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Farming & the land, 1893

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Butter Factories

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 5

A ZEALOUS movement has been made at Yass to establish, a butter factory, and at the meeting on the matter Mr. T. Besnard read the following correspondence from Mr. J…

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The Prospects for Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 4

"IF all goes woll with us, we should have the biggest wheat returns the district has ever seen, by some hundreds of acres of land and thousands of bushels of grain." That is…

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The Wheat Harvest. ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 8

REPORTS from various parts of the district show that the wheat harvest generally will tall short of the average of last year, At Edgehill and Mundawaddera some damage…

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The Mildura Fruit Crop for 1894. Heavy Yields Expected. Mildura

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Horticultural Society was held to-night, when the question of the disposal of the 1894 raisin crop was fully discussed. Mr. Henry…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

Mr. James Miller has sold 60 head of horses at Temora. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents. Mr. P. Power, Gumly, has sold 10 head of…

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Rust in Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2

Taking advantage of the visit to Wagga of Mr. Cobb, the learned pathologist of the Department of Agriculture, we requested that gentleman, through Mr. Coleman, the…

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Pastoral Holdings in the Central Division

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

Mr. Gormly asked tho Secretary for Lands,—- (1.) Have a number of officers of the Lands Department been instructed to…

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The Wool Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

A LARGE, and in some cases satisfactory, business has been done (Thursday's Herald says) in the wool market this week. This is clearly shown by the figures dealing with…

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A New Sheep Shearing Machine

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

Sheep shearing by hand is fast becoming as obsolete as thrashing by the same process. During recent years various machines for clipping the wool have been invented, and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2

THE New Zealand Land Association, Ltd., acting on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Melbourne, held their eleventh wool sale of the season…

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The Riverina Wool Season

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 4

AN Albury telegram of Wednesday says:—The wool season has now been nearly completed in this district, and the returns to hand indicate a considerable falling-off in…

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The Best Period to Cut Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 4

THERE is, perhaps, no question in agriculture which is more frequently discussed than the one which relates to the period of harvesting cereal crops. There are, however,…

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London Wool Sales. London, Dec. 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 3

AT the wool sales to-day the market was brisk and prices were firm. The sales included the following:—Warramkimbo, 6¼d. Boolcoolmatta, 6½d.; Bynya, 7¾d.; Alice…

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The Harvest. a Wheat Buyers' Combination in Riverina

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

AN Albury telegram of Wednesday says:—In view of the near approach of the wheat season, wheat buyers operating for Sydney and Goulburn firms have publicly declared…

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Millers and the Price of Wheat ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 9

THE announcement that 2/8 per bushel is to be the opening price of wheat has caused a good deal of comment among farmers and others interested in the wheat buying trade…

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The Ensuing Wheat Season. Agreement Between the Millers

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2

The members of the New South Wales Country Millers' Association have issued instructions to their buying agents in connection with operations during the…

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A Wonderful Dairy Machine

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

MANUFACTURERS of the present age are forced through the ever-increasing competition in all branches of industry, and the standing outcry for reduced cost of…

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Disastrous Bush Fires near Coolamon and Boggy Creek. Several Crops Destroyed. Supposed Incendiarism. (By Our Travelling Reporter.) Coolamon

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

FROM reports to hand this morning, it would appear that the fire fiend, which made his appearance yesterday, has caused considerable damage to the crops and grass on either…

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Dr. Cobb on the Wagga Model Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 5

Dr. Cobb. Government Pathologist, who is connected with the Department of Agriculture, is at present on a visit to Wagga, taking observations with reference to the…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 December 1893 · page 2

The following stock passings within (lie sheep district of Wagga have been reported to Mr. Charles Lyne, the local Inspector of Stock : — 105 fat ewes, R. W. M Entyre's…

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