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Farming & the land, 1907

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Pastoral Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 67

The schedule of the next show of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association, to be held on June 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th, on Moore Park, is to hand. In the next issue…

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The Australian Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 11

Three months ago, so bright were the prospeets, it looked as if the Commonwealth would produce an 80-million bushel wheat crop, and thus beat the record yield of over 74 million…

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Wheat Crop Burnt. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 10

A rather disastrous bush-fire occurred at Murrumbidgerie on Sunday night. It started on Mr. Brownlow's run, and spread with such rapidity that in a very short space of time…

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Money in Sheep

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

The Hawkesbury Race Club used to take cattle on their course for agistment, but three years ago the management decided to purchase a few sheep and pasture…

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The Sheep King

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 4

Upon the 14 stations controlled by Sir Samuel. McCaughy, the clip this season is expected to total about 12,500 bales of wool from 800,000 sheep. It is likely…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.— The wheat about for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,825,000 quartets, and for the Continent at 1,265,000 quarters. The shipments of…

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Mr. Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 106

Gnarled, grizzled, seventy, but mo[?] The wool sales were over—well over—and Mr. Wool's mind was free. "You wouldn't think it," be began, "but…

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Imported Sheep for Tasmania

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 25

The "Live Stock Journal" (London) reports that on November 29 last Messrs. Alfred Mansell and Company, Shrewsbury, shipped per steamer Suevic 50 pedigree sheep of outstanding merit,…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 8

There are now available the official estimates of the wheat yield of Australia as regards the present harvest. Farmers had large ideas a few months ago, and many…

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PASTORAL. Season in New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 9

Harvesting is still proceeding in many districts throughout the State, with varied results. In some districts, the wheat yields are very disappointing, and not at all up to…

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Pastoral. the Show Season of 1907

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 66

Dapto on Wednesday (to-day) inaugurates the show season of 1907. With a few exceptions these annual events have run in the same groove for the last 30 years or more,…

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Farm and Dairy. Dirty Crops in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 6

The cereal crops this year in Victoria have [?]een dirtier than usual. This is partly due to the abundant rains having caused a larger growth of seeds that ordinarily lie dormant…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

Two heavy catalogues were offered yesterday at the Sydney wool auctions, covering 9245 bales— the New Zealand Loan and M.A. Company, Limited, 4598 bales, and Messrs…

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Local Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 11

The local wool sales were continued at the Royal Exchange yesterday afternoon, when two catalogues, totalling 9251 bales, were submitted. The offerings were mainly of…

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London Wool Imports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 11

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received a cable message from their London House, advising that the principal Imports of Australasian and Cape wools, by individual…

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The Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 9

At the wool sales to-day greasy merino sold up to 16d, and comebacks to 15[?]d…

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Wheat Tests in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 7

The Director of Agriculture' in Victoria has received returns in regard to 13 experimental wheat fields in and on the fringe of the Ma[?]. This season's work has been confined to…

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Rural Topics. Wheat Areas

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 68

Wagga as a town may be looked upon as capital of the Riverina cereal-growing areas. Other districts return big wheat yields, and prosperous towns have sprung up here and…

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Inverness to Load Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 10

The British barque Inverness, which arrived here is ballast from Capetown on Boxing Day, will be removed from her anchorage in Neutral Bay this morning and berthed at Darling Island, to commence…

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West Australian Wheat Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 7

A forecast of the season's wheat crop for West 'Australia, prepared from returns received by the Acting Government Statistician, is as follows:—Total estimated area under wheat for…

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