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Farming & the land, 1897

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The Wheat Markets

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

Time has during the past few weeks (says the Sydney Herald) have to some time been depressing the…

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The New Zealand Floods. Further Loss of Life. 50,000 Sheep Drowned. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 4

From Clive and surrounding districts news comes of [?]lation and flood. Nearly all the residents here suffered loss, and food supplies also ran out, thus causing further…

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Agriculture in N.s.w. Wheat Yield 10 Bushels Per Acre. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

Mr Coghlan, the Government statistician, has practically completed his tabulation of agricultural returns for the year ended March, 1697. The area harvested for grain…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricutural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last night, when there were present— Messrs T. W. Hammond (President), H…

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The Wheat Statistics

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 6

IN December last a small controversy occurred between the press and the wheat authorities, including the Government statistician, as to the estimates of…

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The Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

In regard to the advertisement of the Sydney Wool Brokers Association, which has been appearing in this journal, it is worth noticing that in the season 1191-2, they is from July…

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Stray Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

W. Johnstone was proceeded against by Senior Constable Anderson for allowing two head of cattle, his property, to stray in Gurwood Street, on 31st ult, and was fined…

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Wagga Butter Factory

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

THE busy season at the Wagga Batter Factory is pretty well finished. A visit to the factory, however, shows that operations are still being carried on, though on a much…

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Show Export Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 3

[Report of the non-competitive exhibit of crossbred sheep and lambs form Bathurst Experimental Farm]…

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The Sheep When Slaughtered

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 3

The sheep have now been killed and weighed and inspected, and all who have seen them acknowledge that as a lot, the could not possibly be better as regards form…

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The Sheep When Alive

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 3

In order to afford sheep owners reliable information as to the most suitable British rams to put to marine ewes for the production of crossbreds for freezing and export, Mr…

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Gundagai Wool in London. Cheering Reports. Yantrke Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

HERE is a report of the Yabtres wool, sold in London last March. It is a copy handed us by the Executors of the late R.F. Horsley, of the account of sales of 223 bales of greasy wool…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, 1St May

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 4

The Antwep wool sales, which opened on Friday, were brought to a close to-day. Out of 5095 bales of Cape wools entered on the catalogue, only 1832 bales were sold…

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Farmers' Market, Wagga

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

Messrs Thompson, Manning, and Jeremy report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last, at the Farmers' market, Kincaid-street. The following were the…

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London Wool Sales. Improvement in Crossbreds. London, 7Th May

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day there was keen competition for crossbreds, but merino woels had a weak market. LONDON, 9TH MAY…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 5

WHEAT is up to 4/7½ in Sydney; 5/9½ in Melbourne. The decrease in the American visible supply of wheat since last week is 3,116,000…

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Branding Cattle and Horses

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 May 1897 · page 4

Imagine a great enclosure surrounded by a high rail fence, the fire burning in one corner, the branding irons ready. Imagine this enclosure…

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"The New Chum Farmer."

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 May 1897 · page 4

Of this compact little volume the Live Stoe[?] Journal says:—Our readers will, we are assured, be glad to hear that Mr Hennessey's new work on Agriculture and…

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Canadian Red Wheat. a Wagga Trial

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 4

Recent importations of American and Canadian wheats have led to some discussion as to the wisdom of cultivating at least one of the varieties lately introduced…

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