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Farming & the land, 1900

1,070 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 54

The Wool Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The Melbourne wool sales opened yesterday. Good merinos showed a decline of 40 per cent. on last year's opening rates. All fine cresebreds are…

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Melbocene Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan & Merchaotile Agency Co., report:—We held our opening sale of the season this afternoon, when we submitted to a large attendance of buyers a…

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The Wool Sales. Opening Sales. Melbourne

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 3

Messrs Goldsbrongh, Mort and Co., Ltd., report holding their opening sale of the season when they submitted a catalogue of 1070 bales of wool, the whole of the sale…

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Farm and Garden Rheumatism in Young Pigs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 6

Young pigs are very liable to rheumatism, particularly in very cold weather in winter. The great cause of this complaint is dampness of the bedding in…

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A Disastrous Frost. Serious Damage To-vine and Fruit Crops. a Peculiar Coincidence

Coolamon Echo · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 6

IT will be remembered that on the night of October 12, last year, a disastrous frost occurred, which devastated the vine and fruit crops in this district,…

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The Crops

Coolamon Echo · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 6

REPORTS from all parts of the district describe the wheat and hay crops as being exceptionally good and large yields are anticipated. We have not yet heard…

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Important to Farmers

The Junee Democrat · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 2

An announcement, appears in our business columns which will be read with interest by the farming community. As all farmers are aware, when…

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Judging Dairy Cattle

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 5

Is establishing a dairy herd the importance of using a descended from a deep-milking brain is admitted (remarks the Australasian), but even when such an animal is provided,…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 3

Mr. H. R. Carter and Co., wheat brokers, Sydney, report as follows:— There is practically no change in the local value of this cereal, which is quotable from 2.9 for…

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Export of Butter

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 5

The shipments of batter from Melbourne on the 17th instant by the Cuzco amounted to 268 tons, which compares with 564 tons shipped by…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 3

At the opening wool sales, held at Melbourne on Wednesday, there was a crowded attendance of buyers, and the keenest interest manifested in the prices realised. Although…

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Peculiar Losses of Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

A "S. M. Herald" telegram from Blayney on Wednesday says:—Considerable interest has been manifested for some time past in the reported mortality in sheep in the…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 6

With regard to the Adelaide sales, opened on Monday, some surprise has been expressed (says the "Argus") at the very heavy fall reported from there…

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The Butter Market. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 7

Owing to the short supplies in the market, the prices for butter are firm. Choicest descriptions of colonial are in brisk demand at 110s. per cwt…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—The woll sales opened yesterday with s smal but fairly representative catalogue, and were continued to-day with a similar quantity, but…

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The Wool Sales. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day biddings were brisk. For good wools there was a strong demand. LONDON, Thursday…

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The Wool Sales. London, Thursday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 7

In the wool market prices continue firm, though irregular. The selection of wool forward yesterday was poor…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. a Fall in Values

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 5

THE Melbourne wool sales opened on Wednesday. As anticipated there was a considerable fall in values as compared with last year, but fortunately the extreme…

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For the Farmer. the Crop Prospects

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 5

The crop prospects are not so glowing this week as they were last. Although no actual deterioration on their state then has to be reported there are…

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