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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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A Wonderful Crop

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

A private report received in Albury states that a farmer in the Narromine district has just completed the harvesting of a wonderful crop p[?] wheat. From…

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Our Riverina Lands. Attracts Victorian Farmers

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

Thus the “Corowa Free Press ” :—As reported in last issue a part of farmers from [?] under the leadership of Mr Michael Cavanaugh visited Quad [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Economical Feeding of Dairy Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

Profits in dairying now depend largely upon the sum total of small saving made possible by careful attention rather than ans…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales, 6,585 bales were catalogued and 5008 sold. The market for the week closed firm, with a good demand for practically every…

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Pastoral, Agricultrual & Horticultural Society. Committee Meeting. Friday, January 29

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 3

Present :—Dr. Andrews (president), and Messrs. G. A. Thompson, J. H. Balfour, W. McKintosh, H. F. Oglivie, J. R. Chapman, J. Whitchead. J. F…

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London Wool Sales. Scoured Merinoes Improve

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

The wool sales were continued to-day. Competition was brisk and the market was firm…

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Open Column. a Reply to Mr Chanter, (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

SIR, In your issue of 23rd inst., Mr. Chanter misleads your readers when he states that at my meetings in Deniliquin and elsewhere I had stated that the P. and O. Company had lost about…

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Handling the Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

The golden stream of a record harvest ha now set Sydneywards. From all the favoured wheat-growing districts the grain is being hurried…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Victorian Butter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 3

The Director of Agriculture states that Victorian butter so far as moisture is concerned is well within the amount (10 per cent.) allowed in…

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Standard Weight of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

The grain trade section of the Sydney chamber of commerce on Thursday fixed the fair average quality standard of New South Wales wheat…

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The Man Who Saved His Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

An showing what a farmer can do when he starts at harvest time (a man in the Shepparton discriet had 1,200 acres to harvest). He hired extra…

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Cablegrams. London, Saturday. London Wool Sales. Low Crossbreds Weaker

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

The January sales were continued at the Wool Exchange to-day. Previous prices were generally maintained, but low crossbreds were…

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Important to Farmers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

Grain buyers at Nathalia, Waain and Picola advertise that blenched wheat will only be purchased subject to a reduction of from 2d to dd per bushel…

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Wheat Traffic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

The wheat traffic on the Deniliquin and Moama railway line has been exceptionally heavy during the past month. This season 10,875 bags have…

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Wheat Traffic Record

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

The Victorian Railway Department is coping with the grain traffic of an exceptional season in an energetic manner. On Thursday last the maximum…

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Free Wheat Storage

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

As will be seen in our advertising columns Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. announce that they are prepared to give further free storage to e[?]ents for wheat…

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Corowa District Wheat Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

Contrasted with the [?] of 21,000 bushels in 1002-3 and even 301,000 bushels in 100[?] wheat ye[?] In the corowa district for the present season…

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London Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

The wool market exhibits a healthy tone. It is stronger than formerly, and though quotations are moderate, the prospects are most hopeful…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 5,164 bales were catalogued, and 4,780 sold. The market opened with a good brisk demand for all wools showing quality…

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Farmer Fined by 'Phone

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 1

The town marshal of Elnora, in Indiana was called to the telephone recently by John Ketchem a farmer, who lives eight miles away. " You…

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