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Farming & the land, 1902

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Sheep and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

Although no sales have taken place daring the past week, the demand privately has been very good. All superior parcels have gone off particularly well…

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Butter

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 7

Feb. 21.—Australian butter is firm at 110s to 112s per ewt.—a slight firming on the week. New Zealand descriptions occasionally realised 114s. The high prices are checking business…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 10

534 yarded, including a large proportion of second-class sorts, with very few prime. Queensland supplied 50, northern territory and north of this State 211, south-east and lakes…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

1,128 yarded, representing 41 consignors, principally from the northern and north-coast districts, the balance from the west and south. The yardings…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 10

On Wednesday 1,320 cattle were yarded, comprising 100 from Now South Wales, 400 front the north-eastern district, 150 from Gippsland, 550 from South Gipp-land, 60 from the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3

GLEN INNES, Thursday.—The local Land Board, consisting of Messrs. F. G. Finley (chairman), J. A. Martin and W. H. Lamb, held a very long sitting in the local Court House, yesterday,…

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Wheat Crop at Corowa

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3

A comparison of the figures for the 1900 and 1901 wheat seasons at Corowa reveals the fact that there is an enormous falling off in the yield in that district. In 1900 the area under…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 7

Feb. 21.—The wheat markets are quiet and steady. Cargoes are dull. Victorian cargoes for January, and South Australian for January-February shipment are quoted at 30s per 4801b…

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The World's Wheat Crops

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 9

Several foreign estimates of the wheat crops of the world for 1901 placed it at about 2,700,000,000 bushels. The Hungarian Department of Agriculture published one such…

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Great Excitement on a Sheep Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

The following paragraph appeared in the "North British 'Agriculturist" :—"On the farm of Hazlebank, near Moffatt, a half-bred ewe belonging to Mr. William…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

During the past week no auction sales have been held, and business is still limited to private transactions. There has been enquiry for wool, and a fair quantity has been placed at…

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State Butter Competition

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture announces that the judging for the recent State butter competition is just completed. Three prizes were offered…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

1131 cattle yarded, made up mostly of medium and rough animals, with primus scarce. Values all round were lower than last Monday's. The market…

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Wool-scouring

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

We have frequently had cause to draw the attention of wool-growers to the losses they suffer through want of attention to the proper preparation of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Camden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3

Notice has been received from the Water and Sewerage Board directing the attention of residents to the necessity of exercising the strictest economy in the use of water until rain falls…

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What Sheep to Breed

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

The "Lachlander" (Condobolin) is publishing a series of interviews with certain gentlemen qualified to give opinions as to the most suitable and profitable…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 6
Also in Evening News

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London house under Wednesday's date:-- "The quantity of wool available for…

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America's Wool Importations

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

In a recent issue of "Goodall's Weekly Farmer and Drovers' Journal," Chicago, we noticed the following interesting particulars:—…

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