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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Original Correspondence. Seed Wheat for Distressed Settlers. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

Sir,—I have watched your paper with interest to see if any of those in authority were doing anything with regard to distributing seed wheat to…

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An Experimental Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

IT is to be hoped that the application of the Mayor, recently made, through the member for the district, that an experimental farm should be…

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Victoria Butter Exports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 28

In writing on the butter trade to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Taverner), Mr. Sinclair, the agent for the department in London, states that unfortunately for…

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The Wool Market

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

The Sydney selling brokers report:—The market during the past week has displayed many satisfactory features and prices have been well maintained and heavy clearance…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

Dalgety & Co. Ltd., report under date January 21:—We submitted a catalogue of 1,900 bales, chiefly choice scoureds. Several records were broken by pence per 1b,…

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New Varieties of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 29

The Director of Agriculture points out that many varieties of wheat will be imported into Victoria this season for milling purposes, and although it would be…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. held their weekly sale on the 21st inst. They submitted an attractive catalogue of nearly 4,000 bales made up…

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Melbourne Wool Safes. JAN. 17

The Independent · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. held their opening sale of the New Year to-day, when they submitted a very representative…

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Seed Wheat Distribution. How to Apply for Grants

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

Great anxiety is, Wednesday's Sydney Morning Herald says, displayed by agriculturists, especially in those portion of the State where the crops have failed in…

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The London Wool Sales. Opening of the First Series. Rise of From Five to Ten Per Cent. London, January 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 4

The first series of the London wool sales this year opened this afternoon, when Messrs Charles Balme and Co., Buxton Ronald and Co.. and Jacomb, Son and Co. offered 9665 bales…

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 12

ORCHARD.—The thinning of peach shoots should be proceeded with as the fruit leaves the trees, otherwise the absence of air and light will cause all inside growth to ran weak…

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Baby-farming Case. Two Women Sentenced to Death. London, January 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 27

At the Old Bailey yesterday two Women named Annie Walters, aged 54, and Amelia Sach, aged 29, wore found guilty of the murder of a male child, whom they had received…

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Dairying in Denmark. a Talk with Mr. Thompson

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 12

Mr. G. S. Thompson, dairy expert to the Government of South Australia, returned to Adelaide by the P. and O. mail steamer Rome, after spending eight months in European…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Mechanics Institute last saturday afternoon. Present: Messrs. M'Arthur (chair). Houston, Hosie Noonan,…

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Meeting of Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a largely-attended meeting of district farmers was held at the School of Arts Mr. T. J. Gorman was, voted to the…

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Victoria’s Wheat Yield

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 4

“R.D.,” in the “Australasian” says :—“The estimate in the wheat yield, which is based upon a personal inspection of the chief cereal-growing areas and information obtained from leading…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., offered at their wool sales today, 2,500 bales, comprising a good average selection of the clips. Competition was keen and general, and values maintained for all qualities at…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Friday, January 28

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

Four of the hottest days experienced this summer were from Saturday to Tuesday last, the maximum reading on the letter day being 113deg. A change occurred early on Wednesday, when strong westerly…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Preserving Forage by Means of Silage

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 1

PLACING corn in the silo usually increases the digestibility of the crude fibre, On the other head, there is always some lose from…

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Seed Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

Forms of application for Government seed wheat may be had of the C.P.S., Corowa…

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