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Farming & the land, 1895

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The Wheat Harvest. All About Last Year's Yield

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 4

THE area under wheat is far larger during the present season than in any previous year while the yield per acre is little if anything below the average…

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The Farmer at Home

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 3

Vis hear that, in an adjoining country town, a farmer sold his son-in-law one-half of a cow and then refused to divide the milk, claiming that he sold the front half of the beast. He also required…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 3

Messrs. J. and W, J.M'Gaw, Kooba, have sold 2500 5 year old ewes. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents. Messrs. Best Bros, and Co., Sandy Creek,…

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Australian Butter. Action by London Butter Salesmen

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

The London butter salesmen propose to call a meeting of the trade to discuss the disclosures an to "mixed" butters and factory brands made in an article published…

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Australian Butter. London, Jan. 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 4

THE London butter tradesmen propose to call a meeting of the trade to discuss the disclosures as to " mixed" butters and. factory brands made in an article published…

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A Wet Sheep Shearing Case

The Worker · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 3

On Monday, December 24, before Messrs I. A. Shannon, and C. F. Welch, J's. P., in the Small Debts Court at Cooma, two cases were heard, in which Michael Fogarty and Thomas…

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The Victorian Wheat Harvest. 1894.5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 4

" THISTLETON "" formulates his estimates, putting down teo area at 1,457,000 acres and the yield aft.3,766,500 bushels, the average per acre being nearly ½& bushels…

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The Butter Trade. Middlemen's and Producers' Profits. London, Jan. 3

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. Bartram, of Bartram and Son, Melbourne, butter exporters, who is dow in London, denies the correctness of a statement published in The Leader (Melbourne)…

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Farmers Anxious

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 6

WE expected to give in to-day's paper the decision of the Executive Council as to when the grain duties were to he removed: but either the Council had not decided it or our…

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The Farmers' Outlook

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 10

THE following letter was addressed to the editor of the Australian Star:— Sir,—In your issue of December 28…

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Australian Competition with the British Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

Mr. E. B. Young, who is in charge of the South Australian Wine and Produce Depot in London, has replied in a letter to the Times to the remarks made by the Marquis…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

W. K. Garnsey and Co., Forbes, report:—Sheep.—All classes in fair demand, particularly good lines of wethers and well bred ewes. We have sold on account of J. C. Wallace…

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The Wool Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

TRANSACTIONS in the Sydney market have been (Saturday's Herald says) confined to the holding of auction sales or "star" lots, three bales and under, on Wednesday and…

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The Farmer at Home. Tea Table Talk. Important to Wheat Growers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 4

AN important circular on the subject of " Wheat cleaning" has been issued by a firm of millers in South Australia which should prove of great interest to wheat growers in…

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Butter and Eggs. London, Jan. 4

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

The Australian butter brought by the R.M.S. Parramatta, which left Melbourne 17th November, is selling at from 100s to 192s per cwt., with choicest brands bringing…

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Agricultural Conference. an Invitation to Farmers and Fruitgrowers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

WE are (says the S. M. Herald) informed by Mr. Sydney Smith (Minister for Mines and Agriculture) that, in view of the satisfactory results of the conference of farmers and…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

MESSRS. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last, at the new Farmers' Murket, Kincaid-street. The following are…

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Wheat as Feed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 3

A WRITER in the Yorkshire Post has the following to say about feeding wheat to pigs :—"It is cheaper than maize weight for weight, and when mixed with maize it gives…

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Cattle Straying

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

George Power, for permitting a cow and calf to stray in contravention of Borough By-law 182, was fined 15s, with 4s 10d costs…

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The Wheat Duty

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

As we surmised would be the case, the decision of the Government relative to the Abolition of the grain duties, on September 30, has had a most deplorable effect so far…

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