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Farming & the land, 1898

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Pastoral Intelligence. Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 5

The following are the latest stock movements:— 3103 store ewes, Bairnkine to Narreway, T. P. Fagan owner; 000 ewes, Mount Brandon to Eureka Downs, M. Clear owner; 900 wethers, Gamullally…

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Indian Wheat Export

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--It is estimated that India will export 10,000,900 tons of wheat, the value of which will be 10 crores of rupees (about £6,660,000)…

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Indian Wheat Export. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 5

India will export 1,000,000 tons of wheat, of the value of 10 crores of rupees (approximately £6,600,000)…

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Dairy News. Camden, Saturday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 7

During the month of February the Cobbitty Creamery heated 32,030 gallons of milk, producing 13,0191b. batter. The average last was 3-6. Suppliers were paid at the rate of 7d per lb. for butter…

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Farmers' Union. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 6

The council of the Clarence Farmers and Producers' Union met at Brushgrove to-day, to consider the advisability of appointing a salesman in Sydney to dispose of the produce of the members of the…

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Experimental Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Government fruit expert (Mr. Benson) and the acting-inspector of State farms (Mr. W. Soulier (returned this week from a visit to the Central district, taken with a…

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The Clarence Farmers' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 6

MACLEAN, Saturday.--The council of the Clarence Fanners' Union met at Brushgrove to-day, when delegates were present representing eight branches. A communication was received from…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 1

[The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other shows will forward dates and full particulars of their fixtures, together with advertisements…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

Stock passings: Wagga, 107 merino sheep, C. R. Smith, Ravensworth to Albury, via Yerong, by rail; 3500 mixed crossbred sheep, J. Lands, Ariah to Lake Cudgellico, 10 horses and mares, Wagga to Wodonga,…

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The Demand for Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

The general manager of the well-known firm of Messrs. Goldbrough, More and Co., Ltd., Mr. A. McDonald Cooper, has returned by the…

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Sheep Skins. to the Editor of "Stock Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 3

SIR,—Some time ago I noticed in your valuable journal someone suggesting that when sheep are being skinned that, as a protection, the ears…

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Re Age Marks on Sheep to the Editor "Stock Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 4

SIR,—I notice this is still a live subject, but, instead of trying to make a law to alter the want of system just now, would it not be better to propose…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYDNEY, March 15th, 1898. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

Dating from June 30, 1897, the quantity of wool manifested outwards to oversea ports amounts to 569,270, being a decrease of 65,132 bales as compared with the corresponding…

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The Clarence River Farmers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

The council of the Clarence Farmers' and Producers' Union met at Brushgrove on Saturday, to consider the advisability of appointing a…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 6

The folliwing is the list of entries for the March Meeting of the above club, to be held on the 19th instant:- Flying Handicap, 6 fulongs.—Peter, Sweet Alice, True Blue, Amerurette, Cherry, Alceste, Thrift, Precaution,…

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The Wagga Experimental Farm. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 6

Mr. J. L. Dow, the well-known Victorian authority on agricultural matters, has been on a visit to the Government Experimental Farm at Wagga. He is of opinion that there is no similar institution…

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Dairy News. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 7

The Kangaloon Dairy Company for the month of February paid 3d per gallon for milk. The Pheasant Ground factory paid 2½d. GRATTON, Monday…

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The Wagga Experimental Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Dow, the agricultural editor of the "Leader," spent the whole of Friday in a careful inspection of the Wagga experiment farm, the manager, Mr. M. Keown, as Mr. Dow explains,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 7

The following are the latest stock passings:— 12,000 owes, Bogamildi to Gunnedah, A. P. and A. Company owners, 200 mixed sheep, Moppin to Flemington, John Delander owner; 2500 ewes…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON, March 15, 5.50 p.m.—The second series of colonial wool sales opened this evening. Prices were irregular. Merinoes were…

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