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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

4,857 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 243

Agricultural and Pastoral. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 10

Full returns of the recent harvest are now available. The are as follows:— Wheat for grain: 23,960 acres were sown, yielding 24,557 bushels…

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Grading Seed Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 524

For some years past Dr. N. A. Cobb, of the Agricultural Department, has carried out a series of experiments with a view of testing the value of grading seed wheat. From time to time the progress of these…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

LONDON, March 3.—The arrivals of wool number 278,486 bales. Of these 126,500 have been forwarded direct to manufacturers, and there are available 166,000 bales for the…

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Wheat Afloat. London

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 4

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,700,000 quarters, and 950,000 quarters for the Continent…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Union. Annual Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 9

The annual conference of delegates from agricultural societies will open in Sydney on Wednesday, the 15th April. The Premier has been invited to open the proceedings, and…

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London Wool Market. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 9

Large catalogues have been brought forward from day to day at the current wool auctions, and generally speaking the selection has been good. Choice Victorian greasy has realised 15d per lb., the best parcel…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

The arrivals of wool number 278,486 [?]ales. Of these 126,500 have been for[?]arded direct to the manufacturers, and [?]here are available 166,000 bales for the…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 526

No public sales have been held in any of the Australian wool markets during the past week, but by private treaty a fair amount of business is being transacted in Sydney in response to inquiries from…

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A Successful Butter Factory. (See illustrations on this page)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 28

The success of the Illawarra Co-operative Central Dairy Company, Limited, in winning several first and champion prizes at recent shows in the South Coast, is worthy of notice, and a few…

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Vermont Wool. to Agricultural Editor "Sydney Mail."

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 523

Sir,—My attention has been directed to a letter on the above subject from Mr. Thoman Shaw, published in last week's "Herald," and as some incorrect and misleading statements are made in it in…

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Breachley: Black Sheep Chapter Xxv. (Continued).—A Meeting—and a Parting

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 9

After leaving the Nebraska he went upon a drinking bout, became all but penniless, and stowed away on beard the Hon[?] mall beat. At Honolulu, when loafing about…

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English Commercial. London Wool Sales. Arrivals for the Second Series

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday.--The arrivals for the second series of London colonial wool sales, to commence on Tuesday next, the 10th inst., have amounted to 278,486 bales, of which there have…

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The Robertson Show. a Good Display of Cattle. (See illustrations on pages 22 and 23)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 16

The event of the year, so far as Robertson is concerned, is the annual show, of the local agricultural and horticultural association, which celebrated its 23rd anniversary last Thursday and…

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Trades and Labour. Dairymen's Employees' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 10

The second meeting of the Milk and Ice Companies and Dairymen's Union was held at the Trades Hall last night. There was a good attendance, and it was announced that all the…

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Dairy News. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 9

During February the Mudgee Dairy Company treated 29,019 gallons milk. The average of the butter fat test was 3·27…

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The Farmer. a Horse's Load

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 521

A perennial topic for argument in country and city is the weight which a draught horse should be forced to draw on wheels. Judging from the examples we see about Sydney, many drivers believe that a just…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 525

Some fine rains have fallen on the North Coast since we wrote last. Although too late for the maize it will benefit the cane, and it will also allow farmers to prepare their ground for winter crops. Down the…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 5

[?] is a list of entries for the [?] decided on March is of the [?]—Chamberlain,…

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Sent to Farm

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 6

A boy named Henry Jones, aged 15, was charged at the Central, Police Court yesterday by Constable Evans with being a child found habitually wandering about the streets…

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