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Farming & the land, 1896

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Wool Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that sales were hold at the Wool Exchange, Masquire Place, on Tuesday and Wednesday last when including private sales, 12,600…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Wheat Firm

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 4

Wheat, prime 4/5 and country holders are asking 4/6. Californian wheat is quoted at 4/. STOCK…

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Winter Dairying in Dakota. It Pays Even When the Thermometer Is Below Zero

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3

The barn was not an expensive one, but would hold 100 head of stock and was out into a bank with a slope so that the drainage was perfect. I jot down…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 3

The Melbourne Woolbrokers Association report:—Melbourne, Wednesday—The sales were resumed to-day. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. offered 735 bales, chiefly Darling…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the members of the M.P. and A. Association, was held at the rooms, Gurwood-street, last evening. There were present—Messrs. T. W. Hammond…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, aud Co. to WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:— The Melbourne Wool Brokers' Association roport that the sales were resumed…

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Australian Produce in Europe. (Daily Telegraph Correspondent.) the Live Cattle Trade. London, Jan. 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 4

GREAT efforts are being made to revive this trade on a more satisfactory basis than heretofore. Negotiations are being conducted between British capitalists connected with…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Thursday, February 20, 1896. Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

THERE are few facts connected with local affairs calculated to afford greater pleasure than the continued prosperity of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and…

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The Farmer and Pastorallet at Home. General Gossip. Your Home

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 4

THERE is all the difference in the world between a house and a home, though there are people who don't seem to be aware of it house will keep you dry in rainy weather…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 6

The local wheat market has advanced beyond 4/1, and in Sydney the quotation has reached 4/7 by actual sales this week. Reports all round show firmness and short…

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Murrambidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

A SPECIAL committee meeting of the above association was held at the rooms, Gurwood-street, last evening. Present—Messrs. A. Smith (in the chair), G. F. Bolton, J…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. WHEAT

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 6

Wheat, prime 4/6. Californian wheat 4/. STOCK The short supply of sheep has caused an advance of nearly 1/ per head. Prime to…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

The Melbourne Wool Broker's Association report that the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held a wool sale to-day, when they submitted an…

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Fresh Butter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 2

DURING the summer months on stations and farms there is (says the Argus) often groat difficulty in providing a supply of fresh, sweet butter for the daily breakfast…

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The Farmer and Pastoralist at Home. General Gossip. the Prospect

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 4

THE rain of the past few days was worth thousand to the [?] district. A new spring will nw set in and we need have little fear to the winter. Even before the rain the country…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. WHEAT

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 6

Intercolonial wheat is nominal. New local wheat is firm at from 4/5 to 4/6. It is reported that a very large area in the Riverina district will be placed under wheat…

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The Murrumbidgee Experimental Farm. Albury Visitors

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 4

The members of the Albury Vine and Fruitgrowers' Association having beard a great deal about experiments being conducted at the above farm, and from enquiries in August…

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The Government and the Dairying Industry

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

While there is much helpful work that our Export Board may do, within certain limits, in the way of organising and otherwise encouraging our export trade;…

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The Dairy Industry. the Proposals of the Government

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 3

The Government programme with regard to the grading of butter, end the recent setting up of a board to deal with its export, has caused considerable stir…

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Worm Diseases in Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 3

Messrs John Pottie and Sons contribute the following:— In this letter we purpose treating of worm diseases in sheep, generally, reserving for…

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