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Farming & the land, 1883

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Manuring with Green Crops

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 3

THE necessity for conserving the fertility of the land is generally admitted by cultivators, though too frequently in this part of the world they do not carry out this important…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 3

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender sold through the Homebush yards this week 200 wethers on account of Messrs. Mackay and Copland, Pomingalarna, at from 12s 6d…

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Sales of Stud Sheep, Sydney. SUMMARY

The Hillston News · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 2

In reviewing the late hales it is worthy of note that the breeders of T[?]smanian s[?]d sheep sold most of their [?] at very satisfactory prices, th[?]s having maintained…

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The Corowa Agricultural and Pastoral Show. (Age Special Reporter.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 3

THE seventh aunual show of the Corowa Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Society, which was held here on Wednesday, passed off most successfully, and fully realised…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1883 · page 3

The Hughenden (Queensland), stock movements oil Friday were 1500 heifers and 40 bulls, from Mount M'Connell, Mr. Broad, owner, for the Northern Territory; they…

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Mort & Co.'s Monthly Wool and Produce Circular. Sydney, July 31St

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1883 · page 2

WOOL.—The wools offered this month have consisted principally of country-scoured and fellmongered parcels, but there have also been a few fairly sized lots in grease,…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1883 · page 3

(The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in [?] [?] reported in this column, stock, station, and commission agents, who kindly…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 3

Mr. E. Willis, Koolaraurt, has sold 87 rams. Braim, Tompson, and Davidson, agents. Mr. W. R. Virgoe, Mathoura, has sold 18…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 2

Messrs. R. GOLDDROUGH AND CO. LIMITED Report:—Wool,—Our market remains without change. The arrivals during the week have been limited to fe[?]ger's parcels of…

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Pastoral Mums

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 3

(The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column, stock, station, and commission agents, who kindly…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:—Wool.—Our catalogue for this week's sale consisted chiefly of scoured parcels for which there was a brisk demand at prices at about on a…

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Farming in California

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1883 · page 2

SIXTY thousand acres would be considered quite a large estate for depasturing sheep or cattle, and the man who has 1000 acres under cultivation in Australia is not looked…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 3

(The Agents from whom we derive the information art responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column, stock, station, and commission agents, who kindly…

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The London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Company…

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The Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 4

THE second annual show under the auspices of the above association was held on Thursday last. From an early hour it could plainly, be observed that it was no ordinary…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 2

Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND CO. LIMITED report:—Wool.—The market remains without change, transactions being limited to a few unimportant private sales, consisting of…

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EXTRACTS. Cattle Runs in Australia and America

The Hillston News · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 3

Judging by an article in the Times descriptive of cattle ranches in New Mexico and Northern Texas, cattle runs would…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 3

The Wilcunnia Times reports:—Although there has been a heavy fall of rain about the Barriers and well down through South Australia, it did not reach beyond Mount Gipps…

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Sale of Stud Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 2

THE second day's sale of the Levels stud flocks at Adelaide on Friday was even more successful than the first day's. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance…

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London Wool Sales. London, August 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1883 · page 2

The total quantity of wool available for the sales which open next week, including that held over from the last series, amounts to 430,000 bales…

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