"Farmers' Association." [To the Editor.]
SIR, â I read with much pleasure your leading article in last issue. It strikes me, however, that my fellow farmers' will take nothing short of an earthquake to make them…
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Pastoral Mems
The Dubbo Dispatch of last Thursday says:â"We have had rainy weather till Tuesday. It is rather frosty in the morning, fine during the day. Wednesday was the…
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A NUMBER of the cattle exhibited at the Spring Show of the National Agricultural Society of Victoria were offered for sale on Friday, the following were purchased by Mr…
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H. Manning, King and Co, Narandera, report. the sale of 700 rams, on account of F. S. Falkiner, Boonoke, at a satisfactory price, to go to Queensland…
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Wilkinson and Lavender, report having sold through the Homebush yards this week: —2000 inerino wethers for Mr. T. Hodnett, at from 1ls 1ld to 13s 3d, 470 seconds for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Association. [To the Editor.]
SIR,—My fellow farmers will not, so it seems, take any steps to pull together. Well, if we don't look after ourselves, we can only expect, judging from the past, to…
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The Dubbo Despatch of last Thursday says: —"The weather during the past week has been changeable.; We had a heavy fall of rain on Monday. The days since then have…
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A telegram from Howlong on Monday says:—46 points of rain fell last night and and early this morning. Nine points was registered to-day, and is still raining steadily…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales
Messrs. Mort and Co. report to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:-0 Cablegrams advise that the London September Wool Sales opened at a rise of from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. Thursday, September 9, 1886. Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Twenty-second Annual Show. Wednesday, 8Th September, 1886
A BLEAK gusty day. The high wind struggling with the rain for supremacy and gaining it; at the same time drying the roads soddened by the previous night's rain. From…
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Wilkinson and Lavender, report having sold, through the Homebush yards, this week:—37 bullocks and cows for the Hon. E. Flood; a draft of cattle for Messrs. E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wagga Wagga Farmers' and Selectors' Union
A GENERAL meeting of the members of the above Association was held on last Thursday evening, at Browe's assembly room. There was a large attendance, and amongst those present…
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The following are the local stock passings: On the 10th—60 rams (R. Cox's, Annandale), from Wagga to Mangoplah; Williams, in charge. On the 11th—5000 sheep (R…
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A report from chn[?]ca on Monday last says: A large consignment of wool arrived here by tems this afternoon from Barham station. So far very little has come to hand…
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Wilkinson and Lavender report having sold through the Homebush yards this week:—400 shorn merino wethers for Messrs Learmonth and Gillespie, Eena Weena, tops ut…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preparation of Wool
In classing crossbred (says the Age, Melbourne) the different grades must be the guide, and with a little attention they are easily distinguished. The fine crossbred or…
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The following is this only local stock crossings:—200 mixed sheep (E. Iugram's), from Book Book to Dunrobin, Yanko Creek, J. Holy in charge…
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The Gundagai Times says that on Monday 7000 store sheep and 125 rams crossed the bridge en route for Wagga. 7000 sheep also crossed en route for Forbes via…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Sales
R. Goldsbrough and Co. (through their agents, Braim, Tompson, and Davidson) to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- There was a crowded attendance at our…
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The following is the only local stock passing since our last:—24th—5000 sheep Peterson and Sargood's), from Wan[?]murra to Ellerslie, W. Adams in charge…
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