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Farming & the land, 1902

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Victorian Wheat Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 29

The area of land sown with wheat in Victoria during the past seeding season is found, according to the estimated returns of the Government Statist, to show a small…

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Corowa Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

On Saturday, 8th November, Messrs. A. A. Pigain and Co. will commence the eighth series of their [?]anal wool sales is their large and spacious suction reads is…

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Distribution of Cattle. London, October 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 26

Sir Arthur Lawley, Governor of the Transvaal Colony, speaking at a banquet at Johannesburg, announced that the difficulty of supplying the burghers with seed had…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report under date October 28:—We continued auction salts to-day offering 2200 bales comprising representative selections. Most of the wools…

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Seventy-five Sheep to the Acre

The Independent · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

The theme of water conservation is (the "Forbes Times" says) one which has found such frequent vent in these columns that it is with pleasure we not that…

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A New Cross-breed of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

Gratifying success is attending the experiments which are being conducted at the Wagga Experimental Farm with the object of producing a…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 12

ORCHARD.—Apricote should be thinned as soon as ever the stoning process is over. It pays well to do this work, since it is the cheapest form of grading, and tends to a…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday last. Present—Messrs A. M'Arthur (chair)…

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Riverina Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

The resolution passed at the last meeting of the Savernake branch of the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association to the effect that the Minister for…

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Interesting to Wool-growers

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

The Adelaide Observer's Bradford correspondent, under date September 19, contributes the following interesting notes:—"The wool situation…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. offered at their wool sale to-day 1,300 bales, the selection comprising no superior wools. The attendance of buyers was large, and competition animated for merinos. the market…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Friday Evening, October 31, 1902

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

Further rain this week has brought the total registration since the break last week to two inches locally. Stock movements are :— 115 sheep from Pretty Pine. C. Tollit owner to…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Special Meeting of the Hay Branch. To Discuss the Starving Stock Rates

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

A special meeting of the members of the above was held on Thursday evening at the offices of Mr Chas. Hidgcock. Mr Jas. Houston…

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Farming by Steam

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

On a very early day in the world's history, a man bent a straight sword into a curved sickle, and so invented a form of reaping instrument destined to…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles a Brooder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

A departure from the usual style of brooder is built out in the open air and is two stories high. The upper part has three…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. Meeting of the Gunbar Branch

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 3

A meeting of the Gunbar brunch of the above Association was held at the Gunbar Hotel on Thursday. Owing to many members being away with…

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A Sheep-dog Trial

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

An interesting article in this month's " Windsor Magazine" deals with the training of sheep-dogs for competition in the celebrated trials…

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Melboubue Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 3

The New zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held their second sale af the season on Thursday last, when they submitted a catalogue of about 3500 bales…

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The Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 6 November 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Tuesday last. There were present :—Mr…

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Wagga Sheep Test

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 2

The following are the results of the annual sheep test prize competitions of the Murrumbldgec Pastoral and Agricultural Association:--Wool from…

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