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Farming & the land, 1898

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American Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

The visible supply of American Wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 12,639,000 bushels, against 13,632,000 bushels last week…

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Allora Spring Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 8

IN Queensland the Allors Spring wheat has found great favour, and has often gone under the name of Ward's Prolific, or Queensland Ward's Prolific, owing probably…

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For the Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 6

A curious fact was made public at the recent Beekeepers' Conference in Sydney, where there was a good deal of discussion on the subject of adulterated honey. The…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is [?] Having [?] [?] Tuesday, August 2, 1898. Handling the Wheat Crop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

DURING the last wheat harvest in this colony and in Victoria a good deal was heard with respect to proposals for enabling wheat growers to adopt…

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Kirkham Jersey Cattle. Satisfactory Sale. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

At the sale of the pure bred Jersey cattle belonging to the herd of the Kirkham Estate (founded by the late Hon. Jas. White) satisfactory prices…

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Junee Farmers' Association. Comment on the Bathurst Conference

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

A MEETING of the Junee Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held last Saturday. Mr. P. Heffernon, the President occupied the chair, and expressed the…

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Boycott in the Wool Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 4

[?] of a distrubance is the Sydney [?] trade have been freely circulated during the past few weeks, and on Wednesday it was brought to a climax (says the…

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For the Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 6

A matter of considerable interest to cattle-breeders has been brought under the notice of the Queensland Government by Dr. Quinnell, the veterinary inspector under the…

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Sales by Auction. Pastoral Yards. Thursday, August 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

Messrs. Tompson, Manning and Jeremy: —Fat cattle, bus and horses, sociable, horses. Messrs. A. A. Meurant and Co.:— 300…

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The Wool Trade Difficulty. Arrangements Adverse to Producers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 4

THE difficulty which has arisen between the Co-operative Wool Selling Company, a non-associated firm, and the Wool Buyers' Association in Sydney raises another…

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Important Farmers' Meeting at Carrawarna. a Branch Association Formed. a Successful Gathering

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

FEW peoplo in Wagga are aware that within 25 miles of the town there is such a praotical illustration of close settlement as that afforded at Carrawarna and its…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 5

LATEST reports to hand show that the markets of the world are recovering from the extraordinary plump that has taken place. In London the quotation for…

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Wool. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 5

The Bradford Wool market.—The market is firm. Quotations for tops are 19 1/2d. per lb for common sixties, and 20 1/2d. for superior sixties…

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A Wheat Standard

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

THE letter sent to the President of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce with reference to the fixing of a wheat quality standard in this colony, which we reproduce…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Good Prices

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 3

THE annual sale of stud sheep by Messrs. Powers, Rutherford, and Co., was commenced in Melbourne on Monday in the presence of a large attendance of buyers…

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The Wheat Supply. Special Report in "The Times." Satisfactory Crops in England. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

The Times publishes a special report with refence to the wheat crops in Great Britain. In this report it is stated that the…

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Melbourne Stud Sheep Sales. President Sold for 1600 Guineas

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 4

The 33rd annual stud sheep sales opened in Melbourne on Monday. As usual Tasmanian breeders commanded all the attention of buyers. Victorian flock masters, who sent…

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A Wheat Quality Standard. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 4

SIR, It has occurred to me that the subjoined letter sent by me to the President of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce will be of interest to your wheat-growing readers…

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Wheat Export

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 6

WHAT can be done to promote the export of wheat? This should be a question of praotioal interest in this district as well as in the distriotd surrounding…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 5

After an interval of nearly a month the Sydney wool sales were resumed on Wednesday, 2334 bales being catalogued and 5870 boing sold publicly and privately. Both…

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