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Farming & the land, 1903

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Tasmania. Wheat Cargoes. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

The barques Kassa aud Natal Queen left Adelaide on the 8th instant with wheat cargoes for Hobart. The French barque Vicennes, of 1742 tons, has been chartered to load wheat at Sun Francisco for…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 9

Messrs. Dalgety and Co[?] Limited, offered at their wool sale to-day 4400 bales, comprising a good average collection of wools, of which the bulk were from the South Australian border, and also…

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Resumption of the Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

The Melbourne wool sales were resumed to-day. An excellent selection was offered, and competition was very brisk. The market shows an advance of about 5 per cent compared with the rates ruling…

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Boiled Down. The English butter market is flat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

The English and American wheat markets are sending downward. The Continental markets are firm. The output of the Bega Co-operative…

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Notes and Comments, Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 4

The Sydney wool sales were continued yesterday. John Bridge and Co., Ltd. and Hill, Clark and Co. offered between them 7503 bales. There was a good…

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London Wool Trade. an Excellent Finish

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

A most pleasant experience it has been sitting in Coleman-street Wool Exchange this week, but a most difficult task indeed getting wool at one's…

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Cattle for Argentina. Australian Beasis Prohibited. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

A sanitary decree issued by the President of Argentina prohibits the importation of Australian cattle into the Republic. Many other countries are treated by Argentina in a…

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The Drought in Queensland. Remarkable Diminution of Cattle. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

A startling reminder of the extent of the drought came forward to-day. Mount Cornish run had the reputation of having the finest herd of cattle, reaching nearly 40,000 head, in the State. To-day the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 4

Now that we are fairly into the new year. there is much to consider in regard to the use of 1903. In the past year exceptional hardships have been faced…

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Farming in South Africa

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 4

The Canterbury (N.Z.) 'Times" says : —"A South Islander, who was in the first, and Sixth Contingents, has taken up a farm of 6000 acres in the Orange…

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Dairy News. Moruya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 9

The balance-sheet for the half-year ended December 31 of the Moruya Cheese Factory shows that 51,761 standard gallons of milk were treated during that term, which yielded 50,412lb…

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The Boer Delegates. Visit to the Wagga Experimental Farm. (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

The Boer delegates, accompanied by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Kidd), and Messrs. Gormly, M.L.A., Campbell, and W. J. Allen (fruit expert), arrived here this morning. They were driven to the…

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Dairy Produce

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

The butter market is dull. There are heavy supplies of butter on hand. The price is 105s to 108s per owt. New Zealand butter is giving satisfaction to buyers. The cheese market is very firm; price of…

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Boer Delegates. At the Wagga Experimental Farm Wagga Wagga

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

The Boer delegates yesterday paid a visit to the experimental farm, in the inspection of which they were deeply interested. They were accompanied by the Minister for…

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At a Farmers Conference. Mr. Hanbury on the Corn Duty. What Might Be Interesting

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON. Monday.--Mr. R. W. Hanbury, President of the Board of Agriculture, addressing the Farmers' Conference at Leicester on Saturday, said that the corn duty had provided the…

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The Butter Industry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 27

Butter has been a very awkward product to handle commercially during the present season, and the rains which are now being experienced out of season seem to complicatet matters, and…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, January 13, 5.50 p.m.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,025,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 810,000 quarters…

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New Zealand Butter Inspection

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 76

Mr. A. Hickling, of Nelson, New Zealand, writes to Melbourne "Leader."—No doubt many suppliers to the various Victorian creameries wonder why they have such poor returns for their milk. I…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bellinger Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 8

Beneficial rain set in yesterday, and continued through the night, 63 points fell to 8 a.m. to-day. It will do much good to the maize crop. BREWARRINA, Tuesday…

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Agricultural Pastoral The Cost of Production

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 72

The aim of all manufacturers is to lower the cost of production to bedrock, while preserving the quality and reputation of the articles supplied to the trade. Some effect this purpose by…

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