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Farming & the land, 1896

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The Bradford Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 2

The Bradford wool market hr unaffected by the difficulty with America. There is good enquiry for topa, and a hopeful tone prevails…

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Sheep for Exhausted Land

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 2

A VERY graphic account of the influence and service sheep exercise upon a farm, is given in a recent address by Mr. James Miller, an American breeder, "Sheep…

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The Wheat Harves[?] [By Teleg[?] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 6

THE wheat harvest in the Alt.[?] is quite up to expectation, and fa[?] selling their wheat at 4s. per bushel…

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Farm and Garden to Feed for Eggs

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 2

I have bred fancy poultry extensively for 12 years, and during that time tried various ways of furnishing my fowls and chicks the requisite supply of animal food, but have…

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Foreign Wheat

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 3

Enormous quantities of wheat are afloat from America for Sydney…

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The Live Cattle Trade

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 6

The live cattle trade from Australia is regarded suspiciously in England. And no wonder. The British farmer baa been pushed out of one market…

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London Wool Sales. Letter No. 22. a Sensitive Start. London, Nov. 29

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

Just in the nick of time, when wool matters had begun to settle down to another ignominious state, both at home, on the Continent, and in…

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The Farmer is king

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 1

Max Nordau, in his Conventional Lies, points ont that, whiles science is doing its utmost to improve and cheapen manufactures, "we are still…

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Conference of Farmers and Graziers

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

A meeting took place in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last in order to strengthen the hands of Mr. P. H. Ross, the delegate who has been…

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Cattle Brands

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

EVERY now and again the question of the branding of cattle is taken up by some society or semi-public body, and suggestions are made for the better management of this…

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Potatoes for Dairy Cows

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

DAIRY cows, when deprived of all other nourishment than potatoes (which should be given raw and cut) will consume per day an average of 7 percent, of their live…

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Wheat Gbowing by Irrigation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 2

A VICTORIAN paper says—The exceptionally dry winter is very evident in the appearance of crops around Tatura, and the coming harvest can hardly fail now to be a…

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Californian Wheat. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

A CABLE yesterday announced the departure of the barque Christine from Frisco for Sydney with 3500 tons of wheat…

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Our Wires (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Thursday, 12:32 P.m. Imported Wheat

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

A CABLE yesterday announced the departure of the barque Christina, from Frisco, for Sydney, with 3500 tons of wheat…

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Farm and Garden Poultry House

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 4

For best results fowls must have a chance to scratch in the open air in winter and in stormy weather, and that too, without being obliged to go on to the snow or out into the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Monday, January 6

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 6

The Sydney wool sa'es were resumed on Monday when the quantity catalogued totalled 800½ [?], and the sales au[?]nouated to 5.017 bales…

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London Wool Sales, Values Strongly Maintained. Latter No. 23. London, December 6

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 6

Coleman-street, Wool Exchange, has this week been the centre of activity and the home of fairly large transactions in wool matters. Taking…

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Caution to Farmers

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 3

The following unique financial transaction, vouched for by the Forbes Times, should act as a warning to someof our settlers who are constantly…

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Californian Wheat. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 5

TWENTY-ONE thousand two hundred tons of Californian wheat is now on the way and loading for Sydney…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales last Thursday, the sales amounted to 7705 bales, catalogues comprised, along with a large quantity of…

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