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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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New Varieties of Wheat. Important Experiments at Dookie. Mr Pye's Work Described

The Independent · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 4

There are two roan in Australia engaged in original experimental work that at any time may lead to discoveries more valuable to the Commonwealth than the richest gold…

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New Varieties of Wheat. Important Experiments at Dookie. Mr. Pye's Work Described

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 3

There are two men in Australia engaged original experimental work that at any time may lead to discoveries more valuable to the Commonwealth than the richest…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 12

ORCHARD.—All young trees must be regularly visited and encouraged by every possible means. Water, mulching, bandaging the trunks, and a certaid amount of thinning…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

Dalgety and Company offered at their wool sale to-day, 2,900 hales, comprising an excellent selection. The market was very firm, and competition keep for all descriptions without quotable variation…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin. Annual Meeting of Members

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the above Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Mr W. R. Clarke (President) occupied the chair, and the following gentlemen were…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November 14, 1903

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The [?] of stock from stations in the district to grass country in Victoria still continues, nearly every train, as well as several specials during the week taking starving stock across the horder. The…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articles Ground Stock Feed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

THE value of grinding food for stock has two sides for and against the practice, like many other methods in farm management…

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Latest by Telegraph. Wheat Market. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

Wheat, 5s. 7d. chickwheat, 5s. 61…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held their usual weekly sale on Thursday last, when they submitted a large and representative catalogue of 5170…

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Grain for Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 13

Experiments show that sheep take more nutriment out of the grain foods fed to them than any other farm animals. This is exemplified by the fact that when a cereal of any…

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Seed Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 21

Recent experiments of a local farmer show a marked advantage in the seed wheat from a colder climate. In the event of grain being obtained by the Government, it would…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 4

A Melbourne firm under date of Wednesday reports :—The competition was very vigorous ; in fact, we doubt if, in the history of the trade in Melbourne, there has ever been a more…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 2

Younghusband and Co. and R. Goldsbrough Rev and Co., continued their wool sales to-day, when they offered a catalogue of 2544 bales. The attendance of buyers [?]…

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Two-thirds of the Sheep Dead

The Independent · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 2

Mr Carruthers, leader of the Opposition, stated in Sydney on Wednesday that he has declined to make political capital out of the serious consequences of the drought…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. November 20

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. held their usually weekly sale this afternoon, when they submitted the largest catalogue of the present season…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales. November 17

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson and Co., report.—Wool.—For our seventh-wool sale of the season to-day, we catalogued 2,400 bales. Market continues very strong, and good…

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Drought in New South Wales. Government Aid Essential. Two-thirds of the Sheep Dead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 21

Mr. Carruthers, leader of the Opposition, stated on Wednesday that he has declined to make political capital out of the serious consequences of the drought. He is going to y…

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London Wool Sales. Vermont Wools at the Fifth Series. Bradford, October 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 12

No one could sit in Coleman-street Wool Exchange during the recent series of sales without noticing how strong the demand was for wools that possessed any combing…

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A Sago Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 29

A good story is going the rounds at the expense of one of the fathers of the Rodney irrigation scheme, writes the News. It appears that while on a visit to Melbourne…

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Motors on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 12

The adaptation of motors for agricultural purposes is an innovation the development of which is being watched with the closest attention by those having interests vested in…

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