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Farming & the land, 1889

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 3

Messrs. Landale Bros., Doniliquin, have sold 3000 two tooth ewes. Braim, Davidson, and Stevenson, agents. Mr E. Angel, Lake Albert, has sold 20…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 3

The following are the acceptances for the undermentioned events:—OPENING HANICAP, 300 SOVS. Industry, Cinderellr, Volcano, Spollt…

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The Farmer Feedeth All

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

My lard rides through his palace gate, My lady sweeps along in state, The sage thinks long on many a thing, And the [?] marrying:…

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Cancered Sheep

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 3

Referring to the discussion lately going on in the Shearers' Conference at Wagga, the Express introduces the following exceedingly unpleasant…

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Proposed Wool Sales in Brisbane

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 4

A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was add on Friday to consider the request from the Brisbane Wool Sales Association for the…

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Junee Farmers' Union

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 6

WHAT is described as a most important meeting of the Junee Farmers' Union was held there last week. There were twentytwo members present, and Mr. Gormly…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 3

Mr J. Stewart, Bygoo, has delivered 1405 six and eight-tooth wethers. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents. Mr, J. Hawkins, Eunonyhareenyha, has…

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The Seed Wheat Question

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

A message from Adelaide on Wednesday says:--The members of Parliament who are interesting themselves in obtaining signatures to the memorial to be pre-…

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Irrigation Farms in the Echuca District

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 4

On Saturday several members of the syndicate which recently purchased an estate near Echuca visited the property, which is intended to be subdivided into…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 3

The following is the only stock passings since our last:—267 store cattle (A. Leitch's) from Orange to Berry Jerry, via Wagga. Chas, L. Griffith and Co., Albury, report…

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Infectious Butter

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 4

While milk has long had the eye of suspicion fixed upon it as the possible bearer of infection, butter has hitherto escaped suspicion. Yet it has dengers of…

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"Poveri! Poveris!" Feed my sheep

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 4

Come, let us ponder; it is fit-- Born of the poor, born to the poor. The poor of purse, the poor of wit, Were first to find God's opened door--…

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The Seed-Wheat Question

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 2

A MESSAGE from Adelaide on Friday, states that Messrs. Moule and Borgoyne, M.sP., received a reply from the Governor's Secretary to the memorial from 26…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 2

The following local stock passings is reported since our last:—4000 wethers (Thomas Mitchell's) from The Rock to Albury, Geo, King in charge…

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Butter Factory

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 10

THE Crookwell Gazette thus describes a butter factory owned by Mr. Isaac Shepard, J. P., of the Bannister estate, Gullen:—The factory proper in size is 32 x 12 feet and…

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Wheat Dressing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1889 · page 4

IN connection with dressing wheat, an article in the Royal Agricultural Society's Journal, written by M. Jensen, of Copenhagen, a well-known scientific agriculturalist…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1889 · page 2

FLOUR is firm, Victorian roller brand being quoted at £12 to £13 10s; stone makes, £11 10s to £12. Colonial wheat is worth 5s 3d, Maize is unaltered, at 3s 6d to 3s 9d…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, March 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Straying Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1889 · page 2

Patrick J. Walsh was, at the instance of Sergeant Powell, fined 5s. and costs, for allowing a cow to stray in the public streets. R. Hoystead, for allowing three cows to…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 3

Wilkinson and Lavender report having sold through the Homebush yards, this week:- A draft of bullocks for Mr. G. H King, averaging £6 17s 7d, a draft of ewes at…

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Wool Production and Manufacture of the States

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 4

ACCORDING to a return published by the Agricultural Department at Washington entitled, "Wool Statistics in a Nutshell," the number of sheep in the United States…

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