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Farming & the land, 1904

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Marsupial and Sheep Skins. (By Wire.) Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Meroantile Agency Company report, through their local agent, Mr. F. O'D. Raymond:—Marsupials — Good demand at late…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Closed Firm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 4

At the local wool sales yesterday, greasy reached 13d, and scoured 18m=12d. The market closed firm…

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Wonderful Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

THE "National Stockman and Farmer" says:--A Kansas man has blended Devon, Holstein, Angus, Shorthorn, and Suffolk cattle into a breed that the veracious…

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Rise in Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

AT Homebush recently there were 903 cattle yarded, and 1023 drawn for. The quality was very, good, and of a useful weight for the hot weather. Few lots were…

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Wheat Traffic

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

Returns from Darling Harbor this morning show that 27,000 bags of wheat arrived from the country by, rail since Saturday…

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Wool Report

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, under date January 7th, reports:—We submitted an exceptionally attractive Catalogue of 4201 Bales at Auction to day comprising…

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The Sheep Market. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

DUKING last year 1,785,000 sheep were brought from the country districts to Flemington, as compared with 2,394,000 in 1902…

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The Wheat Harvest. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

RETURNS from Darling Harbour this morning show that since Saturday's report 27,000 more hags of wheat arrived from the country districts…

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Farm, Dairy, and Station. ENSILAGE

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

IT is always advisable to have a stack or a pit of ensilage on a farm. For discolored crops, or any excesses of crops, no system is so satisfactory as the ensilage system. There…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Treatment of Brood Sow and Pigs

Guyra Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 11

THERE is an impression among some people—but a wrong one—that the shorter breeds, as Poland-Chinas, Berkshires and…

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Dairy Cows

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

IN points to be bred for in the dairy cow (says the FARMERS' REVIEW) the teats should not be forgotten. Other things being equal, choose the cows…

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The Wheat Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 5

Since the first of December, 2,200,000 bushels of wheat have been received at Darling Harbor…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 5

At yesterdays wool sales, greasy reached [?]d and scoured 21[?]d. The Associated Buyers refused to bid for the catalogue submitted by…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 3

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co, Ltd; John Bridge & Co., Ltd; Harrison, Jones, & Devlin, Ltd; Hill, Clark, & Co.; Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd;…

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Our Sheep and Cattle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 6

THE greatest number of sheep returned for Australia, was 106,419,751, in 1901 and that year prices were very low. That level was reached as a consequence of…

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A Queen Sells Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 1

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has gone into the dairy business and is now making money by soiling milk and batter. Her first atop in this direction was when she…

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The Export of Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

THE butter exports from Australia to the United Kingdom so far total about 11,000 tons, and it is believed that shipments to London and Liverpool will continue up to nearly the end of…

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Glen Innes Butter Factory

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

AT a conference recently hold between the local, storekeepers and other butter dealers and the directors of the Glen Innes Butter Factory, it was decided that the Factory allow wholesale buyers a…

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Wheat for Europe

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

Two French barques have arrived in pork from Japan to load wheat for Europe…

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A New Breed of Wheat

The Inverell Argus · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 5

One of the latest wheats, bred by Mr. Farrar, the Government expert, is known as " Bobs," and has already gained a big reputation amongst…

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