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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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Albuby. Monday. Heavy Wheat Yield

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

Four hundred bags of wheat was threshed at Mr. Broderick's Bungowannah farm from 40 acres, or a yield of 40 bushels to the acre…

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Official Estimate of the Wheat Crop

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

Mr Coghlan's estimate of the wheat harvest has been published. Though the area under crop is but little less than a million acres this season,and nearly [?]…

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The Crops at Cootamundra

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 4

The local correspondent of the Star says : "The rainfall for the year 1896 was 19 inches 67 points, as against 15 inches and 38 points for 1895, and 32 inches for 1894…

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The Experimental Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

AT the Experimental Farm the whole of the space for students is now occupied and a number of applications for admission to the College has had to be refused…

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Champion Loads of Wheat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 3

Some little time ago mention was made of a big load of wheat being brought into Jerilderie. The performance at the time created much interest in the district, and…

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The Experimental Farm, Wagga

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 2

At the Experimental farm the whole of the space for students is now occupied, and a number of applications for admission to the college has bad to be refused…

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The Wheat Markets

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 4

THE Sydney wheat market on Saturday last was unaltered. The Ettrickdale, with wheat, from San Francisco, which arrived off the Heads during the…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 5

The markets are still firm in Australia, but not much business is doing, and the quotations are nominal, as previously quoted. According to latest American advices the…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 5

Notwithstanding the fact that buyers competed with spirit, the tone of the market this week has been disappointing, values for both greasy and scoured being from ¼d to ½d…

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Murrunbidgee Pastoral [?] Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the committee of the association was held last evening. There were present:—Messrs. T. W. Hammond (President), in the chair, C…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 8

Wednesday's Herald reports.—A decidedly firmer tone prevailed to-day, and some very fair parcels changed bands. 1,000 tons of M'William's flour for March delivery were…

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Melbourne. Friday. the Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

The wheat market is firm, and some buyers are offering 5s. 9d. to 5s. 10d. without being able to obtain the lots wanted, the scarcity of supplies being a prominent…

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Intercolonial Items. Wool Dumping Uf to Date

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

Some consternation has been raised among the wool-buyers around Circular Quay (says the Telegraph) by the discovery of a system of fraud in disposing of wool in bales. The…

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Melbourne. Monday. Price of Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 2

The grain market is quiet, and the demand. for wheat is small. Quotations are somewhat wide, buyers talking of 5s 10d to. 5s 11d as a margin, and sellers generally asking 6s…

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The Riverina Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 6

A CORRESPONDENT at Corowa sends the Herald the following notes on the situation of agriculturists in that portion of the Riverina:—…

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Melbourne. Wednesday. the Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 2

The wheat market is easier. At the grain sales to-day some fair parcels sold at 5s 9½d to 5s 10d. Locally sellers are asking 5s 9d to 5s 10d, the demand being small…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 2

THE first series of wool auction sales for the current year opens to-morrow. The list of wools to be included closed on the 16th inst. The arrivals since the last series amounted to…

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The Latest. [By Telegraph.] London, Jan. 19. London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 2

The London wool sales show a decline of from 5 to 7½ per cent. compared with the closing rates of last series. TAXATION IN IRELAND…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak the." Milton. Thursday, January 21, 1897. the Wheat Zone

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 2

THE limits of the zone within which wheat can be successfully grown have during recent years been gradually expanding, and now, instead of being…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 6

THERE is nothing new to report in wheat, though the markets are strong. Down south 4/6 is easily obtained…

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