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Farming & the land, 1890

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Rust in Wheat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 15 January 1890 · page 4

WE learn from an article chick appears in the commercial column of the Argus that since harvesting operations commenced both in South Australia and…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 3

The following stock passings are reported by the local stock inspector (Mr. C. Lyne): —Monday: 50 bullocks (G. J. Mulholland's), Bomen to Albury, by rail. Tuesday: 50 fat…

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Australian Butter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 3

THE Viotorian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Dow, has received a report (the Argus says) from Mr. D. Wilson, the dairy expert, regarding the shipments of butter during the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—The wool market was very brisk yesterday and prices firm, especially for free stapled…

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Commercial. Weekly Wool Report

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1890 · page 2

MESSRS. J.H. GEDDES & Co. report on 13th January, 1890, as follows:—We submitted a fairly attractive catalogue of 1703 bales which have been considerably supplemented, but that…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

The Stock Inspector (Mr. Lyne) reports the following district stock movements:—January 16.—2000 merino aheep (James Keogh'a), Bowna to Coolamon, John Keogh…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. (through their agents Braim, Davidson, and Stevenson), to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- We offered 7000 bales for our sale to-day,…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

Wheat is worth 3s 6d per bushel. AT the auction sales hold in Melbourne on Thursday morning the catalogues comprised 2791 bags, of which 2427 were offered, and…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, report:—The attendance was good, but supplies were short, owing to farmers getting in their crops. Wheat.—We have purchased 1450 bags of…

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The Wheat Yield for 1889-90

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 22 January 1890 · page 4

The wheat harvest of 1880-90 comes far short of the expectations formed six weeks ago. The best crop since the wheat area reached a million acres…

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Temora. Farmer's Union

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1890 · page 6

THE annual general meeting of the farmers' union was held at Talbot's Court-House hotel, on Saturday evening last, when there was avery good attendance present. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- The wool market is again very brisk for greasy and scoured wools, but washed fleece…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 2

Wheat is worth from 3s 6d to 3s 8d per bushel. The wheat market in Melbourne is unaltered. Moderate supplies of new wheat…

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Weekly Wool Report. Sydney, 18Th January, 1889

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 3

MESSRS. J. H. GEDDES AND CO. report that they submitted at their fourteenth sale yesterday 1470 bales of good sound greasy and bright scoured parcels, without, however,…

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Australian Butter

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 4

THE Victorian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Dow, has received a report (the Argus says) from Mr. D. Wilson, the dairy export, regarding the shipment of butter during the season,…

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Wheat Traffic

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 4

THE Cootamundra Herald says:—It gladdens our hearts to see the immense traffic which pours in constantly to our local railway station by wheat teams; while the stations on either…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 3

The following stock movements have been reported by Ms. C. Lyne, Stock Inspector:—Thursday—300 fat wethers (Copeland's), Mittagong to Albury via The Rock, by rail…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 3

Wheat is worth 3s. 6d. per bushel; flour, £9 5s. to £10 15s. per ton. In Melbourne a fair business has been done in both old and new wheat, sales covering…

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Wheat Rust.—what it has done— Preventive Means. ( To the Editor of the Herald )

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 9

SIR,—I wish I could join in the assumption that in New South Wales we are harvesting, a satisfactory wheat crop; but having been through very large areas of…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy report:—There was a good attendance and satisfactory market last Saturday. Chaff realised £3 5s, bags returned; potatoes, £5 10s; inferior…

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