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Farming & the land, 1900

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Murray's Farm and North Rocks Progress Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 1

This Association met on Tuesday, Mr. Catt occupying the chair, and also present wore Messrs. Hockley, Franks, B. Shields, G. Shields, S. Smith, Raid, G. Maher…

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Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The quantity of wheat and flour now afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,180,000 quarters, or 45,000 quarters more than last week. The quantity afloat for…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Mount Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 6

There were trucked from here this afternoon for Flemington 1000 fat sheep from E. Vickery and Sons, Kanimbla station; 700 fat sheep from Burus and Stevenson, Liddleton station; 10 head of fat…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 6

LONDON, March 20. 6.35 p.m.—At the wool sales this evening crossbred wools were firm. Merinoes were irregular, and many were withdrawn…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 9

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report.—We held a wool sale this afternoon, when we submitted to the buyers a catalogue comprising about 600 bales composed principally of scoured oddments. The…

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Wool Sales. London, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day crossbreds were firm, and merinos irregular. Many consignments were withdrawn. The following prices were realised for…

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Victoria. the Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 7

After a month's interval the Melbourne wool sales were resumed this afternoon. As the quantity remaining to be offerod, as is usual at this season of the year, was only small, the whole of…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 20

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 7

At the wool sales today crossbred lots were firm. Merinos were irregular, and many lots were withdrawn…

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Farm and Station Notes. (By Our Special Commissioner.) Bare Fallows v.GREEN CROPS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 3

A journey through the wheat-growing districts reveals the fact that the system of bare-fallowing the land in raising our staple cereal is very widely practised in Now South Wales. It is estimated…

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Wheat Afloat. London, March 20, 6.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 7

There are now afloat wheat cargoes for the United Kingdom aggregating 3,180,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,205,000 quarters…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 14

540 offered, including 20 from north, 100 from south-east, 50 from Victoria, and the remainder local and Likes District. All classes were well represented, and sales were brisk…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 5

JUNEE. Thursday.—The recent rain has teen of a most beneficent character, and has gently soaked into the ground, and enabled ploughing operations to proceed with great vigor. Where…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 12

March 16.—Wheat is quiet and steady. Victorian grain now loading is being offered at 29s per 4801b c.f.i. South Australian for February-March shipment is offered at 29s 3d,…

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Sheep Scab

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 8

Sheep scab, according to latest reports, is very prevalent throughout England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. There were 334 fresh outbreaks during the month of December in…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 7

Since the auction sales held last week the market has assumed a quiet tone; a small amount of business has been transacted, confined chiefly to passed-in lots from the…

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Heavy Sheep Mortality

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 5

A curious case of mortality in sheep has been reported from Kewell (Vic.), where Mr. John Powell, a local grazier, lost 800 out of a flock of 1,800 prime two-tooth cro[?]bred ewes, fat and…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Wentworth Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 6

One hundred of this year's lambs were trucked here for Sydney sales by Mr. T. M'Mahon, of Burragorang, to-day…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 9
Also in The Australian Star

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London House, dated 21st March:—"The wool sales continue with attendance as previously reported, and prices shown a further 5…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 9

Ha[?]son, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, and Company, the following cable:--"Market weak and irregular, a tendency downwards."…

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