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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

115 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 6

Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

ON Monday the Sydney market was less active and a certain amount of irregularity prevailed. Among the sales were:--Gidleigh from Bungendore 5 at 14 14., NP…

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Wool Test Prize

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

THE awards of the judges in connection with the ninth Wagga sheep test prise held under the auspices of the Murrur[?]bidgee P. and A. Association, has been published,…

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Latest Telegrams Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The wool market is somewhat irregular, good wools, both greasy and scoured, maintained their previous [?]ostion; burry and inferior wools were…

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Red Polled Cattle

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 1

This might be described as an improved breed of English stock, and though the great antiquity claimed for it by its ablest admirers promises to…

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. From the Agricultural Gazelle of N.S.W. Part Vi. the Shorthorns

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 1

This breed is the most remarkable and most noted of the whole bovine race. Wherever one travels they cannot get away from the English Shorthorn. Some…

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Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The wool market is still good though a shade lower, especially for heavy burry and particularly unskirted wools. Best merino at closing sales showed…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 4

An estimate of. the present wheat harvest. shows a record yield. The average yield per here on the area sared for grain is set down at 904 [?]per acre and the total yield…

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Prices for Local Wool

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

AT the Sydney wool sales on Monday 5345 bales were catalogued and 4329 sold. There was a large attendance of buyers and keep competition. The highest price obtained…

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. Part Vii.red Polled CATTLE.(Continued from last issue.)

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 1

At the milking trials under the auspices of that worthy institution the British Dairy Farmers’ Association held in 1897, there were entered twenty-two…

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Something Like Crops

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

FROM all parts of the district cheering reports are reaching us of magnificent crops of hay and cereals of all kinds, rejoicing the hearts of the growers and affording a…

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Mexican Sheep

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 4

The old Mexican sheep, writes Professor W. W. Cooke, are the direct descendants of the original Spanish merinos, brought over 200 years ago by the Spaniards to Old…

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. Part Viii. the Kerry Cow

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 4

The Kerry is the only pure breed of Irish cattle. Bred among the mountainous districts of Kerry, the breed was until recently little known outside the…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

On Monday 8169 bales were catalogued and the sales amounted to 8690 bales The highest price for greasy was 17½d Among the sales were:—Lanyon from Queanbeyan, 15¼d. to…

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A Sheep Stealing Case. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. Gale and Whitehead, Js.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

William Tyrie was charged with having in his possession on November 21st certain cattle reasonably suspected of having, been dishonestly come by…

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Sheep Stealing Case. WEDNESDAY. (Before Messrs. Gale, Brassey, and Whitehead, Js.P)

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

Joseph Tyrie was charged with that he did on November 21st last have in his possession certain sheepskins, alleged to have been dishonestly come by…

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