand is not large enough to give a stimulus to business. Prompt wheat continues very scarce, and transactions are being carried…

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Riverina Wool Types. Climatic Effect

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

Writing in the "Farmer and Settler," J. W. Matthews the New South Wales Government wool expert, remarks:—"It takes time to become…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The quantity of wool available for the first series of London sales, which opens on January 14, amounts to 135,000 bales. The arrivals total 282,500 bales, but of…

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Official Wheat Quotation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

The official advice received by the Agricultural department as to the state of the London wheat market on January 6, is as follows:—"Wheat market firm, with fair…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Rotation in Crops

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 6

There is no part of the State to which rotation is more important than the Clarence river district. The fertility of the soll together with a good rainfall, produce such…

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The Wheat Crop at Walla a Few Notes in Passing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

First could be heard dimly a hum, and as the hum grew louder the approach of a harvester coming over a rise could be observed. Sometimes a harvester would be sucking in…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

The London market is cabled firmer. An advance of [?]d. is reported in March options, while those for May have gone up [?]d. Locally prompt wheat, which is very difficult to…

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Riverina Wheat Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

A Wagga correspondent writes:--Exceptionally heavy yields of wheat are being stripped on the extreme eastern edge of the wheat belt, which was most…

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Jerilderie Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Directors of the Butter Factory was held on Saturday last in the Council Chambers. Mr. A. W.. Sleeman was, elected to the…

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New Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

The first wheat to [?]cave Oaklands by train was trucked by Messrs. M'Leod and Lano on the 24th ult., to Messrs. John Darling and Son, on account of…

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